Thread: Dont take hearing protection lightly

Originally Posted by 264 magic

chopping barrels below 24 inches is foolish too,,regardless if youre going to put a suppressor on,,24 and a suppressor and your grand kids will be able to have a conversation with you

Not so much barrel length, but making sure your load has burnt ALL the powder before the end of the barrel. I had a couple of Mosin Nagants, a Polish Carbine (20") and a 26" 91/30. With factory ammo the flash and bang out the front of the Polish carbine was amazing...but the extra 6 inches of barel on the 91/30 meant that it was more like a 303 with no flash and a much reduced noise as all the powder was burnt in the barrel. By using a faster burning powder I was able to get the most out of a similar rifle with an 18 inch barrel that uses all the powder and keeps the Bang to a minimum.