Thread: Effect of suppressor on performance of a given load...

Originally Posted by R93

It would be rare for a suppressor to cause a rifle to shoot worse. Due to added length they essentially give your barrel and depending on load you could get a velocity increase. By being quieter and softening recoil by design, people tend to shoot better with them fitted. Apart from a barrel harmonics influence, the rifle has always been capable shooting the same without a supp, its the firer who has improved in most cases.
You will never know unless you fit one.

You hit a purple patch there mate I would generally agree with all the above but I did have a T3 some years ago that was outstanding with the 120 vmax.Against my mates advice I had it suppressed and it was never as good. still ok but it definatly went backwards. Could have been the 1/2" thread, dont know.