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New suppressor on my Savage .223. Made at Waitaki Engineering, overbarrell model weighing 650g (I know its heavy but I don't think its going to break down any time soon). Full stainless steel. Extends past muzzle by 12cm, overall length 30cm.
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You ll love that will change things big time !! :thumbsup:
Apart from you being a righty and me lefty, our rigs are almost the same :D
completely different rifle with the suppressor. Good decision
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Nice rifles lads... I'm a bit of a savage fan too.
Nice rig mate. I have a Waitaki can on my AR. Seems to take a beating.
I can't wait to get my grubby little paws on my suppressor for my savages from Spanners though.
Shit they are too! Great value for money these packages are I reckon! :thumbsup: I haven't fired it with the suppressor yet, hopefully it works wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Tarrbaby
Great looking setup. That suppressor wont fall to bits that's for sure. What are you going to chase?
Sure are :) Good shooters too, well my wood/blued classic one is!Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage .223
Plus you can club seals on your day off with the Waitaki.
You're from Oamaru too? :o at this stage only rabbits magpies etc because thats all thats on our place but I'd love to stumble upon a mob of goats and try her out! Or if I ever see a pig or deer they will get some lead too :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by yogi
You're not far from Waimate either, plenty of wallabies around there. Long slow roast with the back legs for a tasty feed.
You savage fan boys tried out the American Eagle 50 gr tipped ammo? Man... Mine loved it. LOVED it! Cheeeeep too.
Mine like it too... only shot one group with it, punched a fairly casual 19mm from memory and I was in a hurry so didn't try any more.
Mostly using handloads but its good to know there is cheap, accurate factory ammo I can use if need be.
My howa likes it too
Waitaki offer to do all the fitting free of charge if you buy one of their suppressors, if they're good it's a great deal
No I haven't.. Where's the cheapest place to get that stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel
At this stage I think its pretty good.. Never had any other centrefire suppressor so can't compare it to anything, but what used to be a very loud boom with the crack of the projectile is now just the crack..Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
The weight of it certainly shifted POI on my gun, down 4" or so but thats with a light barrel.. Can't comment on accuracy change with suppressor on/off but I shot 3 hares with it on today with no issues. Recoil is probably less than half what it is without it.
So I think its "a great deal"
Dunno who is cheapest but my local had it at $20/box or $90/100 last time I was there, pretty good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage .223
Don't think my Savages will like that ammo, the smallest are 243's.
Mine shifted the poi with 6.5x55 3" down directly in line.That's with a Finnlight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Savage .223
Well made and your right, you certainly won't break it any time soon.
He also makes rails etc and builds rifles.
Did you notice any accuracy difference? And yeah looks like he does everything!Quote:
Originally Posted by jakewire
Savage
as you can see this is with the supressor on, nope no Accuracy differece except my own lousy shooting, all targets at 100yrds.
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OK
Now I ask you guys to forgive me , I live in Australia .
Apart from the quieter muzzle blast , what are the other benefits of a suppressor ?
They appear to add weight and length to the rifle , seem to be quite expensive and need gunsmithing to fit .
Years ago I had silencers ( thats what they were called then ) on my .22 rimfires and they were the Bee's knees because they were silent , with subsonic ammo .
I'm not trying to be a smart arse , and I'm not trying to start an argument , but apart from a fractional noise reduction , what are they good for ?
I understand the appeal off silent usages with sub sonic ammo , but do the benefits out way the negatives in regards to centerfire full speed ammo .
I'm not trying to start a fight , just asking a question .
Ken
I happen to agree, fuck them
However you will , or should get a number of more constructive replys than mine.
Depending on the make they can make quite a substantial difference to noise. Also when hunting, especially shooting mobs of whatever they often can't narrow down where the noise is coming from so run around aimlessly and sometimes straight towards you for a follow up shot., sort of like throwing your voice. At the range or shooting with mates its much more pleasant as well.
Reduced recoil can be quite big as well. Plus if your lying next to the shooter it's nicer than a face full of muzzle blast from a muzzle brake too.
To each their own though.
Nibblet summed it up quite well.
I suppressed a 243 i bought for the wife, not that it kicked before but it cut the recoil a bit and the noise a heck of a lot.
For new shooters(and the experienced ones too!) a flinch is often caused by the bloody great boom more than the recoil.
I have a few suppressed rifles in my safe but my main hunting rifle will never wear one, another thing to carry,come loose, go wrong. It gets carried a lot and usually only fires one or two shots so don't see the point.
Ground control.
They reduce the noise at the muzzle significantly even with supersonic ammo (subs are just awesome), this helps in a number of ways as other posters have stated eg flinch reduction for new shooters, game struggle to identify shooter location plus neighbors on smaller blocks don't get as upset with a loud bang (just the crack), recoil can be reduced 30-40% and can increase accuracy on some rifles.
So there are still alot of pros even when shooting supersonic ammo. Oh did I mention with subs they are awesome!!!
I see the biggest benefit where I shoot as the one of keeping the neighbors happy.
I wish your Govt would see sense and let you guys have them again.
Slimy Squirrel that AA Eagle black box 50gr is great, my CZ loves it too. Sub MOA out of the box. Awesome commercial load.
Cheers.
This is what I should have said.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Dogs love 'em.
+1 Everything above. The main reason I got mine was so my dog isn't going to go deaf, and I don't have to piss around with hearing protection anymore
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Originally Posted by Tahr
Good point , I didn't consider K9's ears , I can see that being a big plus .
I've had half deaf dogs , and I'm sure shooting was the cause .
Ken
I also find a bit of extra weight on end of barrel helps keep rifle steady when shooting with no rest.
Suppressors keep mud and rain and debris out of the muzzle, even when they get poked onto the ground. Having used a semi-suppressor/muzzle break on a 303 in the field that cut's more than half the recoil and reduces muzzle blast considerably, I never want to use an unsuppressed rifle again.
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This one has a 30mm overhang. It's too light to be a hindrance in any way and accuracy is pretty good.
