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Recommendation On Favorite Deer Cartridge For Shorter Barrel With Suppressor

Uncle J said:
I will look hard at a 300 aac at some point - let me know how it does if you don't mind. For my first threaded rifle really thinking about about something for midrange and have way overthought ballistics, muzzle blasts, and cartridge efficiencies on this one.
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I have one with a threaded barrel, I haven't gotten a suppressor for it yet. I borrowed a friends, and shot subsonic in it. It was about as loud as a pellet rifle!

I've killed several deer and hogs with mine, short ranges- all less than 100 yards. It worked great with the Winchester Deer Season 150 grain rounds.

I'll have to get back with you how the sub-sonic rounds perform on game. I have some 200 grain subs, but I'd need to research further before hunting with those with a suppressor.

Very interesting topic!
 
Uncle J said:
Thank you - I've looked at everything and seem to keep coming back to it. Thoughts on 18" vs 20"? Appreciate the response!
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Minimal diff. Hell 16" w a can is a cool setup.

Whatever you want to tote.

308 is easy choice here. 6.5 cm less recoil but you are not getting any other wins at that distance IMO. 6 arc is cool but more expensive and I'd personally rather shoot a larger round for deer.
 
Carlos said:
I know the furthest distance you mentioned were 250-300yds. The 300 blackout is what I would go with if the typical yardage wasn't quite that far.
It was created specifically for shooting suppressed, and is very quiet, plus low-recoil.
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I hope to report back soon an a 10.5" w suppressor 300 black out w Barnes 110.

Blackout is a really cool round IMO. Short range, suppressed w a short barrel is where it was intended to shine.
 
Yota said:
I hope to report back soon an a 10.5" w suppressor 300 black out w Barnes 110.

Blackout is a really cool round IMO. Short range, suppressed w a short barrel is where it was intended to shine.
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It's perfect for what I need.
Let us know.
 
Yota said:
Minimal diff. Hell 16" w a can is a cool setup.

Whatever you want to tote.

308 is easy choice here. 6.5 cm less recoil but you are not getting any other wins at that distance IMO. 6 arc is cool but more expensive and I'd personally rather shoot a larger round for deer.
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You can get quality 6 arc ammo under $1. I would pay way more attention to the bullet than I would the headstamp as well
 
With my max yardage being 200yds and 99% of my shots being under 100yds there is no reason for me to need a 18 or 20in 308 it just makes it to long with the can on. My next project is going to be setting up another 308 then doing the paperwork for a SBR so I can cut the barrel down to 14.5 and if you're worried about accuracy with a short barrel I wouldn't be, but if velocity is your concern for longer ranges then maybe. I turned a Marlin 3030 from a 4 moa gun into 1.5 moa gun by removing the barrel band, shortening the magazine tube and cutting the barrel down to 16in, due to its velocity I would probably not shoot over 100yds with it. I'm not positive but I think it should still have more velocity than a 300blk
 
16" 6.8SPC
95grTTSX
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And to be completely forthcoming - I've only shot one deer that was any distance away - everything else has honestly been within muzzleloader ranges and most of which was within archery ranges. I just have that one buddy out of state with a great place to hunt that has longer range food plots.
 
I've killed deer with an 11.5" 5.56 with a suppressor 100yds and in no problem. I use a 62gr bonded bullet (fusion) and they drop where they stand. Head, spine or broiler room and it's instant.
 
Sig cross trax 308 or cva apex(discontinued)or cva scout 308.
Have the apex in 16 inch and it shoots great ..
Fan of the cva scout in 350 legend. Not a fan of 300 b.o.
 

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