Thread: Kimber Load Development

Yeh I didn't expect the same load to shoot as I'll have to find another load. My limited experience with previously suppressed rifles before and after has been an improvement in accuracy/a wider node (maybe the extra can weight and contact points help dampen the barrel). Being on the edge of what I'm comfortable running pressure wise and being in the node does scare me a bit as the next node I wound was much lower and wasn't as stable (around 2550fps so a far cry from the 2740 I'm getting now and if I lose say 50-60fps chopping 3 inchs but get knocked down I node I'd be pretty gutted to end up at 2500fps as I primarily hunt the tops. Plus I have tonnes of 162s so would like to stick with them as I like there performance at these velocity ranges. Positive of the can would be managed recoil and obviously suppression (both are nice but not essentials. I think if I could maintain 2650 give or take 50fps with a can if be happy.

One thing I noticed with the suppressor on my 6.5x47 was that I would generally get higher ES usually with a trend to climb shot to shot (it was a 5fps es load with 10 shot groups rifle with a bare barrel but with a can almost religiously it would gain 6-7fps on the second shot and then keep gaining 2-3fps continuing for the next couple leading to an ES usually around 20. Anyone had similar or was it potentially just barrel harmonics changing?