Fite Man
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Adding a suppressor will change the barrel harmonics and shift POI (sometimes) but will it also affect how a well a particular load will group suppressed vs unsuppressed?
My initial guess is that it should, but my observations don’t seem to indicate this. Now my sample size is limited to 4 host rifles, 2 of which are 223 REM, a 270 WIN and a 300 BLK. I have never really went out of my way to test this, as I usually work up a load unsuppressed and then as an afterthought throw on the suppressor. Loads were for hunting purposes. I can't think of a load that grouped well open up after adding the suppressor.
Just curious what experience other people have observed. This question arose when I was working up a new load for the 270 and thought about adding the suppressor to reduce human error…like flinching. But then I thought it might be all for naught if the good grouping suppressed loads end up not grouping well without the suppressor attached, different harmonics and all. With the current component situation I decided on a good enough load instead of testing this out for myself.
My initial guess is that it should, but my observations don’t seem to indicate this. Now my sample size is limited to 4 host rifles, 2 of which are 223 REM, a 270 WIN and a 300 BLK. I have never really went out of my way to test this, as I usually work up a load unsuppressed and then as an afterthought throw on the suppressor. Loads were for hunting purposes. I can't think of a load that grouped well open up after adding the suppressor.
Just curious what experience other people have observed. This question arose when I was working up a new load for the 270 and thought about adding the suppressor to reduce human error…like flinching. But then I thought it might be all for naught if the good grouping suppressed loads end up not grouping well without the suppressor attached, different harmonics and all. With the current component situation I decided on a good enough load instead of testing this out for myself.