Thread: Quiet effective sub caliber for hunting, is there such a thing?

Subs have always interested me, as a mostly small game hunter there is just something about being quiet enough to not spook the next animal. I've had a .308 sub which was pretty quiet and effective on goats. Tried a 357/38 special which was considerably louder but I had a pretty average suppressor on that one. Next project is a .375 Ruger which I am going to try to find a load between 280gr to 350gr sub, it has a Gunworks Maximus suppressor and I have a spare DPT magnum to test as well. If that works out it should be between 700-1000fpe which should be plenty for deer out to 100m at least.

Originally Posted by Mintie

Subs have always interested me, as a mostly small game hunter there is just something about being quiet enough to not spook the next animal. I've had a .308 sub which was pretty quiet and effective on goats. Tried a 357/38 special which was considerably louder but I had a pretty average suppressor on that one. Next project is a .375 Ruger which I am going to try to find a load between 280gr to 350gr sub, it has a Gunworks Maximus suppressor and I have a spare DPT magnum to test as well. If that works out it should be between 700-1000fpe which should be plenty for deer out to 100m at least.

375-08 would do it if you could get the 400gn projectiles here and an appropriate twist barrel