7mm Rem Mag

[bitesize]

Any gun guru recommendations for minimum barrel length to maintain ballistic capabilities? I want to suppress one of my 7mags and don’t want to go too short. thanks for any feedback!

[Pass shot]

Im in the same boat. I've landed on 22"

[Gregory]

Mine is 22".

[bitesize]

Dang 22 plus an additional 7” for the suppressor, maybe I need to reconsider- gonna be a long ass gun.

[Whackumstackum]

Cut it to 18” and go kill stuff

[Kioti]

I wouldn't want that recoil just to be shooting a 7mm-08.
https://rifleshooter.com/2015/04/7mm...rsus-velocity/

[bitesize]

I wouldn't want that recoil just to be shooting a 7mm-08.
https://rifleshooter.com/2015/04/7mm...rsus-velocity/

Thanks/ good info!

May just skip the suppressor and keep rolling as-is.

Next question what would best compact rifle/caliber that would be good for a suppressor and not be like carrying a boat paddle? Is there a solid deer gun that can be cut to 16”?

[Gregory]

Mine is a 7mm-08.

[TennDan]

Buy a bergara ridgeline (or any other model) special purpose with a 16" barrel. It's threaded from the factory. The stock isn't great but its a great action and barrel.

[theoldblackdog]

I’ve got a ruger American ranch that is pretty solid. Pretty sure they have several caliber options and factory threaded barrels.

[Palmetto Bug]

Just for reference, I've got a lightweight rifle with 16" .308 barrel with suppressor that gives me 2550 fps with 165 grain cartridges.

With the can and a very big scope, it's a full length rifle that's as heavy as I would tolerate for hunting. I've also got a similarly appointed 16" AR10 that rarely gets hunted due to the weight.

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[Saltydog235]

Cutting a suppressing a 7mmRM gains you nothing. You still have a long barrel and a loud gun. Want to reduce the felt report, buy some good plugs.

[Swamp Rat]

I have a Savage 111 Long Range Hunter in 7mm RM that I run suppressed. Without the Savage brake it turns out to be about 24" - I am running a Thunder Beast Ultra 7 on top of that. Yes, it's long, but I use it in places where that doesn't really play a factor. It is pleasant to shoot.

[bitesize]

Cutting a suppressing a 7mmRM gains you nothing. You still have a long barrel and a loud gun. Want to reduce the felt report, buy some good plugs.

About perfectly sums up where I’m at!

[Gone South]

People have different expectations on what a suppressor should/will do. Just know that a high velocity rifle bullet will still crack the sound barrier with a suppressor, will be slightly easier at the muzzle on your ears. I’m going to leave the recommendations for others to give. I will eventually thread my .243 but for now I am enjoying my ruger ranch 300blk in the pic.

[USMCsilver]

I'm in the middle of a ground-up "revamp" of an old Tikka 7mm Mag.

I just went through the same question, in regards to length. I came to the conclusion that 22" was the shortest I'd want to go. However, 24" is better & in reality, what's 2"? So, I left it at 24" and got it threaded.

If I "need" short (for any odd reason), I'll pick up a different rifle/platform.

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[Stumpknocker]

People have different expectations on what a suppressor should/will do. Just know that a high velocity rifle bullet will still crack the sound barrier with a suppressor, will be slightly easier at the muzzle on your ears. I’m going to leave the recommendations for others to give. I will eventually thread my .243 but for now I am enjoying my ruger ranch 300blk in the pic.

I have the same gun with harvester evo and it’s easy on the ears with supersonic and sound like a red ryder with subs and is a tack driver, one big hole at 80 yds

[Whackumstackum]

Buy a bergara ridgeline (or any other model) special purpose with a 16" barrel. It's threaded from the factory. The stock isn't great but its a great action and barrel.

They’re 18”

[Gregory]

Or you could go to the tampon aisle and pick up a 6.5 Creedmoor.

[bitesize]

Can a 7mm08 be cut to 16”?