Sticking to typical Texas game, what do the consider the best factory setup for hunting suppressed?

I don't have a Tikka yet, but I bet someone is going to say Tikka CTR, and I bet I know who's gonna say it.

Here's what I want. A short action (308 or 7mm08) Short barrel (16-17"), with a solid stock with a more vertical grip than your standard hunting style stock. I don't believe that anybody makes that, so whatever I get I will have to do some customization.

I think it would be something 16” in .308 or .300 blackout. You could run the blackout supersonic, suppressed and still make less noise than a .22 lr with the right suppressor.

I assume not a crazy but healthy budget, then the Tikka UPR with a 20" barrel would be my choice. Probably kick it old school in 308 since I rarely hunt and usually shorter distances.

We got a very standard/base model Tikka T3 that was chopped to 16" and threaded by Class III machining. Much easier than I thought and works great but can't really target shoot with such a thin barrel.

Were you betting on me?

Tikka CTR, .308.

20" Tikka CTR in 6.5 or 308

Yes. LOL.

A Tikka T-3 Lite has a barrel diameter of .677" @ 16"

Get one in 7mm-08, and chop the barrel and thread it right there.

Whatever it is, it should be a bolt action.

How would that barrel profile hold up to long strings of fire as compared to a CTR profile barrel chopped to 16"?

I don't know if it's the best but a 20" CTR in .308 would be really nice. I have one in 6.5CM in a McMillan Game Warden, and it's pretty close to perfect. A couple of changes would be

A. 18" barrel
B. A flush 4-5 rd mag

What about the sig cross 16” and .308, built in cheek rest and sub 7 pounds?

also a very intriguing setup. There's a pretty good thread on here about them, just run a quick search.

This is what I have with a Deadair silencer.

You're gonna get 3-ish rounds out of a lite and 8-10 out of a CTR

For hunting only the lite makes way more sense. For a hybrid do-it-all gun, the CTR is the ticket

The 308 that I did exactly this too doesn't hold up too well to continuous firings. As a comparison, I have a T3 varmint in 223. I can get a true 1" 10-shot group at 100 with my 223. Got other heavy profiled rifles that can hold very good 10 to 20 shot strings. The chopped down Lite version is hard to get a solid 5-shoot group for me. However, 0.75" or less 3-shot is easily achievable even for me.

+1, or 6.5CM.

The CTR, Cross for a chassis, and there is an upper end Begara that's nice but it's at the cost of two ctr

Would you really want to chop a CTR that is 20" and factory threaded? I wouldn't.

It won't.

3 shots is about all it will give you.

T-3 Lite is lighter to tote around hunting.

CTR is a heavier barrel for more shots in a row.

Unfortunately, your question is raises more questions. It's similar to asking what is the best golf club? Pro Golfer's response. "What course are your playing and more specifically what shot of what hole are you wanting to make?"
> What range/distance are you planning to shoot?
> How will you use this firearm - hunting from blind, walking/stalking, etc.
> Do you want to shoot supersonic or subsonic ammunition?
> Do you have preference of Bolt Rifle or AR15/AR10?

Depending upon the distance, anything from 300BO - 308Win (like 20 different cartridges in this range with factory ammo) will do the job and you can always go larger for "over-kill". You won't need anything longer than 20" barrel. Using a suppressor, you need to consider barrel profile (diameter) with at least a medium sporter or varmint profile to handle the weight of suppressor. Personal preference for traditional stock (wood or composite) or chassis. Your choice of Bolt Action or AR platform. Rifle weight might be important depending on style of hunting and terrain.

I think the real question ins "Why only have one rifle?". I own more than one belt even though I can only use one at a time.

Get you a pawnshop 700 30-06 for $150 and then dump an additional $1000 into it like I did

8.6 Blackout is pretty interesting. I've been researching it a bit from time to time but it's still pretty new and has limited availability from a rifle perspective. But it seems to be a round that could get you true quiet killing power out to about 200 yards.

For Texas at moderate range, I still go to my Remington AAC Model 7 in 300 Blackout.