hunting with suppressors

[longrangehunter338]

Anyone hunt with a suppressor? Hickok45 did a review with a Rem 700 in 223 with a suppressor and it seems like a great combo for yotes.

[jasnt]

I haven't yet but I really want to.  Cost and wait time are the only thing stopping me.  I bet a can on a 300whisper would be mouse fart quiet.

[raydog]

I have never thought of hunting with one. What would be the benefit?

[romaknows]

I have never thought of hunting with one. What would be the benefit?

For me the benefit would be not making my tinnitus any worse than it is , ever since my ears started ringing I have missed out on a lot of opportunitys at game due to me putting ear plugs in.
I just don't know if a suppressed .270 would still due damage to my ears.

[h2ofowlr]

I have never thought of hunting with one. What would be the benefit?

For me the benefit would be not making my tinnitus any worse than it is , ever since my ears started ringing I have missed out on a lot of opportunitys at game due to me putting ear plugs in.
I just don't know if a suppressed .270 would still due damage to my ears.

I can barely hear out of my left ear anymore.  All my fault from all the years of duck hunting without plugs in.  I could only imagine a can would help. 

[longrangehunter338]

I dont know how effective a suppressor would be with larger calibers so maybe hunting with a 223, 243, 25-06 bolt action would be the way to get the most whisper for your buck.

[Maverick26]

I own a Thunderbeast Arms 30P-1 and I hunt with it and use it on almost every rifle I own. I can shoot my 300wm all day with no ear pro. I also use it on my 6.5 creedmore, my 5.56 AR stuff and my 300Blackout. The wait time sucked but I think the money spent on the can was worth it, the extra $200 tax is not worth it but it is the law.

Shooting subsonic 208amaxs in the 300BO, you can hear the round hitting down range louder than the gun going off.

To the guy with the .270 and Tennitus... If you get a can like mine you will be miles ahead on ear protection. I would still consider putting a plug in your left ear if you are a RH shooter. It always seems to be the outside ear that gets the pounding.

Most folks think its a novelty but I use the crap out of mine. I also use it when hunting coyotes in farm land where I might be close to houses or barns. Keeps the noise down and makes everyone happy.

[birddogdad]

have a friend with however, supersonic loads, not a lot of loss of that "crack" out of rifles.. work awesome for light stuff, 22's ect where you can keep loads slow...

the COST associated with EACH of these (yes you pay by the silencer), the LAWS for storage (if you have anyone else in house or access to your safe you are required to separate safe store), ACCESS by others (cant share with anyone not stamped) ect, really make this a costly adventure and frankly susceptible to problems in field. I would recommend a quality set of ear protection at a fraction of cost!

[Hornseeker]

Here in MT we cant hunt with suppressors.... we have tried to get the law changed multiple times but the dipsh!ts argue that it will increase poaching.. they dont know silencers dont make a gun "silent"... but dang they sure help with the damaging noise guns cause... I suffer horribly from tinnitis... at least I think so! And nowadays I will pretty much flinch on a shot just because of the noise.  SUCKS.

If it was legal here, I would use them... I will get one for my ARs for shooting and predator hunting (which is legal here)...

[carpsniperg2]

I do a lot of hunting with them. I hurt my hearing a couple years ago and decided it was time to get some. They help a lot but on the magnum they are still pretty loud. On certain velocity they are scary quiet.  Great for calling and not spoiling more yotes that might be making there way in.

[sirmissalot]

I own a Thunderbeast Arms 30P-1 and I hunt with it and use it on almost every rifle I own. I can shoot my 300wm all day with no ear pro. I also use it on my 6.5 creedmore, my 5.56 AR stuff and my 300Blackout. The wait time sucked but I think the money spent on the can was worth it, the extra $200 tax is not worth it but it is the law.

Shooting subsonic 208amaxs in the 300BO, you can hear the round hitting down range louder than the gun going off.

To the guy with the .270 and Tennitus... If you get a can like mine you will be miles ahead on ear protection. I would still consider putting a plug in your left ear if you are a RH shooter. It always seems to be the outside ear that gets the pounding.

Most folks think its a novelty but I use the crap out of mine. I also use it when hunting coyotes in farm land where I might be close to houses or barns. Keeps the noise down and makes everyone happy.

I didn't know you can use them for multiple calibers. I've asked this question on here before but it's never been answered.

I've been pondering a 300 black out build for an ar with a short barrel to make it a little more usable. If I could use the same can on that, on my 6.5x284 as well as my 5.56... Probably need a different one for a 22 in guessing.

Can anyone clarify this for me? If I can in fact use it on multiple calibers and swap guns... I'm gonna go an order one TODAY.

[jasnt]

I own a Thunderbeast Arms 30P-1 and I hunt with it and use it on almost every rifle I own. I can shoot my 300wm all day with no ear pro. I also use it on my 6.5 creedmore, my 5.56 AR stuff and my 300Blackout. The wait time sucked but I think the money spent on the can was worth it, the extra $200 tax is not worth it but it is the law.

Shooting subsonic 208amaxs in the 300BO, you can hear the round hitting down range louder than the gun going off.

To the guy with the .270 and Tennitus... If you get a can like mine you will be miles ahead on ear protection. I would still consider putting a plug in your left ear if you are a RH shooter. It always seems to be the outside ear that gets the pounding.

Most folks think its a novelty but I use the crap out of mine. I also use it when hunting coyotes in farm land where I might be close to houses or barns. Keeps the noise down and makes everyone happy.

I didn't know you can use them for multiple calibers. I've asked this question on here before but it's never been answered.

I've been pondering a 300 black out build for an ar with a short barrel to make it a little more usable. If I could use the same can on that, on my 6.5x284 as well as my 5.56... Probably need a different one for a 22 in guessing.

Can anyone clarify this for me? If I can in fact use it on multiple calibers and swap guns... I'm gonna go an order one TODAY.

yes you can buy a 30 cal can and use it on any 30cal or smaller rifle.

[xXLojackXx]

I shot a suppressed .338 Lapua with a Thunderbeast can on it and it was definitely doable without ear protection.  But large caliber cans are HUGE and lugging one through the mountains I hunt would suck.

[raydog]

I shot a suppressed .338 Lapua with a Thunderbeast can on it and it was definitely doable without ear protection.  But large caliber cans are HUGE and lugging one through the mountains I hunt would suck.

Can you easily put them on and take them off. Would be nice for the shooting range but suck for carrying around in the hills

[huntandjeep]

 I dont have any for my deer/elk rifles but I have one for my AR and my 22/250 when coyote hunting. Also have one for my .17hmr when sage rat hunting.

Raydog they thread onto the end of the barrel so takes all of 20 seconds to install/remove them