Originally posted by drbs
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Tough accident. Those Peletons are unforgiving. Guys inches from each other going 20 plus MPH. I am always amazed that guys don't get killed on the various professional bike tours when someone touches another wheel in one of their Peletons. Injuries due to bicycle accidents are pretty severe.
I don't really have an opinion on upper combinations other than having a high quality barrel and that the upper was made by someone who I trust to do a excellent job. The LW barrel you have from CSS has always been a good performer for guys here on the forum. I had two LW 28 inch barrels and they both were outstanding to 300 but performance really degraded past 300. From what I have learned, it is common for LW barrels but no one really knows why since they are well made. So, Lilja, Krieger, Hart, are a couple of the better companies. Satern if you can get them to follow through with the barrel. Get the top end barrel and the barrel no longer becomes something to question if you run into problems. The cartridge doesn't mean anything when it comes to quality barrels. Having the chamber cut properly does which is why a person ought to get the thing made by someone they trust to do a good job.
I am not sure how a flash suppressor can improve performance unless you are shooting in limited visibility where it reduces flash. It reduces flash, doesn't get rid of it. US military powders use a bunch of chemicals designed to reduce flash. Civilian powders may or may not produce a bunch of flash. Single base powders really do light things up. Double base, not as much. Short barrels tend to light things up with longer barrels not so much. And I don't think a .223 bolt rifle made to shoot 40 grain varmint bullets is an ideal choice for a combat rifle. He, he, he. If the suppressor improves performance, or you have a need to reduce flash, by all means use one.
300 is a challenging but ideal range to evaluate performance.
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