Yes, a Suppressor Can Make Your Rifle More Accurate — and We Tested It

Suppressors are rapidly becoming standard kit on the modern hunting rifle, but there is still plenty of legend and lore around what they do, and how they affect your rifle’s performance. One of the biggest questions hunters often have is how it will affect the accuracy of their gun. Long-time suppressor owners will likely tell you that they’ll make your rifle more accurate, but we still see folks claiming that adding a can will hurt a finely-tuned rifle’s accuracy. What’s the truth? That’s what senior staff writer Tyler Freel set out to demonstrate in this video. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:05 Shooting without a can 4:48 Targets and accuracy impressions (no can) 6:30 Shooting with a can 8:08 Targets and accuracy impressions (can) 9:50 Crunching group data 14:22 Velocity takeaways 15:17 Accuracy with loose suppressor 17:40 Cold-bore through cold can vs. subsequent shots 23:!1 Takeaways