SILENCER SATURDAY #195: Big Bore Blasting – Henry .45-70 And The Dead Air Primal
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:43 am
“Suppression
As we talked about in the initial Primal review, suppressing full power .45-70 is never going to be “quiet”. But instead of my hard cast lead loads, this week I picked a handful of cartridges from Hornady and Federal to test out. And despite my own warnings, I shot one round from each batch with my left earmuff off. Many hunters don’t wear hearing protection and I wanted to get an idea of the suppressed .45-70 experience. It’s not terrible, but not great. I don’t recommend it. But, if you have to squeeze off a shot without plugs or muffs, I doubt it will be painful or disorienting when using the Primal.
The actual report was pleasant for a large, loud caliber. The Primal takes a bite out of the blast. I’d rank it as being quieter than any other unsuppressed supersonic rifle cartridge. I could not tell a difference between any of the loads. I did notice that the Primal gets hot quickly when shooting .45-70. After two shots it was too hot to touch.
Perceived recoil was noticeably reduced with the Primal over unsuppressed shooting. Admittedly, this isn’t a sit around all day and plink rifle; most shooters will confirm their zero with about four rounds and take one or two target shots a year. The beauty of the Primal is that it is actually a solid suppressor on other hosts, so it doesn’t need to live on your big bore rifle.“
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/20 ... ir-primal/
I wonder how loud it would be with subsonic Trail Boss loads out of my BBX .44 Mag? Hmmmmmm.
John Davies
Spokane WA
As we talked about in the initial Primal review, suppressing full power .45-70 is never going to be “quiet”. But instead of my hard cast lead loads, this week I picked a handful of cartridges from Hornady and Federal to test out. And despite my own warnings, I shot one round from each batch with my left earmuff off. Many hunters don’t wear hearing protection and I wanted to get an idea of the suppressed .45-70 experience. It’s not terrible, but not great. I don’t recommend it. But, if you have to squeeze off a shot without plugs or muffs, I doubt it will be painful or disorienting when using the Primal.
The actual report was pleasant for a large, loud caliber. The Primal takes a bite out of the blast. I’d rank it as being quieter than any other unsuppressed supersonic rifle cartridge. I could not tell a difference between any of the loads. I did notice that the Primal gets hot quickly when shooting .45-70. After two shots it was too hot to touch.
Perceived recoil was noticeably reduced with the Primal over unsuppressed shooting. Admittedly, this isn’t a sit around all day and plink rifle; most shooters will confirm their zero with about four rounds and take one or two target shots a year. The beauty of the Primal is that it is actually a solid suppressor on other hosts, so it doesn’t need to live on your big bore rifle.“
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/20 ... ir-primal/
I wonder how loud it would be with subsonic Trail Boss loads out of my BBX .44 Mag? Hmmmmmm.
John Davies
Spokane WA