Maybe for casual shooting I would but definitely not while I am hunting. Its in the wide open and it cuts down the noise enough where I am alright without hearing protection. If it didn't I wouldnt waste my time/money on one.
Pros vs cons of jumping through the hoops to get a suppressor (is it worth it?)
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Mike_from_Texas
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I shoot everything outdoors with no hearing protection when shooting suppressed. To my ears it takes pretty much any high powered rifle down about 22/22mag unsuppressed level.
If I’m indoors I still use it.
EDIT TO ADD: Every one I have was worth every $$ and time and I have quite a few.
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BigBoss0311
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100 percent worth it.
Saltyag2010
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Yes it’s worth it. Worst part of shooting is the sound and concussion from the muzzle. Suppressor makes both pleasant if not more tolerable
I think its worth it. I leave mine a designated HD AR. As far as the wait, it will go by faster then you think. After the first month, it will go out of your head. Next thing you know, your getting a call from your FFL. Once you've tried it, you'll start planning on buying a 2nd, or 3rd or 4th.
Still enough to hurt your hearing. The ringing in my ears is already pretty bad and I don't want it any worse. Lots and lots of M60 machine gun shooting 7.62x51 NATO for 4 years. Back then ear plugs were almost never used or around or encouraged. Later when it is gone or problematic (hearing) you will wish you had protected yourself, even with a silencer. Even with subsonic full bore rounds it will still be loud enough to hurt your hearing. Supersonic rounds even worse. Subsonic .22 is the only acceptable no hearing protection needed with a can (bolt action, semi's are louder).
But with most of my time now at public ranges, they aren't much use other than to dull the noise of a high powered rifle in an enclosed range. Still need ear protection just to be there. They are a high priced novelty at the moment and I like mine but will get no more unless they are deregulated and prices come down. Probably not happening in my useful lifetime I have left. But everyone should own at least one and get it configured to use on a variety of your guns if you can.
Interesting thread (to me) as what the OP said in the first post is pretty much exactly what I have been telling my buddies as well. I will for sure be filling out a Form 4 almost as soon as I get to TX.
Coming from NJ, where there are zero NFA items allowed makes it all the more appealing to apply. I've already started setting my rifles up to accept the SureFire can and will most likely get a 30cal and swap it between my current firearms for now until I can spring for a second in 22.
I will be hunting with it and really only taking to the range to sight in/zero. Otherwise, as stated, if it's a public range and no one else is using one what's the point? May as well just run the rifle as is.
Coming from NJ, where there are zero NFA items allowed makes it all the more appealing to apply. I've already started setting my rifles up to accept the SureFire can and will most likely get a 30cal and swap it between my current firearms for now until I can spring for a second in 22.
I will be hunting with it and really only taking to the range to sight in/zero. Otherwise, as stated, if it's a public range and no one else is using one what's the point? May as well just run the rifle as is.
Do you want to protect your hearing? Do you want to scare off other game when hunting? Do you want a tactical advantage, if it comes to that? Do you want to keep your neighbors out of your business at 03:00 when you finally nail that armadillo that's tearing up the back lot?
Multiple other positives
See post #31
Multiple other positives
See post #31
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As someone who wears hearing aids and still has trouble understanding other people, I can attest to doing everything you can to protect your hearing. Once it's gone there is no getting it back. It really sucks to not be able to watch youtube videos because you can't understand what is being said. BTW, I lost my hearing from working on too many flight lines in the Air Force.
Also generally the real effects don't show up immediately either. You will find out way down the road. Not against silencers just don't think they can be used alone for hearing protection. On most guns they just muffle the blast down some but still at hearing damaging levels without other ear protection.
I just went in for hearing aids as they said they had something special for tinnitus. Nope all they do is play white noise in the hearing aid which is more bothersome than the constant ringing. Noise has to be pretty loud for me to hear over the ringing. Sometimes maddening in a quiet room by myself. Wear ear protection like a real man!
I just went in for hearing aids as they said they had something special for tinnitus. Nope all they do is play white noise in the hearing aid which is more bothersome than the constant ringing. Noise has to be pretty loud for me to hear over the ringing. Sometimes maddening in a quiet room by myself. Wear ear protection like a real man!
Lots of good posts in here. Suppressors should be mandatory.
It just makes shooting so much more pleasurable without all the noise. Most people’s regret, is waiting to long to get their first one. Do it!
They don't get rid of the noise, so "without all the noise" is a poor term to use. They just muffle some of it. Even with a silencer high caliber weapons "not .22" still make enough noise to hurt you. Buy one and put your plugs in your ears.
I’ve had suppressors for years sir, I’m very aware of what they do, and don’t do.
If I had said, “without noise”, that would imply silence. Instead, I said, “without all the noise”, meaning, there is still plenty of noise.
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