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Hunting Rifle: Anyone Else Have No Desire for a Silencer?
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<blockquote data-quote="112Savage" data-source="post: 2358911" data-attributes="member: 38801"><p>If you've ever had a hearing test they also test hearing through conduction of your mastoid process (bone on skull behind ear) this means you can still hear when your ears are plugged and mouth is closed. The only way to mitigate bone conduction of sound is to mitigate the blast at the barrel. </p><p></p><p>The only downside not mentioned here about suppressors is heat. If you're working up a load on a relatively windless day then the mirage gets quite significant even with a suppressor wrap like coleTac. I use a battery powered fan aimed right at the suppressor to get rid of this.</p><p></p><p>That being said I am always going to try an hunt suppressed unless it's a classic rifle like savage 99 or other rifle which is unable to be threaded due to barrel diameter. </p><p></p><p>As far as balance, I cut my 26" 223 to 20" and miss nothing. My 280AI was built with a 24" CF barrel to move the balance point more to the rear than a steel barrel with a muzzle diameter suitable of suppressor use. My Ruger American predator balances right at the barrel nut with a DT silencerco omega. </p><p></p><p>I live in a rural area with farmland to shoot my rifles and neighbors sympathetic to shooting sports; but to decrease the noise for my dogs, farm animals, and neighbor's animals suppressors have been tremendously effective. </p><p></p><p>To me the negatives will never overcome the positives of shooting suppressed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="112Savage, post: 2358911, member: 38801"] If you’ve ever had a hearing test they also test hearing through conduction of your mastoid process (bone on skull behind ear) this means you can still hear when your ears are plugged and mouth is closed. The only way to mitigate bone conduction of sound is to mitigate the blast at the barrel. The only downside not mentioned here about suppressors is heat. If you’re working up a load on a relatively windless day then the mirage gets quite significant even with a suppressor wrap like coleTac. I use a battery powered fan aimed right at the suppressor to get rid of this. That being said I am always going to try an hunt suppressed unless it’s a classic rifle like savage 99 or other rifle which is unable to be threaded due to barrel diameter. As far as balance, I cut my 26” 223 to 20” and miss nothing. My 280AI was built with a 24” CF barrel to move the balance point more to the rear than a steel barrel with a muzzle diameter suitable of suppressor use. My Ruger American predator balances right at the barrel nut with a DT silencerco omega. I live in a rural area with farmland to shoot my rifles and neighbors sympathetic to shooting sports; but to decrease the noise for my dogs, farm animals, and neighbor’s animals suppressors have been tremendously effective. To me the negatives will never overcome the positives of shooting suppressed. [/QUOTE]
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