Accuracy remained impressive to the mile mark. At 2000 yards, we started to see things open up a bit. Five rounds went into about 1.5 minutes. Three of the shots were spot on, and .75 minute. Two rounds went high. The cases were loaded quite hot. Bolt lift, with the yard of brass, was heavy, primers were cratered, and ejector marks were deep. It was approaching noon and 80 degrees when we got to the 2000 yard mark. The two high shots had perceived stiffer bolt lift. You can see a round on top of the Nightforce.
Cost: The Thor retails near $12,000. Loaded ammo ran $1500 per 198.
Suppressor: The suppressor was easily the highlight of the outing. I tried removing an ear plug when spotting. In no time, shooter and spotter had removed ear plugs. It was very comfortable without hearing protection. It was great to have normal conversations while shooting! Recoil reduction and muzzle blast reduction were superb. There was significantly less perceived recoil compared to the the 12 lb braked 338 Lapua.