Posted: 10/29/2014 1:50:45 PM EDT
| how many of you work up your loads with a suppressor on? If I follow recipes given by my reloading manuals, should I worry about testing loads suppressed? I suppose a baffle strike could occur. New to the suppressor scene. I want to shoot and test my rifle how I will be using it. Thanks. |
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I never thread on the can until stability has been verified.
I do this by taping a piece of paper to the second chronograph shade arms. If the bullet isn't keyholed by then, your good to go. For clarification, my lane of fire through the chronograph is 100% covered by a safe backstop. The rifle is in a rest/mount so the lack of visibility, from the paper, isn't a problem. |
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Quoted: how many of you work up your loads with a suppressor on? If I follow recipes given by my reloading manuals, should I worry about testing loads suppressed? I suppose a baffle strike could occur. New to the suppressor scene. I want to shoot and test my rifle how I will be using it. Thanks. I load develop with my suppressors on since that is the way I will shoot 90%+ of the time. In the past I worked up a great accuracy/velocity load that spread out once I mounted the suppressor. I had to lower the charge slightly to get back into the accuracy node I wanted.
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| Well, I would hate to blow the end off my Harvester. I'll admit, I've worked up 168 SMK and 178 Amax a few weeks ago and didn't have any problems with the suppressor. I loaded up some 178 Amax with varget from 43.2 to 44 grains and am planning on using a muzzle brake next time I try. I've also got some 150 grain GMX that I plan on using for hogs.. The pain is working up loads to find the best ones that group, then having to go home and make more to try out with the suppressor and see how they group. Such is reloading I guess. |