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Anyone seen or handled on of the Ridgeline FFT's in .308 with the 16" barrel? https://www.eurooptic.com/Christens...16-1-10-Bbl-Black-Rifle-w-Elevated-.aspx

I've a Banish 30 that should be approved and shipping in time for a whitetail hunt this fall. I'm debating a 20" vs 16" barrel for this rifle. I intend on running it suppressed as often as state law for hunting will allow me to. With most of my rifle hunting occurring in SC for whitetail, this seems like a handy set up for a blind. My apprehension is the times/states that I cannot legally hunt with a suppressor and the short barrel being an absolute "blast."

Thoughts?

My 18" 308 doesn't bother me. I'd think 16" would be ok.

I have the Christensen Ridgeline, carbon fiber wrapped barrel in 300 PRC. Not impressed with the accuracy.

At the time, it was hard to find a bolt gun in 308 Win with a 16' barrel. I chose the Sig Cross. It is a tack driver with the Norma 150 Gr. Soft points.



With the M-lok system it is super easy to add adapters for hanging arca-swiss plates, lights and batteries, unlike a traditional stock.

It has become my go to, thermal suppressed. With a 7" suppressor, barrel length is 23"



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I’d go 16” only if planning to suppress it all the time. You can of course, wear ear pro while hunting with it un-suppressed, but if you forget it, ouch! Can’t see a big problem with a 20” in a blind either.

There's also the matter of balance. 16” without a can might be kind of flighty.

I have the Ridgeline FFT 308 with 20" barrel w/TB Ultra -7 suppressor. Don't think I would want a shorter barrel w/o the suppressor it is loud.

16” with a can

Ive got a 17” 308 T3X with a can. Perfect boxblind rig.

I have the 16” Ridgeline. Just waiting on my can to be released. Nice rifle, handy even with the can.

Was there not a time here where folks were chasing velocity? Now noise matters more?

16” for certain.

Noise and recoil both, but only in some instances. Today’s LRF availability, along with better BC bullet options, has made that last 100-200fps not as critical in many instances. Comparing actual suppressed shooting to unsuppressed, it is a concession many are willing to make.

Are you still lacking any experience with suppressors, yet commenting on nearly every suppressor thread?

The effective length of a 20" barrel plus the Banish 30 in its hearing safe configuration will be around a 28.5" barrel. Super long. A 24.5" effective length will be much easier to wield.
The 20" length will still be loud without a can.
Essentially, with the 20" barrel you're trying to make one rifle do two things. Stop half azzing two things. Use the 16" barrel for this suppressed rifle, and use a different, normal barrel length rifle for hunting out of state.

PG spittin' facts.

I agree. Can't really see the sense in a 20" or greater threaded barrel for hunting unless it is burning 60gr of powder or better. And it's true that nobody says you can't have a 22-24" sporter and a 16-18" threaded sporter in the same chambering.

16 or 18” is sweet spot for suppressed like JPro suggests .

Those folks have had to have shoulder surgery and suffer from tinnitus, and they still shoot all their deer at less than 200 yards.

For conversation, cutting something like a 22" 6.5CM back to 18" might cost you 150fps, probably less. Running the numbers on that with JBM, assuming the same 200yd zero with a 143 ELDX, will cost a guy an extra 2.8" of vertical drop at 400yds with the shorter barrel. Not exactly a deal-breaker, but I know the suppressed gun is far more fun to shoot, as I've shot that exact combo, back-to-back. Today's slick bullets do the work in a different manner than yesteryear's bullets and don't require redlined muzzle velocities to do the job, even at midrange distances.

I have a 6.5 CM with a 16" barrel and a Dead Air Can, it's handy as hell, bullet speed doesn't make much difference inside 200 yards, were I kill most of the critters I shoot. Rio7

You need to post pics of your scout.