customized Kimber rifles

[thinhorn_AK]

Good to hear. It seems that many are cutting back to 16", which seems a solid choice for balance with a suppressor, but I am reluctant to give up that much velocity, especially if I want to use a 150 or 162 grain ELD-X.

16" would have worked for me but I was new to the suppressor game when I got mine cut so 18" seemed like a good balance. I get ~2700 fps with my 165g AB hand load so losing ~40-50fps likely wouldn't have changed anything. Next time I cut one, I might go 16" depending on the cartridge. I have a 6.5 creed cut to 18" and my 140g ELDm load gets like 2550, Im not sure I'd want to go lower than that, maybe there's a powder that could buy me a bit of velocity or perhaps it would make more sense to shoot a lighter bullet to make up for it.

I'd happily shoot the 130g TMK out of a 16" 6.5cm if I got ok velocity out of it, the 124g hammer hunter is also a screaming fast bullet.