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Suppressors 338 Lapua

jmcarrol

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Looking for recommendations for 338 Lapua suppressor. I have an 12 lb hunting setup so recoil is a concern as much as suppression. The TBAC338 ultra seems to be the only recommended I see. If going that route, is the RR model (brake on the end) required?
 
I have an older 338 ultra the gen 2 while I haven’t put it on a 338 but it works great on 300 win mag I’ve also used on my 6.5 prc I have no complaints.
 
I have a Nomax 33 and like it a lot. Very good suppression and comfortable to shoot without hearing protection. Big, but surprisingly handy due to light weight.

I have shot 338LM through a Hybrid (mine), 36M and Rugged Alaskan 360 and none were comfortable to shoot, didn't really feel hearing safe to me.

I own a couple TBAC and am a fan boy, but don't have a 338 to compare the Nomax with.

I have been on the range with my Nomax 33 shooting 338LM with another shooter that had a TBAC and 338NM. We couldn't take ears off, but everyone was amazed how well they suppressed. The big cans are in a different class than the smaller cans with over bores IMO.

Recoil is more push and less snap with the can on, but I think about the same. I really like not having the noise of the break though.
 
5.6 oz but won’t help much with recoil

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Looking for recommendations for 338 Lapua suppressor. I have an 12 lb hunting setup so recoil is a concern as much as suppression. The TBAC338 ultra seems to be the only recommended I see. If going that route, is the RR model (brake on the end) required?
I have a lot of clients running the SiCo 36M on .338LM and 300NM with very good results. I personally have 2 of them for the same thing.
Everybody is running them on ASR mounts or HUB.

Not too heavy. Not too massive. Good suppression and overall performance.

 
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I have been looking for a TBAC for months and can't ever find one in stock. I have an AB Raptor 10 in 338 that is the best sounding suppressor I've used on my 300 PRC. One of these days I'll get a 338.
 
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While the competition has really stepped up the last couple years, I went with TBAC because it was such a known quantity. In the end, kind of hard to go wrong with most of the options as long as they meet your weight concerns and have reliable mounting systems.

I can't wait for the NFA to die so we can start trading suppressors like pokemon cards. I want to try almost all of the cans listed in this thread.