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Its hard to hear the noise difference with a suppressor on youtube. Until you hear one in person, it's hard to explain. With full powered loads, its not necessarily "quiet" but definitely brings noise down to a hearing friendly level. Any bullet traveling faster than the speed of sound will have the "crack" that you hear. That sound travels with the bullet so there is no way to suppress it. A good way to hear the difference is to pop a round into the dirt a few feet away. The sonic crack is very very short (obviously) so you really get to hear the effects of the can. Its quite impressive the first time you experience it.

Good silencers bring the noise level down below 140Db which is considered "hearing safe" with limited exposure. In other words, you would want ear plugs if you were firing a full magazine from a AR-15 or something like that but a few shots with a bolt action isn't bad at all. Really like a .22lr with high velocity rounds.

Like I said... I'm standing in the worst possible place to be when a gun goes off. I had no hearing protection on, neither did the shooter. I didn't shoot it without the can... but I bet the muzzle blast from a 17" .300 mag would be pretty obnoxious. My buddy had never been around a suppressor... he said: "it sounds like a pissed-off .22".... that's a good way to describe it.

That's amazing. Good news (for me anyway). Thanks. DS, sent you a PM.

I am puzzled by those that would complain about the added weight. Most systems are removable. If your hunt requires maximum weight saving could you not remove the device in advance and re-zero as needed?

Many people shoot more in practice than in the field and would enjoy the benefits offered by the use of a suppressor.


mike r

I didn't read and went straight to the video, sorry.

Bump, for the awesomeness.

Are you going to put a can on it?

I plan on it, in the future. Hoping legislation passes to bring them down in price. I was looking for a brake to screw on it for range time. Wife needs to send a lot of rounds downrange before next hunting season.

LGS boys thought Trump would back off the paperwork and extra fee. Feeling is they might create a form similar to the 4473 and just treat is like a firearm purchase. Would necessitate some language changes but anything is possible.
Another LGS said they would push toward just handing up the cans for sale on the shelf - without any paperwork.
Who knows what really will happen if anything.

As a Kiwi this has been a very interesting thread to read. Huge culture shock, clearly, for Americans in threaded barrels. I Wonder if it has anything to do with the difficulty and cost of purchasing a suppressor?
On the other side of the globe here in Little Old NZ, every man and his dog has a suppressor with some well known world wide brands being made here in Little Old NZ.

Simple as walking in to a hunting Shop, paying a few hundred for a suppressor and throwing it on your rifle here, nothing complicated about it.

I haven't read this whole thread so apologize if it's been said before. I personally own 7 cans. And I can honestly say a suppressor has no place on a kimber montana. Your POI shift would be crazy.Not to mention the whole point of the kimber is to be LIGHT. Throwing on an extra 14+ oz you should have just bought the browning X-bolt. I suppress nearly all my firearms, but the Kimber is not one of them. You could throw a light flash hider on there or muzzle brake to protect the crown and I would see use for that. Just my .02.

I did experience about a 2-in. shift with Harvester on my .308.

I do need to get a brake for bench and practice sessions, though.

Hoping Hearing Protection Act passes quickly. Want to get several more suppressors...

So if you suppress an x bolt, what would you get?

A kimber would be one of the lightest suppressed rifles. You are going to add 14oz to whatever rifle you put one on.

Bringing up an old thread, my Harvester arrived after a 12 month wait.

The only threaded rifle I have now is an AR but I have Montana 84's, an 8400 and others that come to mind, any recommendation for shops to thread barrels?