Best Rifle round for suppressing?

[rb85cj7]

i am looking into getting my first suppressor and was curious what you guys that about different rifle rounds. It is mainly going to be a hog hunting gun. I worry about suppressing a .223 because by the time you get sub-sonic you don't have much kinetic energy left. I think it is most likely going to be a .300 win mag or a .308.

Any thoughts

 

[highorder]

What type of rifle?

Look into the Whisper family if you reload.

 

[rb85cj7]

As of now i don't reload but this would be a perfect reason to start. I am wanting to something to shoot hogs while deer hunting and for general enjoyment. I also don't want an integral suppressor. Something that down the road could be switched to different rifles.

 

[taliv]

my local gunshop has an AWESOME suppressed rifle on the shelf. chambered in 44magnum handgun round. barrel and suppressor are one piece and much wider than most suppressors. perhaps 3". i haven't shot it, but i'll bet it's pretty quiet. it's not that expensive either, but I pared my collection down to just a couple calibers and 44mag isn't one of them, so i passed on it.

i have been considering getting a suppressed rifle chambered in .480 ruger. i already have a taurus raging bull and rossi '92 lever gun in that caliber. it's a cool caliber because it shoots a massive bullet at relatively slow velocities. that seems more appropriate than the current crop of hand cannons (500sw, 460sw, 454c, etc) i load mostly 400g gold dots.

now, the trick would be finding a magazine-fed bolt action that would feed it.

 

[JImbothefiveth]

Check your laws, in some areas I think it's illegal to hunt with a suppressor.

 

[rb85cj7]

it is only illegal to hunt game animals with a suppressor. Hogs are considered an exotic.

 

[rcmodel]

I am wanting to something to shoot hogs while deer hunting

Regardless of whether hogs are a nuisance, a pest, or exotic.

I think you will get in trouble if you carry a suppressed firearm that is illegal for deer hunting, while deer hunting.

Might want to run the idea past a local F&G officer and see what their views are.

Round these parts, if you carry a rifle while duck hunting or turkey hunting, they will lock you up.

rcmodel

 

[rb85cj7]

good point. I will call and talk to them.

 

[J. Jay]

.300 whisper! a.k.a. .300 fireball and you can get an ar upper for it at del-ton. Gotta reload though.

 

[Sunray]

Hunting is hunting. Using a suppressor for hunting is illegal.