Quietest Deer Caliber, Rifle, Suppressor Combo

[General RE LEE]

I got some 188 grain Discreet Ballistic all copper 300 Blackout projectiles and loaded up some handloads. I will say the Hornady Sub X are silly accurate as well.

 

[SwiftShot]

I have good results with the Hornady Sub Sonics. The problem is finding the powder to load them sub on a 308. Trail Boss is impossible to find.

 

[tgivens999]

6.5 Grendel tbac ultra 7 is the hands down best suppressed hunting rifle in my opinion

 

[North River]

6.5 Grendel tbac ultra 7 is the hands down best suppressed hunting rifle in my opinion

Everyone who has shot mine has been very impressed. Great combo.

 

[SVF-LLC]

Thanks everyone for the replies, now which rifle? I'm going with a 6.5 Creedmoor because its big enough for deer, doesn't seem any or much louder than similar deer calibers, is widely available, and its seems most rifles are accurate in it.

For the rifle I'm deciding between the Tikka T3x Compact Tactical Stainless 20' and the Browning X-Bolt Speed 18', because both are threaded and foam filled. I am leaning towards the Tikka because its heavier and I mostly rifle hunt out of box stands with a fairly short walk. What are y'all's thoughts? Also, would you recommend the adjustable cheek piece on the stock? I'm leaning toward not getting it because I saw somewhere that it was hollow, where the normal stock is foam filled.

This is a great choice. 16-20” barrels are great with cans. Personally I like 16s but an 18-20 will get that muzzle away from your head a bit and help with sound. We shoot ALOT of cans on a lot of platforms and I can tell you without reservation to get a PTR Vent 1 or the CAT JL. This will give you the best suppression by far. They are insanely quiet. Like a whole different ball game. Favorite ammo for short barrels is hotline munitions 124 VLR4 monolithic in 6.5 CM. Discreet ballistics supersonic division. Exceptional lathe turned bullet And David loads them With short barrels in mind. You should be at or over 2800 with those barrel lengths. We’ve killed a lot of game with that bullet out of hand loads. Second choice would be the Hornady outfitter with 120 CX. Another great bulletin that will be great for white tails to elk. No experience with the tikka but I got my dad the browning xbolt speed 18 and it’s been great. He needed a lighter recoil suppressed rifle at his age and this worked really well. I would still wear earpro with whatever silencer you get since you have such a hearing issue.

 

[depthcharge]

Maybe worth discussing 8.6 Blackout? Haven't tried one but man it's intriguing.

Its been on my list for a build. I do not want the build in a semi format, I can see the need for multiple bank loans to cover the cost of ammo! Buy I own a Sig Cross, and I was thinking of getting a pre-fit barrel for it in about a 12 inch (many sources recommended its the best length). But possibly, I also have a Remington 700 action, that I could have mounted with the 8.6. Trying to decide how permanent I want to make the caliber. Have you got a chance to play with the round yet?

 

[DesertPinstripes]

Longer barrel will help too.
Would any of the custom ear pro help I wonder?

I got custom ear pro thinking it would be amazing and I was pretty disappointed. I relegated it to yard work use only. It’s quick to put in but I feel like there are giant gaps.

 

[coyotekilla]

A quality braked supressor, such as the dead air nomad l or nomax. Then a cartridge below 2700 fps, and the less powder the better. 6arc, 6.5 grendel etc. Ive taken game with the 300 black and subs, but it's not a long range affair. The 8.6 might correct that. Stay away from the overbored speed demons. 22-250, 22cm, 243, 25-06, 6.5 prc, 264 win mags. The big dead air dies really well with them, but they are really loud to start with.

Im into quiet for a different reason, I hunt semi urban predators at night and being awoke by gunfire isn't even on a maga person's to do list.