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Offline swanny

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Suppressed, why?
« on: January 22, 2017, 06:14:32 PM »
I'm not a huge gun buff so can anyone tell me why suppressor so seem to be the rage? Just curious. Is it clearly just for a quieter shot?

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2017, 06:17:17 PM »
Well after shooting for close to 30 years and hunting for most of that time.  I now wear double ear protection, foam and muffs, a noise suppressor saves your hearing.

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2017, 06:18:08 PM »
Quiet, less recoil and slightly better speeds.

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2017, 06:26:51 PM »
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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2017, 06:28:24 PM »
To have the ability to assassinate enemy combatants with just a "thwip" coming from the gun so as to not alert other enemy combatants to your presence. :chuckle:

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2017, 06:32:56 PM »
Because a quieter shot is awesome.
They are all the "rage" because laws for having and shooting them continue to loosen up in our favor.

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2017, 06:37:22 PM »
To have the ability to assassinate enemy combatants with just a "thwip" coming from the gun so as to not alert other enemy combatants to your presence. :chuckle:

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2017, 06:38:35 PM »
The ability to hunt without ear pro is really nice.  I was in TX for a combo hog/deer hunt last month and took one of each. Hog was not suppressed, deer was.  Having to stop and put in ears with a hog running around thick brush was not a good option, but I value my hearing so did it.  Simply shooting the deer without worrying about hearing loss was a huge benefit.  For predator calling suppressed is the only way to go since you are generally not packing a rifle very far.  For still hunting the weight can wear on you.  If you take the plunge I would suggest a direct thread model to avoid the extra weight and expense of a muzzle device, and go as light as you can.  Don't worry about a full auto rated can for a hunting rifle.  I went with a Silencerco Specwar and though the suppression level is great, a Harvester or other lightweight model would have been better for hunting.

As mentioned, recoil reduction is another benefit.  The Specwar turns a 8.5 pound 300 WM into a 7.5 pound .308.  I think the lack of blast and concussion is even better than the recoil reduction.
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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2017, 06:39:11 PM »
What? DId you say something?
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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2017, 06:42:06 PM »
The only thing I don't like about shooting is the NOISE.  I've hated that part since I was a kid.  Anything that will reduce the loud noise is desirable, to me and I'd guess to most people.  I would bet that reducing noise would increase the number of gun owners and shooters signficantly.



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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2017, 06:46:15 PM »
Quiet, less recoil and slightly better speeds.



Just thought I would ask as I respect your opinion, once you break the sound barrier even suppressed, are you not loud?
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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2017, 06:47:59 PM »
Because we should be able to do whatever the .... we want to do to our firearms. The govt should keep their laws off my guns and off my body
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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2017, 06:53:37 PM »
Quiet, less recoil and slightly better speeds.



Just thought I would ask as I respect your opinion, once you break the sound barrier even suppressed, are you not loud?
loud but still a lot quieter than not suppressed.  The biggest factor of noise is the muzzle blast, the more pressure at the muzzle, the louder it is.

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2017, 06:58:43 PM »
Quiet, less recoil and slightly better speeds.



Just thought I would ask as I respect your opinion, once you break the sound barrier even suppressed, are you not loud?

Definitely, but it's not bad and there is almost no muzzle blast.

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Re: Suppressed, why?
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2017, 07:04:08 PM »
Easy. Why not?

 


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