Is it recommended or not to shoot your load develpment ladders/OCW with the can on if 90% of your shooting will be suppressed? Or is it better to find the load without the can and then tweak as necessary from there?
Bolt gun Load development - with or without a suppressor?
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I shoot everything suppressed, even my load development work. My philosophy is ... "Develop like you Shoot".
Thanks! That's been pretty much my attitude as well. "Train like you fight". I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something that was hampering my load dev and causing issues.
When just starting out at the very low end of a pressure/velocity ladder, I usually fire without the can, just to verify the bullet is stabilized.
Everything after that, is with the can in place.
^ yep like to make sure nothing odd...
Otherwise I develop the load how it will be shot. With a can mostly? Then worked up with a can. Naked muzzle? Naked development.
Otherwise I develop the load how it will be shot. With a can mostly? Then worked up with a can. Naked muzzle? Naked development.
Sounds good. Ive been doing that for a while (load Dev with the can on) and have had no issues. I just was curious what the prevailing wisdom was. Thanks!
The simple answer is exactly what @Aftermath said
I have always done it with a suppressor because that’s what I like to shoot and then I also do a zero after I’ve done load development and zero with the suppressor on without the suppressor in case I’m ever in a communist state that doesn’t let me use them and just note the offsets
I have always done it with a suppressor because that’s what I like to shoot and then I also do a zero after I’ve done load development and zero with the suppressor on without the suppressor in case I’m ever in a communist state that doesn’t let me use them and just note the offsets
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