Thread: Additional baffles and impact on accuracy

The laws of internal ballistics are not all set in marble as they so many exceptions .
So generally:
-the thicker and shorter the barrel ( more rigid) the lesser the difference of point of impact between the suppressor on and off.
- in most cases, removing or adding 1 or 2 baffles does not seem to change the point of impact at all, but there are exceptions of course; if you have a very thin long barrel , you add one stainless baffle and a few extra baffles you might definitely see a change.
In any case, test your rifle with your new configuration and see where it shoots and adjust your sights accordingly.

In a recent article published in a French hunting magazine, there was a test on a rifle regarding the shift of impacts with and without suppressors. The rifle was a new Sako 85 in 308. All the impacts with the different suppressors tested were upward from the initial group shot without suppressors. Ammunitions were Browning ammo. It is not a common thing to have the impacts shifting up, most of the time it is down, but I guess that particular rifle had a mind of its own.

In every cases the groups improved more or less with the different suppressors on. And remember that a suppressor can influence the shooter in a positive way on how he will handle the recoil and the blast and how he will press the trigger.