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When I first got my supressor I had to put a few rounds on it like 20 or so seems like it gets dirty and settles in. I had a slight zero shift and velocity increase. So I do all my load development with the suppressor on. I can tell you shooting at distance If I take suppressor off and put my brake on the brake will shoot 3 mil high at 1400 yards compared to suppressor. I run the area 419 system
Today I shot 5 inches high and 9 1/4 right. I'm using MOA night force shv. Omega 300
 
595 yards
So to be about 1.5 moa right at 600 yards, you're in the ballpark of 3-5mph wind depending on bullet/velocity..sometimes the wind can be doing things that are so slight closer to target and not necessarily at shooting position. You're less than a minute high which isn't ideal but could definitely be a slight variation in MV/BC. Seems like it's less of an issue than perceived to me. Sometimes that wind can feel straight on or from straight behind and actually have some angle to it down range and could easily cause this sort of miss, I've even shot in some weird switchy updraft situations that threw me off more then that vertically as well!
 
So to be about 1.5 moa right at 600 yards, you're in the ballpark of 3-5mph wind depending on bullet/velocity..sometimes the wind can be doing things that are so slight closer to target and not necessarily at shooting position. You're less than a minute high which isn't ideal but could definitely be a slight variation in MV/BC. Seems like it's less of an issue than perceived to me. Sometimes that wind can feel straight on or from straight behind and actually have some angle to it down range and could easily cause this sort of miss, I've even shot in some weird switchy updraft situations that threw me off more then that vertically as well!
Thank you
 
Hey guys. I just received my suppressor, spun it onto my 300 prc. Dialed it in dead nuts 100 yards. Then I stretched it out at 500 and 1000. That's where it was hitting high and right at both 500 and 1000. The high stuff I can verify and work in. The right I can't figure out. Any insight or advice

Does your rifle have a pretty noticeable change in recoil switching to the suppressor? High left/right impacts can also simply be recoil related, depending.
 
If the muzzle velocity hasnt changed you can true up your bc in a kestrel to match your impacts. I remember I had to do this for a .308 with 175g at distance. I would also check zero at 200 just to see if there is any change.
 

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