silencing a hunting rifle

[romaknows]

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.

[ellensburgpo]

Get a suppressor....

[matt345]

I believe silencers are legal now??

[400out]

and subsonic ammo, good luck with enjoying that hunt

[Jim the Plumber]

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.

[romaknows]

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.

[ellensburgpo]

That's what all of us are talking about. A suppressor cuts down the noise...

[romaknows]

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?

[grundy53]

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?

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.

[Swannytheswan]

just so you know it is costly $200 tax stamp+cost of suppressor+cost of having barrel threaded

[Jingles]

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

[Jamieb]

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.

[huntandjeep]

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

[h20hunter]

I've only shot one rifle with a can......308 win.....the shot was a whisper and the gun was a tack driver....

[rbros]

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.