6.8 Scope/Ammo Recommendations

Matt1911 · Mar 15, 2016

Wall said:
2 years now bud

Damn.... text inbound then.

LuckyDucky · Mar 15, 2016

I did not know Tony dealt silencers.

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Matt1911 · Mar 15, 2016

Spencer said:
I did not know Tony dealt silencers.
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See, I'm not the only one.
A little advertisement or perhaps a class III section on mrps.com would help.

Wall · Mar 15, 2016

I got one of those weird (genius) marketing plans where I don't advertise so I can work less & shoot more

jtischauser · Mar 16, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
So how do you like the Saker? I'm going to talk to Steve at Cold Hand and have him get me the 5.56 version.

At this point all I know is that it's easy on/off and looks cool In pics.

Professor · Mar 16, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
So how do you like the Saker? I'm going to talk to Steve at Cold Hand and have him get me the 5.56 version.

Why not get the 762 and be able to shoot multiple calibers through it?

Matt1911 · Mar 16, 2016

Rick Howell said:
Why not get the 762 and be able to shoot multiple calibers through it?

I have no plans for a .308 and really don't want one due to cost of ammo alone.
I have a 9mm suppressor already and a .22 suppressor currently pending so the 5.56 would be the last thing I need to complete my fun bag.

Matt1911 · Mar 16, 2016

If at some point I decide to build a 300bo upper, my 9mm can will handle the subsonic loads for it.

jtischauser · Mar 16, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
I have no plans for a .308 and really don't want one due to cost of ammo alone.
I have a 9mm suppressor already and a .22 suppressor currently pending so the 5.56 would be the last thing I need to complete my fun bag.

5.56 is still loud as heck in my limited experience. .22 is amazing and I can't barely take the wait on my new JP GMR-13 9mm carbine. I have an AAC TiRant 9 can waiting to make sweet love to it.

Professor · Mar 16, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
If at some point I decide to build a 300bo upper, my 9mm can will handle the subsonic loads for it.

It looks like you have covered the reasons for which I was asking. (Adding 3/4" and 2 ozs to gain additional calibers).

By far, my AAC 762SD (early original design) on my 300blk shooting subs is the most impressive combination I have seen. On 5.56, it appears to be right in the ballpark with the top performing 5.56 dedicated suppressors. I've never been sorry that I chose it 7 years ago as my first centerfire suppressor. I would like to get it updated to a 51T mount to increase my options. That said, I would REALLY like to have AAC's Mini4, a Surefire Micro, or similar as a dedicated 5.56 to supplement it.

Matt1911 · Mar 16, 2016

Yeah the 5.56 is still pretty loud due to the supersonic crack, but it still makes my list of must haves.
I'm anxiously awaiting my .22 can. I have 500 rounds of 710 fps rounds that would be perfect for a super quiet bolt gun.

Matt1911 · Mar 16, 2016

Rick Howell said:
It looks like you have covered the reasons for which I was asking. (Adding 3/4" and 2 ozs to gain additional calibers).

By far, my AAC 762SD (early original design) on my 300blk shooting subs is the most impressive combination I have seen. On 5.56, it appears to be right in the ballpark with the top performing 5.56 dedicated suppressors. I've never been sorry that I chose it 7 years ago as my first centerfire suppressor. I would like to get it updated to a 51T mount to increase my options. That said, I would REALLY like to have AAC's Mini4, a Surefire Micro, or similar as a dedicated 5.56 to supplement it.

I'm leaning heavily towards the Saker K. Only 5 dB louder, still under 140, but shorter and lighter weight.

Professor · Mar 16, 2016

Jesse Tischauser said:
5.56 is still loud as heck in my limited experience. .22 is amazing and I can't barely take the wait on my new JP GMR-13 9mm carbine. I have an AAC TiRant 9 can waiting to make sweet love to it.

From the shooters perspective, suppressed 5.56 reminds me of shooting an non-suppressed 22 with mini-mags or equivalent.

You need to mount that Saker on a 300blk upper and try it out.

Professor · Mar 16, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
Yeah the 5.56 is still pretty loud due to the supersonic crack, but it still makes my list of must haves.
I'm anxiously awaiting my .22 can. I have 500 rounds of 710 fps rounds that would be perfect for a super quiet bolt gun.

CCI #74 Segmented Subs are nice through a 10-22 but just flat awesome through a bolt.

http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=1&loadNo=0074

Matt1911 · Mar 16, 2016

Rick Howell said:
CCI #74 Segmented Subs are nice through a 10-22 but just flat awesome through a bolt.

http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=1&loadNo=0074

That's what I have. 250 are the segmented hp, the other 250 are round nose.

jtischauser · Mar 16, 2016

Rick Howell said:
From the shooters perspective, suppressed 5.56 reminds me of shooting an non-suppressed 22 with mini-mags or equivalent.

You need to mount that Saker on a 300blk upper and try it out.

I have an SDN-6 on my .300. That reminds me. I need some freedom munitions 300blk Ammo.

Matt1911 · Mar 16, 2016

Rick Howell said:
I would REALLY like to have AAC's Mini4, a Surefire Micro, or similar as a dedicated 5.56 to supplement it.

I've been seeing a lot of negative about surefire suppressor support if something goes wrong.
Apparently they're focused on the military side and couldn't give much of a elephant dung about civilian customer service.

technetium-99m · Mar 16, 2016

After using SiCo's ASR mount for a while I'm sold on it. I've got a 556 Specwar inbound and am thinking about a SpecwarK for the SBR.

It's durable enough for my needs and the Specwar is plenty durable enough for anything I'm going to do with it. Only downside to the 30 cal Specwar is its like 9.5" long.

Professor · Mar 16, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
I've been seeing a lot of negative about surefire suppressor support if something goes wrong.
Apparently they're focused on the military side and couldn't give much of a elephant dung about civilian customer service.

That doesn't surprise me as they have customer support issues in other areas as well.

Jackary · Mar 16, 2016

AAC has awesome support the latch on my SDN6 wore out and they sent me a prepaid label UPS picked it up they fixed the latch and recoated it fixing the scratches from range abuse and sent it back no questions asked. All within a week and a half. It came back looking brand new.

On the 6.8 I have been shooting ammo from silver state armory with the 110 and 115gr sierra bullets. They perform pretty well I need to find someone with a hog problem so I can go try it out. The scope I have on mine is overkill but I got a good deal on it, Vortex Viper 6.5-20X44. Only time it has been adjusted past 10 is when I used it as a spotting scope.