Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters What is allure of suppressors?

I'd like it if my rifle was a lot quieter.

You do know that people hunt critters other than deer, right?

At my gun club, all the officers are older retired military guys. The first meeting I went to, I thought they really didn't like each other. Because they were all yelling.

Huh, what did you say? I can't hear you cause there's ringing in my ears.

I wish that suppressors were more affordable. I'd have them on every rifle I own. The only drawback is the extra length of barrel. I hope there are suppressor designs coming out that will not have the added length issue.

Why does anyone want to have mufflers on the cars/trucks/any engines?

I do not understand your question!

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.

One nice thing about threaded barrel is it allowed me to put a cheap flash hider to protect the crown. My rifle lives jammed between the seats muzzle down on the floor of my truck.

I recently bought a couple of RAR Predators, a 204 and a 6.5 Creed, both come with barrels threaded for suppressors. Unless you are hunting/shooting in an urban or suburban area, I can't see that the added value is worth the extra cost.

Can somebody explain this trend to me?

My four year relationship with an M16A1 was enough "tactical" to get me through the rest of my life.

I like .260s and I'm a vet. If your four years were enough "tactical," are the 2 ARs and 2 cases of SKSs "strategic?"

Your parents generation had their rights stripped by the NFA because politicians wanted to look pro-active during the age of motorized bandits and bootleg gangsters. and you were brought up on TV and movies that suggested only bad people used such devices.

Such attitudes can lead to more Draconian legislation, like, say, green tip 5.56 for your ARs being verboten.

Don't buy a suppressor if you don't want one, sir.

It seems to me that regulations that keep criminals from easy access to fully automatic firearms is a good thing.

It seems to me that regulations that keep criminals from easy access to fully automatic firearms is a good thing.

And with this, the reason our rights have been slowly stripped away is evident.

So, you want criminals to have easy access to fully automatic firearms???