Thread: Suppressors - one size fits many? - is it 'safe'?

Originally Posted by ZQLewis

I would not say anything grey about it.
The hole size has to be spec'd for the largest Bore/Calibre projectile you will use and the silencer body has to be rated for the largest powder capacity cartridge you will use.

Many manufactures make 2 (or more) spec bodies, 1 for standard size cartridges typically up to 30-06 capacity, then another one for Magnum cartridges.

So if both cartridges have a powder capacity of a 30-06 or less the your only concern is hole size, ie 44 mag and 22-250 could use the same standard body silencer,
but a 6mm Weatherby Magnum and a 308 would need a magnum rated body.
Z

Exactly, in the past I shared a dpt between a 7mm rem mag and a 270win so had the magnum version of the dpt certainly was not an issue there either.
As pointed out you need to cater for max cartridge and understand that it may be slightly less effective on the smaller cartridges, not that I could pick it