Thread: Why have a suppressor?

Originally Posted by Dead is better

I'm not using one on my target gun (and it is incidentally shooting better than any suppressed gun I've ever shot with).
They are nicer to shoot with but the experts tell me there is a certain risk with threading, that you can get a reduction in accuracy (precision)

-So, on my gun, no. On yours? Yes, go right ahead haha.

Originally Posted by 6x47

"Risk with threading"???
If it's done by a competent person with decent gear, the muzzle is recrowned accurately and you don't go down to stoopid small threads for calibre, there is NO risk. You're far more likely to hear a rifle will shoot better after being suppressed rather than the opposite.

Comments like that suggest either a bias against suppressors or limited confidence in their gunsmithing skills/gear.

The only risk with threading is if you try to do it yourself. If it is done by a Gunsmith then it will be recrowned etc as well. (defined as Competent, with decent gear, and who knows how to use that gear properly) These "experts" you speak of, sound like they have just enough information to be dangerous (especially to your hearing) All the rifles that we have had suppressed, for my own use or for others, have performed at least as well as before they were threaded. Most performed better with only the 22LRs not seeing much improvement. (But the 22s did get really quiet)