Suppressor Question?

[Abcdj]

Trying to order a Leupold coustom turret for a buddies gun. He bought a can and should be here in a month????? I got his barrel threaded.

Should I wait and get his speed info for the turret with his can?
Or
Can I use my can to shoot his gun and get the speed correct?

They are not the same cans! I have a Silencerco Harvester and he is getting an Omaga of some kind.

Thanks
David

[Trevor73402]

You need to wait. No way it will be the same with two different cans, even if they were from the same manufacturer.

Also, I wouldn’t order the turret till the barrel had 150-200 rounds on it. Somewhere in that area you are going to get a 25fps-50fps speed increase.

[Abcdj]

You need to wait. Also, I wouldn’t order the turret till the barrel had 150-200 rounds on it. Somewhere in that area you are going to get a 25fps-50fps speed increase.

He has had the scope and gun for a coupla years now. To busy to get the turret. I am tired of him talking about it hehe! He has shot the rifle atleast that amount of times.
Thanks for the input.

[SC-Texas]

Wait and get the velocity with the suppressor attached. We have chronographed with suppressor and without and there is a bit of a difference

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[TX03RUBI]

You need to wait. No way it will be the same with two different cans, even if they were from the same manufacturer.

Also, I wouldn’t order the turret till the barrel had 150-200 rounds on it. Somewhere in that area you are going to get a 25fps-50fps speed increase.

Those turrets are set up for specific conditions, elevation, etc. I don’t see the can making near as much difference as environmental factors will.

[SC-Texas]

Those turrets are set up for specific conditions, elevation, etc. I don’t see the can making near as much difference as environmental factors will.

Depends on the distances he is engaging targets at. If the velocity is off, it will magnify the environmental differences and stack on top of them

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[TX03RUBI]

Depends on the distances he is engaging targets at. If the velocity is off, it will magnify the environmental differences and stack on top of them

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It can also play in his favor just as easily. IMO if you want dead nuts accuracy at distance then MIL or MOA based turrets and dope only. If you want close enough then dope based turrets will work.

[Abcdj]

Those turrets are set up for specific conditions, elevation, etc. I don’t see the can making near as much difference as environmental factors will.

The elevation is pretty consistant. I always wondered about the temperature part. At our place in NW Texas it could be 70° one day and 9° the next during hunting season. The next week we could be in South Texas and it be 85°. Was just going to guess at 55° on that piece of the puzzle.

He wants to dial it up and shoot out to 600-700yds.

[SC-Texas]

It can also play in his favor just as easily. IMO if you want dead nuts accuracy at distance then MIL or MOA based turrets and dope only. If you want close enough then dope based turrets will work.

I don't disagree. Mil or MOA reticle and turrets coupled with good mechanicals that allow accurate and repeatable tracking which we probably don't have in this scope anyway.

In my experience those little variables generally don't Stack Up in Shooters favor. At best they give the shooter an excuse for Missing. This is why I like to minimize all of the external variables and my systems. That way I know it is me and not my equipment

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[TX03RUBI]

It can absolutely play a factor in velocity. For 600-700 yds I don’t think you’ll see anything overly drastic, but I’d recommend him to get out and practice with it regardless of turret setup. IMO doped based turrets get you close easily, but you’ll always have a tiny amount of error. Get to know the rifle and you can overcome it.

With cans shift is more of a factor to me than velocity change. I can’t say that over ever seen more than 10 FPS gain on any rifle that mattered to me. By that I mean my bolt guns that I take to distance.

[-HIC-]

He needs to understand that if zeroed with the can he can't expect hits without it, or the other way around.

The velocity increase with the can would typically be within the ES of a box of factory match. The zero is more important than what the can is doing to mv. Obviously there are environmental concerns that have been covered above. Have fun!

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