Light weight moderator
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Kyle_hill98
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Stalon
Did you ever send the failed moderator to the proof house?
Moderator failure
Thought I would get your collective thoughts on this. Obviously this is my side of the story but would appreciate your expertise. I already have discussed this with a few gunsmiths and they have given their views. Story- custom 6.5prc, carbon barrel, custom action, PSE stock- no expense...www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
Not a Lawrence precision. Those of you who have one, glad it works. I won’t even put the replacement forced upon me near my rifle.
this is how it shoots with a spare hardy gen4 6.5mm so doubt it is due to poor rifle manufacturing.
marko_mde
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Hi Camdig, what do you mean by super expensive? Im intrested in something on 243. Thanks
Before you think about going down that road be aware of rwade545s experience.
Deermanagement
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I've run 3 overbarrel mods and would put them in this order for best sound attenuation. Different calibres of course and 2 different barrel lengths but may give you an idea.
No.1 Lawrence Precision on a 20" 6.5 Cr
No.2 Hardy Compact Gen 6 on a 22" .270
No.3 DPT with std number of baffles on a 20" .22/250
No.1 Lawrence Precision on a 20" 6.5 Cr
No.2 Hardy Compact Gen 6 on a 22" .270
No.3 DPT with std number of baffles on a 20" .22/250
DPT with the stainless baffle for me, can't knock it
Stalon victor or DPT I have both
jthyttin
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No, they have new line Ultimate Silence 3D, and smallest model is dubbed "131" i.e. 131 grams.
I have an impression that people are more satisfied with this new line than the older Featherweight. I have no experience with F&D, but I do think they publish very optimistic attenuation numbers.
I'm considering Ultimate Silence 3D 231, since it's one of the smallest and lightest magnum rated mods.
Utectok
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I have one on my 6.5x55 absolutely love it about a 1000 shots through it and no problems whatsoever. Mind you I have never really had any bother with f&d and I’ve had 3 still run two although the ultimate silence is the best I’d say
Stalon recently released the VR line. Lightweight for small calibre (max 6.5mm):
Stalon VR
If you want to go ultra lightweight then there is FBT which do the INCA 32 with the lightest being 115g:
▷ INCA 32K OBS silencer
100 % light + carbon | FBT
Stalon VR
If you want to go ultra lightweight then there is FBT which do the INCA 32 with the lightest being 115g:
▷ INCA 32K OBS silencer
100 % light + carbon | FBT
Best way to reduce front heavy weight , is actually to lop a few inches off the barrel . Switching to a slightly faster powder , lighter bullets can help a heap . Often its not the actual weight anyhow its how far out it is .
I tend to chop most of my rifles , smaller mods are never as good at supressing the noise and the weight up front makes the gun tip heavy / unbalanced ( though it can be leveled out by weighting the rear , the whole outfit just gets harder to lug around .
Going alloy means lighter but it doesn't last like steel when hot gasses get shot through the baffles. Just my take on it from experience from when owning a CF rifle with a moderator when they first came out for UK civilians on ticket
^^^^ My view too. Mike Norris took 2” off my Sako 75 .243 barrel making it very pointable, easy handling rifle, especially with the F&D FW149 moderator on the front. Running 80 gr TTSX, it’s a delight to stalk with. Look at the F&D UTS131 moderator - even lighter!
HonestJohn
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Did two inches more make it not pointable and easy handling ? Or did he upsell ?
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