Here's one that I just got done that I thought might interest some of our shooters here. Its a dual purpose gun, one to hunt with and to shoot cast boolits with.This is one of the few integrally suppressed rifles that is user serviceable. This rifle started out life as a .223 Savage, and it ended up with an 8" barrel chambered for the .300 Blackout. The tube fits over the barrel and allows for 10" of suppression. The stainless baffles actually interlock so that there is no powder fouling or carbon buildup that can interfere with removal of the baffles.
The guy that I built this for just recently got into cast boolit shooting and after looking around the net for awhile he figured out that most manufacturers do no recommend shooting cast through integrally suppressed rifles that must be sent back to the builder for cleaning. Not wanting to get into a time issue and lots of paper work, he asked me if I could build him one.
So I did and here it is. It balances well and the barrel is 18" long. Although the shroud makes it look heavy, its actually not that heavy at all and its easy to use in a tree stand. I sent it to a guy here in Arkansas, Don Mullins of Camo Solutions that really has an eye for detail and who's work is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to hydro- dipping. Having used a couple of local guys that were into hydro-dipping, I wasn't pleased with the results. This one was done so well that Don will be getting my work from here on out. Its hard to find a true craftsman these days and Don is one of them. They seem to be a dying breed these days.
This one wears the new Nikon 300 scope, which has various reticles that are calibrated for the trajectory of your bullets. They have a program on the computer, you simply plug in the numbers and print if off and although I've only taken it out to 100 yards, it seems to be dead on at whatever range you set it up for. Slapping a 200 gong with 220 grain bullets moving at 1050 was no problem at all. That bullet really whacks the target with authority.
After shooting it, I am very pleased. It is accurate and it is quiet, in fact its as quiet as any Blackout that I have ever heard. The camo pattern is a Real Tree "Tree Stand" which looks good on this gun. I took it to one of the local gun shops and it was very well received, people really seem to like it. After zerioing it out, I removed the cap and the baffle stack slid right out...just as it should.
I like this thing so much that I am going to hate to see it leave when the guys Form 4 comes in...so much so that I am thinking of making one for myself. I have a Rem. 700 that I have killed numerous deer with while using a suppressor, it just makes sense to have an integral for a rifle that you only shoot subsonic through. Its just too fun and once you shoot suppressed stuff you hate to shoot anything loud again.
We are going to put some 247 NOE's through it to see how it does. So far in my other rifles it has been a very accurate bullet.
So what do you think?
Here's another shot just for fun...