Originally Posted by 260Remguy
Originally Posted by Steelhead
You do know that people hunt critters other than deer, right?


I've heard that.

Besides deer, which are more "shot" than "hunted";

I hunt squirrels with the 17HM2, but haven't noticed that the noise bothers them to any degree.

I call 'cats and shoot them with a 22Mag, but don't ever recall shooting more than one 'cat at a particular set up. The only bobcats that I recall seeing in a group have been a mama kitties with kittens and I wouldn't shoot the mother or the kittens.

I shoot pdogs, but I drive to a point over-looking the pdog village and shoot from a portable bench. The pdogs may see the vehicles and people milling around, but seem fairly indifferent. If they do pop down into their holes, that given me time to swap rifles or to let the barrel on the rifle that I'm shooting cool down.

For me, at this point in my life, a suppressor is a superfluous accessory. And, being a notorious gadgeteer, that is saying something, 'cause I'm often among the first to buy and try the new and untested.


I"d say don't buy one then.

We get somewhat similar from fellow airboaters.... folsk don't like the loud noise and we are all trying to put on better mufflers, quiet the prop down etc...

Not only does it make others happy, but it is much nicer driving a quieter one to me.

But then tehre are the ones that don't care and like it loud. Thats their call.

Myself being quiet while shooting is a plus to me. Now if there was a workable reasonable shotgun suppressor... would shoot more doves at the house, but since its almost bow season then, and I don't want the deer to figure out that its about to be legal to stick them, being that a bunch of shooting has started, I just don't often shoot doves until bow season is over.

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....