New gadget for the coming season

TurdusMerula

Bought myself a suppressor for my rifle. Stalon XE108 made out of stainless steel, titanium and aluminum.

Now I'll get rid of muzzle flash and recoil jump while shooting in dark conditions. It's always hard to see where the deer jumps when you shoot it in the last rays of light due to flash and recoil jump.

earlyagain

Never had the pleasure. Maybe better recheck your zero.

Nothing wrong with quiet.......

TurdusMerula

earlyagain said:

Never had the pleasure. Maybe better recheck your zero.

Nothing wrong with quiet.......

Yeah, I will re-adjust it in the coming days.

I tried a few shots with it in our yard and the noice went down so much that my wife said it sounded inside our house like big dog sneezing as I shot on the other side of the house's wall. Bullet of course kept the usual screaming as it is ultrasonic noice after all.

But I would say that total amount of noice was on par with .22lr.  Recoil went down too. Like shooting with .22 pistol.

And one of the most important extra is the muzzle flash. This will hide it when I shoot deer in the darkness. Better to see where it jumps after the hit as the recoil jump and orange flame will be gone from now on.

bullsi1911

Very nice.  I have been hunting with a suppressor for the last couple of seasons.  I still wear electronic hearing protection (keeps the ears warm, and amplifies hearing).  But it is nice to be hearing safe while hunting.

Are there any extra hoops you have to jump through for a suppressor in your country? 

GunNut

That is a really nice looking unit!

TurdusMerula

bullsi1911 said:

Very nice.  I have been hunting with a suppressor for the last couple of seasons.  I still wear electronic hearing protection (keeps the ears warm, and amplifies hearing).  But it is nice to be hearing safe while hunting.

Are there any extra hoops you have to jump through for a suppressor in your country? 

I have used electronic mufflers too and plan to continue using my MSA Supremes after the suppressor.

In Finland suppressors requires an license in order to buy one. But luckily our parliament has seen the light while making this law as the firearm license that we have to have to each gun we buy and own and this license gives you the right to buy suppressors to your guns. No extra taxes or anything. Just take your firearm license with you and buy one after proving the right to own a gun.

TurdusMerula

GunNut said:

That is a really nice looking unit!

Thanks!

I think that now my rig is complete for the years to come. It's a pretty good setup for the type of hunting I do. Required a bit of saving to get all these "components" with my monetary situation but I managed anyhow.

Mauser m18 in 30-06, topped with Zeiss Conquest DL 3-12x50 with illuminated red dot on Mauser/Sauer QD mounts and now this Stalon XE18 makes it complete.

I'm very satisfied for this poor man's working rig.

Diver43

Great set up

knitepoet

Looks good.

In my experience with supersonic rounds (Ultrasonic is "of or involving sound waves with a frequency above the upper limit of human hearing" ) seem louder at distance, since the sonic crack has more time to develop

GunNut

TurdusMerula said:

GunNut said:

That is a really nice looking unit!

Thanks!

I think that now my rig is complete for the years to come. It's a pretty good setup for the type of hunting I do. Required a bit of saving to get all these "components" with my monetary situation but I managed anyhow.

Mauser m18 in 30-06, topped with Zeiss Conquest DL 3-12x50 with illuminated red dot on Mauser/Sauer QD mounts and now this Stalon XE18 makes it complete.

I'm very satisfied for this poor man's working rig.

Mauser and Zeiss is not a “poor man’s working rig” for us on this side of the Atlantic!  😁

Regardless that is a very nice hunting setup!  I wish our politicians were smart enough to see the light on suppressors.  Not happening within my lifetime...

earlyagain

We've been hollywooded

CHIRO1989

Thread drift, my mom made pulla, Finn biscuit as we call it locally:
 Big gob of butter and a cup of coffee and you are good to go

TurdusMerula

CHIRO1989 said:

Thread drift, my mom made pulla, Finn biscuit as we call it locally:
 Big gob of butter and a cup of coffee and you are good to go

I can see from the distance that one incredient is missing to be a real pulla.
 Cardamom.  😅

TurdusMerula

GunNut said:

TurdusMerula said:

GunNut said:

That is a really nice looking unit!

Thanks!

I think that now my rig is complete for the years to come. It's a pretty good setup for the type of hunting I do. Required a bit of saving to get all these "components" with my monetary situation but I managed anyhow.

Mauser m18 in 30-06, topped with Zeiss Conquest DL 3-12x50 with illuminated red dot on Mauser/Sauer QD mounts and now this Stalon XE18 makes it complete.

I'm very satisfied for this poor man's working rig.

Mauser and Zeiss is not a “poor man’s working rig” for us on this side of the Atlantic!  😁

Regardless that is a very nice hunting setup!  I wish our politicians were smart enough to see the light on suppressors.  Not happening within my lifetime...

Took me many seasons to gather this setup together. 
If I wasn’t a piss poor special needs school assistant I would be shooting a some nice Sako or Sauer 404 or Blaser R8 topped with Victory series Zeiss of Schmidt & Bender. 😅

Seriously speaking my rig really is on the budget side here when I see the gear that most of the hunters use these days. Perhaps middle class at the most.
It’s incredible how much people invest in to their hunting gear. It won’t make deer or moose more dead. 

TurdusMerula

A link to short video. Subsonic ammo with this suppressor on our yard

https://youtu.be/9-Yz4DO5BUQ

CHIRO1989

TurdusMerula said:

CHIRO1989 said:

Thread drift, my mom made pulla, Finn biscuit as we call it locally:
 Big gob of butter and a cup of coffee and you are good to go

I can see from the distance that one incredient is missing to be a real pulla.
 Cardamom.  😅

It is in there, it s propper pulla

Diver43

Cardamon?  Had to look that up, sounds like something to try when I get the chance.

Like has been said, you have one fine hunting rig

CHIRO1989

Diver43 said:

Cardamon?  Had to look that up, sounds like something to try when I get the chance.

Don't forget the butter, lots of butter, and coffee.

Jocelyn

Hey, that's really looking great. It will reduce recoil and help decrease muzzle flinch. These benefits lead to improved accuracy, better shot placement, and more humane hunts..All the best.

Zee

I’ve been using suppressors for awhile now and they will spoil the crap out of you!  I almost don’t want to hunt without one these days. 

TurdusMerula

Zee said:

I’ve been using suppressors for awhile now and they will spoil the crap out of you!  I almost don’t want to hunt without one these days. 

I agree!
Now after a couple of months of hunting and nine kills with suppressed rifle I’m not going back to ”free breathing” rifle.
I should have bought one a long time ago.

Jayhawker

Diver43 said:

Cardamon?  Had to look that up, sounds like something to try when I get the chance.

Like has been said, you have one fine hunting rig

Be ready...it's a bit pricey....I use it in my Cranberry/Apple Chutney