Thread: Reloading For short barrels

Originally Posted by Spudattack

I agree with you Cam, I think however that you can get a more efficient load by going to a slightly faster powder.

For example a load that is tailored to a 24” barrel that gets almost a complete burn will likely throw a lot of unburned powder out the end of a 16” barrel, which could be quite hard on a suppressor as it will likely ignite in the suppressor.

That scenario is something I'd prefer to avoid.

I'd rather have a milder load, sacrifice a few fps and have a lower mpbr with a powder that has burned out in a short length of barrel, than turn it into a flame thrower.

Then again...my sense of humour begs to differ with my desire to avoid a fried suppressor.

(Kind of like a "Malcom In the Middle" episode when Malcom throws his lunch box into a bark chipper. It comes out in a shower of blue plastic.
His fathers reaction:" MALCOM !! .....actually that was kinda cool " )