Looking for feedback and suggestions on a new rifle set up.

[philos]

I am looking into a new rifle that would be specifically for deer size game with shooting distances at or under 250 yards and something that I can suppress and make pretty quiet as I may get an opportunity to do some suburbia style deer hunting.

For the rifle what I’m looking at is a Howa Mini Action Carbon Stalker in 6.5 Grendel, for the scope a Trijicon AccuPoint 1x4 (not sure which reticle) and a TBAC Ultra 5 suppressor.

So what I’m looking for is something pretty lightweight and the ability to have a pretty quiet shot report and a scope that would be a decent low light hunting scope.

This is where I’m at, but I’m certainly not 100% decided. I thought I would plug into the Rokslide collective, collaborative high functioning brain power, and get some thoughts on this set up and suggestions on other rifles, scopes, and or suppressors.

Thoughts?

 

[Josh Boyd]

If you would like a quiet shot report... stay well away from an Ultra 5!

 

[KenLee]

For precise shooting to keep wounded deer out of private yards, I'd bump up to at least 7x magnification on top end.

 

[philos]

If you would like a quiet shot report... stay well away from an Ultra 5!

What made that suppressor attractive honestly, was the size and weight. What recommendation would you have for the set up that I am looking at?

 

[philos]

For precise shooting to keep wounded deer out of private yards, I'd bump up to at least 7x magnification on top end.

Hey Ken, I did think about that. I think I’ve actually got the 2 1/2 x 8 that I could put on my set up but it’s not with an illuminated reticle. It would be a little bit of a weight penalty, but Trijicon does have a 1x8 that might work.

 

[z987k]

What made that suppressor attractive honestly, was the size and weight. What recommendation would you have for the set up that I am looking at?

The ultra 5 is notoriously loud. There's other suppressors that are the same size or even smaller now that suppress better.

 

[KenLee]

Hey Ken, I did think about that. I think I’ve actually got the 2 1/2 x 8 that I could put on my set up but it’s not with an illuminated reticle. It would be a little bit of a weight penalty, but Trijicon does have a 1x8 that might work.

Id probably end up talking myself into a 13 ounce Accupoint 3-9x40 with amber center dot. I like the amber better than red or green.