Advanced Marksmanship Dealing with mirage

[D_Lamz]

How do you guys deal with mirage when shooting for groups? Before getting my suppressor I could shoot strings of 5 round groups and get nice tight groups. Then I started using my can and after a string of 10-15 rounds the mirage got really bad to where my groups opened up. I'm using a TAB cover and tried dialing down the magnification. I'm I just shooting to fast?

 

[djskit]

It sounds like you mean mirage from the heat of the supressor?
Reading the title of your post made made think of mirage downrange that would effect bullet path.

I don't have a supressor, but maybe someone has rigged up a heat shield like those F-Classers do to dissapate the mirrage off their barrels.

 

[TexasMade]

How do you guys deal with mirage when shooting for groups? Before getting my suppressor I could shoot strings of 5 round groups and get nice tight groups. Then I started using my can and after a string of 10-15 rounds the mirage got really bad to where my groups opened up. I'm using a TAB cover and tried dialing down the magnification. I'm I just shooting to fast?

I feel ya buddy. Personally after getting a suppressor I decided that they're not for me. 1 year wait and let down. So I dealt with it by taking that SOB off and putting back in hearing protection. Let me know if you figure something out.

 

[Sterling Shooter]

You might want to attach a mirage band from muzzle to receiver. I have this problem sometimes with the M14 in LR competition. The target simply disappears. Since the mirage band is not authorized in Service Rifle competition I just cool the barrel with whatever means available.