Thread: Test fire: shooting through tape on a suppressor

"A fair question and one often asked ..."
Can I put tape over my suppressor and shoot through it ?
Only one way to know for sure

Method:
I put a bit of electrical tape over the hole in the end of my suppressor like this.

I fired alternate shots with or without the tape.
I shot prone using a Caldwell Rock Jr front rest and a Protektor rear bag.
The range was 300m, because I thought if the bullet was upset a little it might take a while to wobble off course. 300m (TECT park BOP NZDA) is the longest range I could easily use and really quite a long way for hunting.
The rifle is a Sako 85 in 7mm08 with 140gr Nosler ballistic tip and the suppressor is an A-Tec CTM4 using only 2 baffles. This post shows details: http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...baffles-16514/

Results:


Here is another group using the bipod and home made pumice filled rear bag, without tape.

That's just to show this is my typical grouping ability.

Conclusion:
Mean point of impact was unchanged and grouping was at least as good when a small patch of tape covered the hole.
For my gun, I can shoot through tape (or not) and not worry about it.
Another unknown becomes a known.