A Suppressor That Doesn't Cause So Much Barrel Heat?

[LDHunter]

This may be a stupid question but it's an issue with me.

Obviously at this time of year it's not going to be nearly as important because of the cool weather. I mostly hunt this time of year with few range trips but in the spring, summer and fall my shooting is primarily range oriented and I've noticed that when I use a suppressor on my centerfires that not only does the suppressor heat up very rapidly with just a few shots, but the barrel does too.

Is there any such thing as a suppressor that doesn't cause all that super rapid heat build up and yet still suppresses sound well?

The rifles it will primarily be used with are 223, 308, 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 PRC.

 

[cohunt]

Do suppressors actually cause your barrel to heat up faster? I've not tested that aspect before--- I know suppressors heat up quickly

 

[LDHunter]

Yes... Huge difference for me.

 

[fseaman.js]

Unfortunate function of how they work.

Invented 123 years ago. It's a great story.

 

[WapitiBob]

get a chamber chiller

 

[Elk Hunter 338]

Nature of the beast !!!!!

 

[Dirtrax]

Can you please clarify "quickly"?

 

[FireFlyFishing]

I'm wondering when you hunt, do you mag dump? A shot or two..or even three should be doable without much mirage.

 

[LDHunter]

By quickly I mean a 3 shot group with a 223 makes me set it aside for fear of heat causing throat damage. I think it's safe to say the barrel heats up at least 3-5 times faster than without a suppressor. My 6.5 Creedmoor gets set aside after each shot to cool. If I shoot it 2 shots it's really pretty hot and I'd never consider 3 shots.

My range has fans mounted above and to the left of the rifles when it a shooting rest and I use them a lot. If I'm practicing or shooting somewhere else I take one of my Dewalt battery powered fans with me if I intend to shoot a lot and don't want to wait very long to cool my barrels.

I know that some people might consider my caution excessive but I tend to shoot a rifle thousands of rounds with little if any throat or barrel wear and I'm certain that never ever shooting a barrel hot has a lot to do with that.

I never as in never mag dump. I do in fact have a couple of AR rifles but even with those its shoot and cool.

Does that answer your questions?

BTW... Mirage would be a problem if I didn't cool as often as I do but the fans tend to fix that pretty quickly although I turn them off just before I shoot to save horizontal stringing due to the wind they produce.