Short Barrel/Suppressed Rifle Options - What's the Best Value?

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True on the first point. It's very easy to test with modern Chronographs.

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Yeah. I’ve been very impressed how little velocity I have lost chopping my barrels. The supressor adds back about an inch worth of velocity also.
 

jcmcl18

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just curious, for the tikka 6.5, what length would you cut and what threading would you plan to get? I have a tikka 6.5 t3x and am debating chopping it as I’d like to run a suppressor
 

Hnthrdr

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A 16” 6.5 cm will get you closer to 600 yards while maintaining velocity adequate to disrupt eldm/x bullets. In my mind the tikka t3x cut and thread is a no brainer
 

swavescatter

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Just doped out my 18" Tikka 6.5 Creed w/ Banish Backcountry today. Reloads with 43.0gr of H4350 shooting 147 ELDM's going 2640fps at the muzzle. Carries 1800fps out to 800 yds (~5500ft elevation).

400yd effective range with factory ammo and 18" would be easy peezy.
 
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Good day,

Another option is the Savage 110 Carbon Predator in 18" or 22". It has a Proof Research carbon fiber barrel so you can practice more without the shift in impact due to thin barrel heating up after 3 shots, still need to keep the barrel cool though. I have found my new Savage to be very accurate. I prefer/love the Tikka action but I prefer the Savage 3 position, low profile, safety for hunting. Pick your bullet and velocity you want to shoot prior to deciding on a barrel length. I like shooting the 127G Barnes LRX, with the 18" barrel and a suppressor I tried multiple powders and could only get about 2576 FPS before I got pressure signs. That does not make for a 400 yard elk combination in my mind. Just another option, the 22" might be longer than most want but is a good compromise for velocity.
 
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I will add to my post by saying that the action smoothness of the Savage is down right terrible. They used the spiral cut bolt body to reduce weight. I changed the bolt body out to a smooth one. I tossed the barreled action into a MDT chassis and use MagPul plastic magazines in it to keep it smooth. I have tried lots of magazines and MagPul is the smoothest after some grinding modifications.
 
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