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The reason I mention a Suppressor is that besides attenuating the noise/report...it also reduces recoil. I know you said recoil is not necessarily a factor for you, but when you sit down and shoot 300+ rounds at a sitting...it does make a difference. AND....if you are shooting with/around others the suppressor will be much appreciated and 'muzzle breaks' very much frowned upon....just so you know.
Please excuse the wind noise in the video below (terribly windy day) but you can get an idea of how little recoil you can expect from full-house loads (6.5 Creedmoor) in a heavy Chassis Rifle with Suppressor. Very little report, very manageable recoil (no recovery time needed to see your hits or call your shots).
Hard to be sure how well the video depicts the report of the shot, but it sure seems like the suppressor does a better job than I would’ve anticipated. (Separating reality, of course, from the movies!) And I should clarify re: recoil—I’m quite content to admit that limiting the effects of recoil is a pleasant and welcome thing, AFAIAC. So—two benefits from a suppressor, both perhaps greater than I realized. Good to know; a threaded barrel is now definitely on the list.
An aside regarding the list of characteristics of the rifle—it’s evolving, wandering through my notes—and yep, I’ve begun to make actual, real, paper notes to help me with this. I figure I’m gonna be spending at least $4000 on this project, all told, first year, and as my wife likes to remind me, that’s money that could take us to Hawaii. Maybe not get us back from Hawaii, but she’s okay with that, I think. Plus we’ve got some family things going on, so $ has to be spent wisely. Thus, the notes and the list. And I’m trying to handle various candidate rifles, too. And make notes about that.