suppressor question

[nmarchr]

I just put a new suppressor on my 6.5 PRC. I've never shot a gun with a suppressor on it before. My question is, when I put it on and rezero my rilfe, will all my yardages match my dope chart? Will my rifle speed up or slow down significantly enough to have to make a new dope chart? Or can I zero, check yardage at 500, and be good to go?

 

[BBob]

Or can I zero, check yardage at 500, and be good to go?

You should be able to do exactly that.

 

[SloppyJ]

There could be a small POI shift. Put it on, shoot a good sized group and check your zero. Make a note of what you changed to get to the new zero and then go on to distance. That shift should be repeatable every time but you won't be shooting it without one now.

 

[huntsman22]

You need to validate drops anytime you change something.....

 

[mtshooter]

On most of my guns, the suppressor will make a dramatic change of impact at 100 yds. (And obviously beyond).


On one gun, in a chassis with a very heavy big long barrel, it doesn't seem to change it. I've hit at 500 with it, and removed it and hit the same point.