Suppressors 338 cans for 300 WM BETTER ?

[Pappasniper]

I have a quicksand and thunderbeast for my 300 win mags awaiting stamps. But everything I read suggest " rated up to 300WM" but ideal for medium calibers.

I only shoot 30 to 50 rounds each weekend. 4 times a month....would I be better off with a 338 can. It sucks to buy a can rated for 300 WM , But feel you bought just enough can. If I knew I would have bought a 338 can.

Any thoughts on this.

 

[Hannibalsnipes]

I would have gone for the 338 can for several reasons.
#1, when you get to the point where you're shooting these guys, you're not very concerned with how much length or weight they add to your rifle (other than barrel harmonics), so you're not losing anything by getting the bigger can.
#2, getting the bigger suppresser would enable you to use the suppressor on more calibers, should you make a future purchase or whatever.
#3, I have a 338ba and a 30ba. I can shoot the 338 on my 308 and get very positive results.
Also, what you read on TBAC's website "rated up to 300WM but ideal for medium calibers" is correct both from talking to Zak and from personal experience, the 30ba is awesome paired with my .260 Remington.

 

[raider1v1]

i would recommend the larger capacity cans just for the margin of safety/growth it provides you. the others you listed are rated up to, so you are operating at their max.

i bought a 30p-1 because i will be shooting 308 and below. If i was to do a larger caliber id get a 338 can.

 

[Pappasniper]

Bottom line after careful study, the 300WM falls into a funny land in the Suppressor world. AWKWARD

I'm just going to run them both on my 300's and be conscious not to scorch them with 10 round strings. Just kinda sucks knowing what I know now. I have two 7.62SDn cans for my 308's, so no going down.

338 can if I ever get some decent cabbage again.

 

[bmk]

I shoot a 300 as well and am patiently wating approval on a 30 BA. The word from TBAC was that if I was shooting 300 and 338, I should get a 338 can. Since I shoot 300, 260, and 308, etc, they said the 30 cal would be the way to go. There are enough people shooting 300 through YHM and TBAC cans, I don't think you have anything to worry about. And as far as switching to 338, at your firing schedule it would cost a large fortune to keep your rifle fed.

Every time I start to regret going 300 instead of 338, I remind myself how hard it is to find a 1200 yard place to shoot.

 

[Pappasniper]

That 338 sure aint cheap.

 

[normbal]

Had a SAS .338 Ti Vengeance can for a LM rifle I sold.

Just built a 5R in 300 WM from a stock Remington, nothing fancy, but had the barrel threaded to take the brake and the can works just fine. I can actually shoot without earplugs. I DON'T (this so I'll save myself a rash of shit from well-meaning people who always chime in at this point... I'm a physician and used to be a hearing conservation NCO/audiology assistant for arty and DAT units in Augsburg. I know about hearing loss. Already have it from hundreds of hours as crew on blackhawks as a flight surgeon), but I have and find it really amazing how quiet it is. I think, given the extra volume for expansion, this reduces the velocity of the gases a LOT, and it doesn't weigh much, just a little longer than many of the .300 WM-specific cans I shopped for, but the gun balances about 1/2 inch forward of the forward action screw, plus the hassle factor of selling an NFA item, buying another, 6 month wait, all that.

0.338 - 0.308 = 0.030. Not much. Maybe not the quietest on the market, but it does the job I want it to.

YMMV.