Moderator

[Boghossian 0]

Hi guys, I was wondering if you could give me tips on moderators for my .270 sako...

 

I am going to choose between the T8 (huge but slides down the barrel) and the Jet-Z (highest sound reduction and doesn't scratch barrel, but longer than the T8).

 

Can anyone give any experiences with either of these? Also how much did they cost you? My gunshop wants £250 including installation, which seems a bit steep...

[Sako.243 1]

Alright mate, I used to use a T8 on my .308 but found it a bit bulky, After selling the whole rig i bought a .243 and put a P.E.S Mod on it , Find it alot better not so heavy and alot slimmer on the rifle being just a bit bigger than a Varmet Barrel. And around £200-£250.

 

Hope that is of some help ?

[Guest baldie]

The full length PES is actually heavier than the t8 , but its stainless steel. £250 is a good price for the lot, the mods are around £210 - £220. The zet-z is good, but its muzzle mounted only, which is never ideal.Two points of contact, as in a reflex type mod, is always gonna be safer, as a couple of turns loose, and its still safe, whereas , a couple of turns loose, on a muzzle mounted can, can be disastrous.

[Deako 0]

As usual...got to agree with baldie :thumbs-up: ...this is becoming a habit!

[Boghossian 0]

Does your T8 scratch the barrel?

My mate has a T8 on the same model sako and it has left rings on the barrel's blueing. I know it is just a working gun, but I take good care of my guns and would appreciate any tips on stopping this.

Cheers

 

Gabriel

[Deako 0]

Over time, the barrel bushing can cause wear to the blueing, but this is generally considered to confirm that the bushing is of the correct tolerence for your rifle barrel.

 

I would be more worried if I had no marks to be honest!

[Guest baldie]

Simple cure for this mate, get whoever is fitting it, to machine the delrin bush to be a tight fit, so when you unscrew the mod, it unscrews both threads, and leaves the bush on the barrel.This is what i do on mine, as i had a sako blued barrel, ruined by a badly fitted mod.Some say a tight bush [fnarr fnarr ] affects accuracy...i,ve never found it to be so.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Ive found that a nice tight bush accelerates the firing of some of the larger tools .

[Sako.243 1]

Tell me Baldie have you ever had to change your zero if shooting without the Mod as last year i went to a day at the hinds and took the mod off and my zero was exactly the same hadnt moved a bit

[Guest baldie]

Some guns dont alter zero mate, but its fairly uncommon. However, my speedmaster only moves a quarter of an inch high, with its t4 removed, but my .204 moves 5 or 6 inch.

[barrym3 11]

The full length PES is actually heavier than the t8 , but its stainless steel. £250 is a good price for the lot, the mods are around £210 - £220. The zet-z is good, but its muzzle mounted only, which is never ideal.Two points of contact, as in a reflex type mod, is always gonna be safer, as a couple of turns loose, and its still safe, whereas , a couple of turns loose, on a muzzle mounted can, can be disastrous.

Hi i have a .22.250 rifle would a t4 be suitable on it whats your opinion thanks

[SNAP SHOT 194]

The t4 will fit the 22.250 ok and will work fine, but the t8 will be better at sound suppression, due to the extra baffles, if your looking to cut down on weight and not have the weapon too heavy then the T4 will be fine. Also take a look at the A-tec range of mods fully strippable and better sound suppression, lighter slightly narrower, but slightly longer by about 2" i think. but slightly more expensive.....