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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: romaknows on December 09, 2012, 11:56:53 AM

Title: silencing a hunting rifle
Post by: romaknows on December 09, 2012, 11:56:53 AM: I have really bad tinnitus (years of driving semi with straight pipes) and am now scared of pulling the trigger on my rifle without hearing protection.i just was wondering if i could quiet down a .270 enough to be worth it.
The past couple of years i put ear plugs in halfway and push them in before the shot but this takes time and i would rather not do this anymore .I thought about expensive hearing aids with loud shutoffs but i really like the idea of having a quiet rifle.
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Post by: ellensburgpo on December 09, 2012, 11:58:01 AM: Get a suppressor....
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Post by: matt345 on December 09, 2012, 11:58:39 AM: I believe silencers are legal now??
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Post by: 400out on December 09, 2012, 12:10:58 PM: and subsonic ammo, good luck with enjoying that hunt
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Post by: Jim the Plumber on December 09, 2012, 12:15:02 PM: A quality suppressor will cut the muzzle blast down to manageable levels. You will still get the ballistic crack. I never shoot with out plugs and muffs including hunting UNLESS I am running a can.
I've been hunting with a can since July of las year and will not hunt any other way if at all possible.
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Post by: romaknows on December 09, 2012, 12:21:49 PM: I guess what i really want to know is if i can quiet my .270 down enough to shoot it without ear plugs.The recoil does not bother me just the loud report which can do damage to my already ruined ears.
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Post by: ellensburgpo on December 09, 2012, 12:23:51 PM: That's what all of us are talking about. A suppressor cuts down the noise...
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Post by: romaknows on December 09, 2012, 12:29:48 PM: Does any one on here use one on a hunting rifle ??? and if so was it a huge reduction in report or is it still going to ring your ears?
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Post by: grundy53 on December 09, 2012, 12:35:59 PM: Quote from: romaknows on December 09, 2012, 12:29:48 PM
Does any one on here use one on a hunting rifle ??? and if so was it a huge reduction in report or is it still going to ring your ears?
Quote from: Jim the Plumber on December 09, 2012, 12:15:02 PM
A quality suppressor will cut the muzzle blast down to manageable levels. You will still get the ballistic crack. I never shoot with out plugs and muffs including hunting UNLESS I am running a can.
I've been hunting with a can since July of las year and will not hunt any other way if at all possible.
:dunno:
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Post by: Swannytheswan on December 09, 2012, 01:02:06 PM: just so you know it is costly $200 tax stamp+cost of suppressor+cost of having barrel threaded
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Post by: Jingles on December 09, 2012, 01:11:16 PM: So who is it around here that makes good quality cans? Looking for one for my 22-250 yote gun to start with then the XD
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Post by: Jamieb on December 09, 2012, 08:36:47 PM: This last summer I got to shoot a few diffrent rifles with cans on them. I wish I could put one on every rifle I have. The only guns that I shot that were realy quiet, a .22 rf and a 45acp, both shooting subsonic. The larger cartriges still had the "crack" about like a unsilenced 22 mag. I'm waiting on the tax stamp to come back for my first can, a gemtec .22rf thats going on my 22/45 lite. Should have it in a couple of months.
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Post by: huntandjeep on December 10, 2012, 04:22:01 PM: Quote from: Jingles on December 09, 2012, 01:11:16 PM
So who is it around here that makes good quality cans? Looking for one for my 22-250 yote gun to start with then the XD
I would get a .308 can for your .22/250. When i bought the my Gemtech can (still waiting on the tax stamp) for my AR my thought was to get my .22/250 threaded and use one can on 2 rifles. After talking to my dealer and others on here they all say yes a .22 caliber can will work on the .22/250 it's better to go to a .308 because of the speed. I will be ordering a Gemtech .308 for my .22/250 after x-mas :tup:
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Post by: h20hunter on December 10, 2012, 04:26:21 PM: I've only shot one rifle with a can......308 win.....the shot was a whisper and the gun was a tack driver....
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Post by: rbros on December 11, 2012, 07:54:04 AM: Definitely consider getting the 30 cal can for 22-250 and up. The extra volume will help out. I run my 30 Cal Thunderbeast can's on all of mine from a 22-250AI up to 300WM's. They spend most of their time on the 22-250AI, 6mm's and 7 Rogue.
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Post by: Bob33 on December 11, 2012, 08:07:27 AM: Can a silencer be put on a rifle with a muzzle brake? IF so, how does the noise level compare to a rifle with no brake and no silencer?
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Post by: jaymark6655 on December 11, 2012, 08:12:17 AM: Depends on the type of brake. Surefire makes a brake/adapter that their quick attach cans will mount to. With the can on is the normal silencer noise level. Not sure what they sound like with just the brake.