.243 Barrel Length For Suppressor Use. 16” or 18”?

[jazz3ring]

I’m getting the barrel cut and threaded on a .243 Win.

Primary use will be for shorter range whitetail hunting out of tree stands and box blinds.

Would you cut it to 16” or 18”? Pros & cons?

 

[AZ_Hunter]

16”. It will be more handy in the blind and the short range use, there is no reason to go longer

 

[hereinaz]

You can easily kill whitetail with a 14” barrel out of a blind.

I only say 16” cause that’s the shortest you can go without a tax stamp.

I hunted in TN with an 18” cause it was the shortest. When I go back I am taking a 12 or 14” barreled mini rifle.

2 inches gets you 50fps and that is irrelevant inside 300 yards.

 

[h2so4]

16”!