458 Socom Suppressed
 

The tone of Socom is very similar to the cyclone. It is quieter than a unsuppressed subsonic.22lr or the 308/cyclone shooting supersonic, but just. The tone is lower. The gun balances and handles very well. Leupold finally agreed to put a subsonic reticle in the scope. It's setup for a 125yd zero with a dot for 150,175,200. Hopefully I'll get some real shooting in tomorrow. Come on deer season.




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I also got my cyclone:smile:

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Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my chin. Those are very nice...

Coveting thy neighbors rifle......
 

AC, If we had a "Subsonic Hall of Fame" that Socom would be in it. Nice work!

Load data would be appreciated if you get a chance?

My comments the same as above. Sickness is stopping me from taking my 500 grain loads out for field testing. When I do we will be comparing notes I'm sure.

I am very impressed by the SOCOM!

I like how you machined the hand guard to give full access to the gas port. What kind of hand guard is it and do you have any regrets about machining it?

Thanks for the info
jonblack

It's a YHM hand guard. I wanted to be able to reach the gas block easily so some cutting was going to be necessary, but the gas block simply would not fit under the guard. I don't regret it. There 's plenty of rail space left. I like the grip of a 4 rail better than a round tube and cutting a round tube would not look as good. The only thing I put on it is a brass catcher.
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The suppressor is an Elite Iron.
10" x 1.2" and has a .51 bore.
I've talked about it for almost 2 years so sometimes I forget that everyone on the Internet doesn't know about it.:grin:

Thanks. 21.5 grs of VV N110 and a 530gr Outlaw State bullet. I hunted with this load last year and It's shocking on deer. I also shoot a 480 Hawk with 20.0 grs of VV N110 for "plinking". The 530 runs 1030 to 1040 and the 480 runs about 1050.

Sweet setup! The can looks a little bigger than 1.2 inch in dia. Maybe 1.625?

You're right I didn't catch that on my prof read. It's 1.620

Your Socom gets my vote for the ultimate subsonic hunting rig.:uzi2:
Truly bred to make things bleed..