Re: 300 Whisper is here
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Salmonaxe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yeah, one reason why I wasn't doing much in the way of load development for it. Still, I figured I'd give it a shot and I had a .30 Noveske KX3, which is supposed to give a bit of back pressure.
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It doesn't add as much back pressure in low pressure applications. You need the suppressor. Might as well stop until you can do it the right way. When you get it in, hit me up. I've got some interesting load data which will beat whatever anyone else will tell you.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: softcock</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hey Aaron, just wondering if you ever did any research or shoot a Piston conversion AR for subsonic 30-221 ? a shorty piston/suppressed would be gtg or is there some drawbacks ?
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What's the point? I don't get it.
A piston system is great in 3 applications as it pertains to 5.56 guns. High round count between cleaning, short barreled guns, and full auto high volume guns. Learning how to properly maintain your rifle makes it only 2 applications.
I think a 14" or longer barrel with a piston is the sign of someone who doesn't get it. Depending on my mood I'll say something to them or just shake my head. They make a 16" 5.56 gun. It's an AK.
Piston systems in .308 should have more merit, but .308 doesn't interest me. I haven't bothered to really mess with it in this application. I will most likely in the coming years, but we are just now really seeing the emergence of piston technology replacing traditional gas operation in these guns.
So a piston operated shorty suppressed .300 whisper ehh? Sounds dumb. Assuming you can get it to work, I don't really see the point. Piston systems are pretty loud because of how they vent gasses. I'm not really coming up with a good reason why this is a good idea. Maybe you've thinking of something I'm missing.
The only cool piston suppressed subsonic shorty I can think of would be a .338 Spectre chambered krinkov with a 9mm suppressor, left side charging handle and t1. The big appeal is the left side charger, right side eject part (I'm a right handed guy). Dunno why people can't grasp the importance of this as it pertains to ergonomics and weapons handling.