First off you will be set for nearly any caliber with all those TOP NOTCH TBAC cans. A buddy of mine has a 30BA and it's awesome. My suppressor sounds almost identical. The .338 ULTRA will be a can I buy if I ever get an AXMC.
Suppressed hunting is THE ONLY WAY to hunt in my eyes. There's absolutely no reason to expose your ears to even one unsuppressed muzzle blast.
1. I hunt with my Form 1 can that has same outside dimension as a TBAC 30-P1. The outside tube is titanium and threaded on each end. I run SD Tactical muzzle brakes which have threads on outside of brake that suppressor screws onto. I have a muzzle brake that stays on each rifle and I just throw the suppressor on whatever rifle I'm shooting. I use it on my 6.5cm, .223 Wylde SPR and my .22 LR (subsonic ammo has zero muzzle noise). I use an Armageddon Gear mirage cover.
2. It has not changed my hunting procedures but I am always hunting long range when using my bolt action 6.5cm with 26 inch barrel. It makes for a long rifle length setup. Storage and transport issues are mitigated a lot by my AICS folding chassis. I have a shooting mat that has a zipper and folds up into a soft case that also has back pack straps and various small storage compartments. I transport rifle in truck in that, then just throw it on my back and hike to stand. With all that said, if I hunted in ground blinds or tree stands where I was shooting under 100 yards I would want a 22 inch 6.5cm barrel to make the setup compact. A 16 inch .308 barrel would be awesome if you had a switch barrel setup or just a dedicated rifle like above.
3. So far deer are mainly what I have hunted. Fall 2016 I shot a deer at 404 yards with factory 129 SST ammo. It was a perfect double lung and expansion was great as exit hole on opposite side was about half the size of my fist. Some bits of that bullet were recovered while dressing the deer. Move on to fall 2017 and I shot a doe cold bore at 632 yards in the rain, fog and low light conditions. I was using a hanloaded 147 ELD-M and provided stellar results.
Exit wound at 632 yards from 147 ELD-M. Muzzle velocity was 2858fps and at 632 yards bullet is going 2038 fps and delivering 1355 ft lbs of energy
You can hear the bullet impact the animal if you know to listen for it.
Both of those deer literally went straight down without taking any steps.
4. When transporting I just fold my chassis and leave my suppressor on with mirage cover and sling on as well. Rifle is ready to grab, unfold, rack the bolt and send rounds. My rifle with 26 inch barrel and 9 inch can is 47 inches long when folded. I check and make sure suppressor is tight each morning as I head out to hike to stand.
Here are some pics of shooting mat that folds into a backpack essentially. You will also see that I can transport my Sig Kilo 2000 and weather meter with tripod if needed.
Unfolded
In addition I would like to recommend some other equipment that will assist in being very effective in the field in not only shooting but observing.
First is the Armageddon Gear sling. When you learn how properly use a sling to build a proper shooting position you will be amazed at how much it helps.
Second is the Warhorse Saracen shooting bag. This bag pretty much does it all. Here it is in the field with the "utters" folding down around the flimsy front rail on my stand and providing a flat platform to position my rifle on.
Next is observation and for that I use a Leupold MK4 spotter with a mil dot reticle mounted to a ball head with vertical grip for adjustments and panning. All this is on a manfroto tripod. I would HIGHLY recommend anyone doing long range hunting to get a spotting scope on a tripod. The field of view and ease of use is leaps and bounds aboce trying to use your rifle. Some conditions will allow a spotting scope to show it's advantages. In my case when deer move all the way down at the end of the field you see above right against the tree line it is very tough to see and there are times when you cannot see them with your naked eye.
620 yards through spotter
Setup in stand
A backpack has many uses. Not only carrying various items but I also use mine as a shooting bag under my right elbow when building a position to stabilize the rifle. The other great feature is a rainfly. It rained ALL DAY the day I harvested the doe at 632 yards. My 147 ELD-M is fairly hot and I did not want any water in chamber. The scope is water and fog proof so I had no worries there but placing it over the scope provided good cover over the action during the literal 8 hours of rain.
The Sig Kilo 2000 is an item I would say is some of the best money I ever spent.
Ranges everything I need and does it lightning fast. It was flawless on a range day where I used it to range a 48inx48in steel plate at 1604 yards and made hits on shots #2 & 3 on my first attempt at that distance with my 6.5cm and 147 ELD-M hand load. It's also a super compact observation device with 7x magnification and super clear glass. The AMR function takes into consideration the angle of shot and gives you the distance you plug into ballistic calculator or use off your range card.
