Customers .45 Silent Carbine, used to hunt!

[Richard/SIA]

Customers .45 Silent Carbine, used to hunt!

.45 is plenty for deer, several customers use them back east.

I just got this in an unsolicited e-mail from Texas.
From the owner of one of the quad-rail equipped .45 Silent Carbine's I built.

".......this gun is by far my favorite and I have more than a few firearms.
I have already killed 2 deer and a hog with it this year and was amazed at how hard it hit them.
All where shot at about 30-40 yards and it just flattened them.
I shot them with a .45+P 230 grain hollow point flying at 930 fps.

The hog was shot from the front with the same round, and weighed in at 210 pounds.
I shot it at night with my Universal Night Sight (UNS) that I normally use on my work sniper rifle, it was mounted in front of my Night Force scope.
I mounted an ATPIAL infared laser on the rail system as well to provide some illumination and it was awesome.
Thanks so much for everything you have done".
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I am happy that he is happy!
+P probably adds to the report, but apparently not enough to be a problem.

[L1A1Rocker]

I hope he is not shooting white tails. The use of a suppressor for game animals in Texas is not legal. (unless the laws changed, which I'm not aware of) A suppressor is only legal for non-game animals and a valid license is required. You may want to have your customer check the current Texas Hunting booklet that is free anywhere hunting/fishing licesnes are sold.

[Richard/SIA]

I would have to verify he is doing all his hunting in TX, I assumed he was.
He may be hunting in other states as well.

His e-mail does not actually say where he got all his game.
I've built a couple of the quad-rail guns.
Currently working on a third.
I know one went to TX, I would have to check my book for the other.

Not sure what sort of deer he is shooting, I just copied and pasted the pertinent portion of his e-mail to me.

I knew +P .45 kills deer, I'm more impressed with the hog.

[L1A1Rocker]

I would have to verify he is doing all his hunting in TX, I assumed he was.
He may be hunting in other states as well.

His e-mail does not actually say where he got all his game.
I've built a couple of the quad-rail guns.
Currently working on a third.
I know one went to TX, I would have to check my book for the other.

Not sure what sort of deer he is shooting, I just copied and pasted the pertinent portion of his e-mail to me.

I knew +P .45 kills deer, I'm more impressed with the hog.

Yep, that sure is impressive. I know several people that hunt hogs with suppressed rifles but using the .45 is really cool. I'm wanting to build a 300 whisper AR this year and build an intergrall suppressor around it.

Your customer could also have been shooting some sort of Non-game deer such as Axis.

[smcharchan]

It fascinates me that some people believe that the proper 230 grain bullet at over 900fps would have a problem killing a deer. Similar projectiles were used throughout American history to do just that.

I would at least use XTP's, but I would prefer the bonded PDX1.

I have handloaded heavier than 230gr hardcast bullets in 45 Super brass for use in a single shot TC. It really thumps anything it hits.

[JacksonBrowne]

Maybe he was doing warden-sanctioned culling, or maybe he just doesn't care.

[Richard/SIA]

I am sure he would not risk his career just for deer!

[cajun 22]

Maybe he's LEO of some kind. He said the night vision was on his WORK sniper rifle. Anyway sounds cool to me. I hunt in MS and have taken four deer with a suppressor this season.

[dirty D]

So I take it that it's legal to use a suppressor to hunt in Mississippi? I haven't checked the law yet but was curious.

[cajun 22]

Yes. It is legal to hunt with suppressors in MS. I verified this with the enforcement division at Jackson, MS. I was told any caliber any game.

[dirty D]

very nice to know, i just got into suppressors and am still waiting on my first to clear. I ended up with a built in ruger 22/45, but am thinking about buying a 30. cal can to hunt with soon.