Thread: 17hmr Supressor, what you reckon?

do you know what length the barrel is? that a gunworks?

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-17-hmr-12194/

thanks for that. To me it reads that the best is 18", what's your reasoning behind favouring the 16" barrel?

Originally Posted by smidey

thanks for that. To me it reads that the best is 18", what's your reasoning behind favouring the 16" barrel?

Because it will mean a loss of 25 fps which as pointed out by others is a nothing. The object is to make my gun as short and accurate as possible. I have not cut it yet choosing instead to fit a VX 3 to it which popped up on here.
If its in the cross from 0 to 200 its now dead as. It doesn't miss. But its still long and heavy to carry.
It is still going to get the chop to 16. Just have a few trips to get through first that require the funds ha ha ha ... My range is 200mtrs before reaching for .223 or .243 so the 25fps wont worry me at all.
I ll try to shoot a target group before and after if I remember as I suffer from CRAFT .... Cant remember a f in thing ha ha .. Oh lightening the trigger was a good thing as well.

Cheers Happy

Bullberry Barrel Works - 17 HMR "Match" Velocities

This site reckons 44fps loss from 19 to 16. But with every rifle and ammo combination being individual I think its a bit of a lottery and still not overly important. Shorter barrels are also harder on suppressors and just to be completely contrary I sold my anschutz as i found it to small and light, I much prefer the full sized feel and weight of the weihrauch.