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Hunting Rifle: Anyone Else Have No Desire for a Silencer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chase723" data-source="post: 2359544" data-attributes="member: 21524"><p>This is a niche demographic where experience has determined that in that setting a suppressor isn't advantageous. The PRS environment isn't comparable at all to long range hunting and other similar shooting styles. </p><p></p><p>I presume, since you brought it up, that you shoot PRS. For the folks that don't, one of the downsides of a suppressor is that they heat up. With high volume fire, they can create a lot of mirage. Furthermore, in PRS you are constantly pulling a rifle in and out of barricades and most people are shooting 26-28" barrels. Pulling another 8" through a barricade isn't inconsequential. Also, the benefit of not having to wear ear pro all the time isn't afforded by that environment. That said, how many PRS shooters get headaches during or after matches from muzzle blast and concussion? I know a few people who don't shoot matches anymore explicitly because of that reason. For hunting and casual target practice all of these things are non issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chase723, post: 2359544, member: 21524"] This is a niche demographic where experience has determined that in that setting a suppressor isn’t advantageous. The PRS environment isn’t comparable at all to long range hunting and other similar shooting styles. I presume, since you brought it up, that you shoot PRS. For the folks that don’t, one of the downsides of a suppressor is that they heat up. With high volume fire, they can create a lot of mirage. Furthermore, in PRS you are constantly pulling a rifle in and out of barricades and most people are shooting 26-28” barrels. Pulling another 8” through a barricade isn’t inconsequential. Also, the benefit of not having to wear ear pro all the time isn’t afforded by that environment. That said, how many PRS shooters get headaches during or after matches from muzzle blast and concussion? I know a few people who don’t shoot matches anymore explicitly because of that reason. For hunting and casual target practice all of these things are non issues. [/QUOTE]
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