Thread: Barrel length vs speed 7mm rem mag

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I'm picking by looks it is a early gun works Spartan. Awesome suppressor. I've directly compared mine to DPT and honestly there is bugger all real world difference in overall length. Lay rifle down on floor with muzzle at carpet join.take note of where recoil pad is. Fit one. Then fit the other. The extreme end length will vary by less than an inch. Where the gun works is longer is back towards the stock...for me that is a bonus as it puts a little of the little weight back closer to hands,eg less muzzle heavy. It's not a huge amount but it's noticeable,the other thing for bush hobbit is it's not a big step up in size out on barrel to catch on vines etc as the step up is closer to foreend and is smaller anyway. Don't get me wrong I love my DPT cans too.but the gun works jobbies are every bit as good on longer barrel.

Yeah looks long but I think it’s a bit deceiving I don’t think there’s much Difference when looking at Only muzzle forward length
Muzzle back length didn’t mean much

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

No i will not be running an unsupressed hunting rifle I value my hearing that is completely out of the question

If you are shooting suppressed short barreled magnums without ear protection you are not really valuing your hearing. For larger chamberings I prefer a brake with good ear protection. The rifle is lighter and shorter over all, recoil is better reduced, the velocity is increased and my hearing is better protected.

Originally Posted by sneeze

If you are shooting suppressed short barreled magnums without ear protection you are not really valuing your hearing. For larger chamberings I prefer a brake with good ear protection. The rifle is lighter and shorter over all, recoil is better reduced, the velocity is increased and my hearing is better protected.

One shot every few months in the field fine
I would always wear hearing protection when fireing multiple shots

I’ve had one muzzle break rifle (NEVER AGAIN) fucken horrible things

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

One shot every few months in the field fine
I would always wear hearing protection when fireing multiple shots

I’ve had one muzzle break rifle (NEVER AGAIN) fucken horrible things

Seems illogical to me but I guess we all pick the spot on the hearing loss scale we are happy with.
With the right gear I find a good brake a pleasure to carry and use,but good is the operative word here, not all brakes are equal.

Originally Posted by sneeze

Seems illogical to me but I guess we all pick the spot on the hearing loss scale we are happy with.
With the right gear I find a good brake a pleasure to carry and use,but good is the operative word here, not all brakes are equal.

I think it’s all good with you have time if you’re shooting long range the animal doesn’t know you’re there and you have time to put on PPE etc
I think it’s impractical to hunt wearing hearing protection especially if you’re hunting with someone else

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

I think it’s all good with you have time if you’re shooting long range the animal doesn’t know you’re there and you have time to put on PPE etc
I think it’s impractical to hunt wearing hearing protection especially if you’re hunting with someone else

The electronic ears work very well in those situations, peltor or sordins etc. Enhancing the sound till the shots fired. We use them a lot, mostly wallaby or goat shooting etc even with 223 suppressed rifles. You can hear your mate taking the piss a lot easier. though I use them in the bush sometimes, keeps my ears warm as well

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Good to know
Im assuming that’s with warm handloads not anaemic factory ammo?

Yup reloads

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Yup reloads

What powder were you using in short barrels (please don’t say reloader 26) lol

Mines a 21inch barrel. 2225 powder to 2950fps with a 162.

Originally Posted by sneeze

The electronic ears work very well in those situations, peltor or sordins etc. Enhancing the sound till the shots fired. We use them a lot, mostly wallaby or goat shooting etc even with 223 suppressed rifles. You can hear your mate taking the piss a lot easier. though I use them in the bush sometimes, keeps my ears warm as well

Yeah I use them on the range alot (mainly a target shooter)
I just think hunting in them would be an uncomfortable pain in the arse to be frank lol
It’s not just the noise I don’t like about breaks it’s the face full of dust and everything else that goes with them

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

What powder were you using in short barrels (please don’t say reloader 26) lol

N560 went well in my 22” rem mag velocity wise

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

What powder were you using in short barrels (please don’t say reloader 26) lol

Reloader 23 in a few of them. 2225 in another I know of

Update
I got the rifle back from the smith a few weeks ago after shortening to 20” but hadn’t gotten round to zeroing
Zero at 100 and got crony data ill go 200 zero in the long term

Crony
Hornady whitetail factory 139gn 3000fps
Handload 162gn eldx 73gn 2225 @3.334 oal (mag lenth) 2840fps with 11fps es and 3 shots touching

Ready to go hunting