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1st Suppressor / 1st Day Out (HUXWRX FLOW Range 36 Ti)

GS455
I once shot a half dozen rounds from a buddy’s bolt gun with a popular can from 10 years ago. I think it was a Gen1 RPR. I was blown away with the amount of suppression and have been pining for one ever since. Beyond that I have zero experience firing suppressed. A few months ago, I put out an inquiry for suggestions, and thank you for the responses :

https://www.snipershide.com/shootin...k-pressure-30cal-can-so-many-choices.7244768/

I went with the new HUXWRX 36ti in the hopes of getting it my on M76 and M49, optimistic that the newer flow-through design would behave well on them as well as other semi milsurps. This was an interesting experience. I had three hosts to revolve through today. I shot five round groups before and after and observed peculiar (to me), inconsistent results between rifles:


RPR in .308
  • This is a sub MOA gun when I do my part with the ammo it likes (168gr FGM)
  • When suppressed it’s PoI shifted 3.5” down x 1.5” left
  • Report was a fairly sharp, loud snap but does not ring the ears

RAR in 7.62x39
  • This is a 1.25” gun with best performing ammo, so far being Rommy surplus :-/
  • PoI shift was 2.5” straight up with no drift in windage
  • Report was a pleasant sharp snap

LAR8 Elite Operator (basically Rock River’s AR10 pattern from 10 years ago)
  • I fired a string with it’s Vortex flash hider and got about 2+” group using XM80 Lake City, 150gr “ball”
  • I then fired a string, bare-muzzle (w/o the Smith Ent, “Vortex”) and got abou 1.5” group (THAT was a surprise)
  • Next, I fired five rounds with the 36ti and got the same 1.5” group with literally NO PoI shift (huh?)
  • Report was quite a loud crack+POW that would almost ring my ear.
  • Perhaps not hearing damaging loud BUT not nearly the amount of suppression as the .308 bolt gun. Is this to be expected?

All in all, I was pleased with the performance on the two bolt guns. From what I’ve read I believe a traditional baffled can would be even quieter on bolt guns. Yes?


Takeaway/questions:
  • Is it typical for such a PoI shift with vs. w/o the can.
    • Strange that the .308 RPR would shift down and to the left whereas the x39 RAR would shift straight up.
  • While I need to do further testing it’s also interesting/revealing that after all these years the Vortex flash hider unbeknownst to me, may have been hindering accuracy on the LAR8
    • Why no PoI shift on the AR10 ?
  • AND why I this semi-auto vs. the bolt guns so much louder. Typical? Moving parts and places for gasses/sound to escape?


Thank you for taking to time to review this and offer any contributive insights.
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Precision Rifle Gear Using Hornady HIT indicators? How are you attaching them?

Jackomason
SG87 said:
Thanks, I was just looking at that!

I was thinking of something smaller like the solar panel that sits atop the Holosun sights.

If you haven't noticed, the Hornadys drain their batteries even when they're off. Try charging them up all the way, turn them off and then store them in your garage for a week. Plug them back in and you'll see that they'll have to be recharged again. Some will only take 5 minutes to charge and others 30 minutes.
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Funny you say that because a friend just came by for dinner and gave me a HIT indicator that was shot off in the fall. The snow just melted and they found it near the targets. Obviously was not tuned off and has not been charged.
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22LR Ammo Issues

littlepod
Eoddave27 said:
The first several bricks I bought I had planned to use in my son’s 10/22 but it shot amazing and I ended up shooting in in my Vudoo and actually won a match with it. It averaged around 1120 FPS. The next two two cases I bought were still around 1120 but were not consistent enough to trust at a Match so it was used as training ammo. The ammo I have that averages around 850 FPS are the same lots that shot 1120 fps the last time I shot it. I’m thinking about getting the ammo up to around 95 degrees and see if velocity comes back up. I would hate to have nearly 2 cases if ammo that are basically trash.
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That's crazy. I've never experienced that. I know I have lots of center-x sitting in my closet that are 3 yrs old and still shoot the same.

If it a fresh new lot, then sure maybe a bad lot, but the fact that it used to shoot, and then suddenly not shoot out of the same gun is crazy.

You verify the chrono isn't having issues measuring past 1120 for some weird reason?
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RRS TFCT 14L w Anvil 30 too heavy for backpack backcountry hunting?

NoLegs24
mrtoyz said:
Interesting I haven’t had the actual Camo Form brand wrap get sticky. Have had the cheap off brand stuff go bad. I like the fact it’s cheap, easy and fairly durable.
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Yeah. I have a bunch of that stuff I would use on my optics. Still do along with the scope chaps.
But matches in rain, then heat and what not.

Would get sticky over time.
Still protects very well especially for the price.

Sticky on the outside. No “tape” style residue when I would unwrap it from the optics. I do like how durable they are and able to reuse.
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RRS TFCT 14L w Anvil 30 too heavy for backpack backcountry hunting?

mrtoyz
NoLegs24 said:
Yeah. I have a bunch of leg wraps, tripod bags, custom spotting scope bags and bino covers etc.

Been running their stuff for years. And will continue to Do so, regardless of price. .

And as far as the camo form wraps are cool cheap alternative. But tend to get sticky over time.
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Interesting I haven’t had the actual Camo Form brand wrap get sticky. Have had the cheap off brand stuff go bad. I like the fact it’s cheap, easy and fairly durable.
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In ear/ear bud hearing protection reccomendations and an ear pro question

SEMO Shooter
ShowMeMile2024 said:
I use the OTTO NoizeBarrier Micro high-definition, rechargeable electronic earplugs. The battery life is outstanding, and the charging case lasts incredibly long—I’ve been using them for nearly a year, and the case battery has only recently dropped to 40%. I’ve worn them for over eight hours in a day, and they’ve never died on me.

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I bought a set of Otto's in 2018. About 2 years ago they would only hold charge for 6 hours, and now they will only hold charge for about 2 hours. The built in battery is not serviceable. I have really liked them but my next set will have replaceable batteries.
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What's the Go-To 223 Brass Now?

oldrifleman
BobinNC said:
I buy Starline 5.56mm brass direct from Starline for $255.50 per 1000, plus Free shipping. That's 26 cents each. I use those for my precision 18" barreled AR squirting 77 grain Nosler CC or SMK's

I buy 223 BRASS 1000 LC fully processed 1x fired, from a Gun Broker seller called mrfleetmaster for $142.50 (+$18.00 Shipping). That's 16 cents each. I use them for my range ammo for 62 Hornady FMJ, 62 grain Speer Gold Dot and 68 grain Hornady (w/Cann) reloads. I've bought 4000+ rounds from him with complete satisfaction.

Lapua when you can find it, is somewhere between $80. and $90. per hundred. Or 80 to 90 cents each, without shipping.

Is Lapua 3x better then Starline?? Is Lapua 5x better than once fired processed LC brass?

I guess if you loading for a bolt action; and recover all your brass; anneal faithfully; and are seriously competing with your .223 where little groups matter a bunch; then Lapua looks pretty damn good.

IMHO and YMMV
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That exactly the way I do it. I actually don’t load AR fodder, for my heavy bolt gun, I load and plan to use the Lapua I scored.
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