Ocnandmtns
FNG
Need advice from people with more experience in this area than I have.
- I bought my first suppressor(zero experience with them before this)
- bought a 30 cal Banish backcountry Ti(reputable manufacturer and light)
- Planned to run it on my 2 rifles: a Kimber Mtn Ascent in 300WSM w/ a facotry threaded 24" barrel and on a Barret Fieldcraft w/ non threaded barrel that I'd cut
- Planned to see how it shot and felt on my Kimber before deciding how much to cut it back.
My Kimber shoots terrible with the can on! It was driving me nuts trying to figure out what the problem was. After burning through about a 80 rnds I realized that w/o the can it would group fine at 200 yds and then I'd put the can on and it would immediately be off paper, about 12" or more off and not really grouping. Shot several different factory rnds all with similar results. Checked can for baffle strike and not seeing any. Talked to Silencer Central who i bought from and to Kimber. SC says all signs point to barrel harmonics. Kimber says they've never heard of this issue.
I have very reputable local gunsmith that I planned to have cut both barrels so I took rifles to him to discuss. He immediately said it was prob barrel harmonics and that the super thin and fluted Kimber barrel is prob the issue. Since I wanted to cut the barrel back 4" anyway I asked if it would be likely to fix the issue- he said he can't guarantee it and that I might just end up with a shorter barrel with the same issue. Of course he doesn't want to guarantee it and I wouldn't ask him too. But, do any of you with more experience have thoughts on whether this will likely address the issue? I'm not a long range hunter, I'd like to be able to shoot out to 500 but prefer shots <300 yds. So, if I lose a little velocity but end up with a little lighter and easier to carry rifle it's not the end of the world, but if I knew it wouldn't fix the issue I'd probably leave the barrel unmolested.
Cutting will allow us to go from 7/16 threads to 1/2" which the gunsmith says is the min dia he likes to run for a can. Fieldcraft has a heavier barrel that shouldn't be an issue.
- I bought my first suppressor(zero experience with them before this)
- bought a 30 cal Banish backcountry Ti(reputable manufacturer and light)
- Planned to run it on my 2 rifles: a Kimber Mtn Ascent in 300WSM w/ a facotry threaded 24" barrel and on a Barret Fieldcraft w/ non threaded barrel that I'd cut
- Planned to see how it shot and felt on my Kimber before deciding how much to cut it back.
My Kimber shoots terrible with the can on! It was driving me nuts trying to figure out what the problem was. After burning through about a 80 rnds I realized that w/o the can it would group fine at 200 yds and then I'd put the can on and it would immediately be off paper, about 12" or more off and not really grouping. Shot several different factory rnds all with similar results. Checked can for baffle strike and not seeing any. Talked to Silencer Central who i bought from and to Kimber. SC says all signs point to barrel harmonics. Kimber says they've never heard of this issue.
I have very reputable local gunsmith that I planned to have cut both barrels so I took rifles to him to discuss. He immediately said it was prob barrel harmonics and that the super thin and fluted Kimber barrel is prob the issue. Since I wanted to cut the barrel back 4" anyway I asked if it would be likely to fix the issue- he said he can't guarantee it and that I might just end up with a shorter barrel with the same issue. Of course he doesn't want to guarantee it and I wouldn't ask him too. But, do any of you with more experience have thoughts on whether this will likely address the issue? I'm not a long range hunter, I'd like to be able to shoot out to 500 but prefer shots <300 yds. So, if I lose a little velocity but end up with a little lighter and easier to carry rifle it's not the end of the world, but if I knew it wouldn't fix the issue I'd probably leave the barrel unmolested.
Cutting will allow us to go from 7/16 threads to 1/2" which the gunsmith says is the min dia he likes to run for a can. Fieldcraft has a heavier barrel that shouldn't be an issue.
