Defensive Rifle Courses and Suppressors

[Swift6Six]

Considering a suppressor to just make shooting that much more enjoyable, as I get tired of hearing protection.

Obviously with other shooters, a suppressor doesn't matter one once as you still have to wear protection, but has anyone run any courses with a suppressor? Found it a good idea/bad idea?

Thoughts on this?

It sure would make my wife more interested in shooting with me, but I'm not sure that buying a suppressor is worth the hasle, or money, despite the benefits. Does anyone actively run with a suppressor a significant amount of the time?

[markm]

Running a can on a gun in class makes little sense to me... unless that's just how you run your gun always I suppose.

It's dirtier, hotter, and you're still running ear pro.

If you life in a silencer legal state, you should buy one.

[Moltke]

If that's the way you're going to employ the gun in real life than it makes sense to train that way. If you're doing it to be cool, then don't bother.

[C4IGrant]

I pretty much always run a can on my 10.5 (as an instructor or student).



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[Swift6Six]

I'm too old to worry about cool factor. I have had thoughts that it would be more comfortable solo training/ target and when i toss on the varmint upper. I do live in a suppressor legal state too..

[TacticalTyler]

Considering a suppressor to just make shooting that much more enjoyable, as I get tired of hearing protection.

You think you can run a suppressor on a high powered rifle without hearing protection?? I run a 14.5 and 16 inch rifle with my suppressor an it will still shut your ears, and still damage then.. Also it hurts just as bad as a gun without a can... I can say the real benefit is barely no flash an concussion.. Not really hearing safe at all.. IMO
For example, I shoot my gun with can attached and no ear pro. Fire a couple rounds and my ears hurt,ringing, so its clearly damaging them.
My personal experiance. I dont know if guys on here run sub sonics ,there own loads or what. Or some magic movie can.. But its still loud lol an hurts/shuts my ears.

[markm]

My personal experiance. I dont know if guys on here run sub sonics ,there own loads or what. Or some magic movie can.. But its still loud lol an hurts/shuts my ears.

It really depends on a lot of variables. Atmospheric conditions, barrel length, gas port size, etc.

Some days the port noise will make my ears ring and some days not at all.

On a bolt gun it's a lot more hearing safe... no ejection port gas snap in your right ear.

[colombianito1021]

I run a suppressor because my brake makes it intolerable for everyone else and myself.


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[TacticalTyler]

It really depends on a lot of variables. Atmospheric conditions, barrel length, gas port size, etc.

Some days the port noise will make my ears ring and some days not at all.

On a bolt gun it's a lot more hearing safe... no ejection port gas snap in your right ear.

Ya I didnt even think about the bolt gun. Would be a lot more quiet.
Also my right ear does ring more then the left, figured it was cause of the ejection port. Bolt, everything is closed up.

[Bulletdog]

I took a two day class with a guy running a suppressor. Everyone wanted to stand next to him on the line. With ears on it made it much nicer than standing next to anyone with a comp or A2. When we got back to the 200 yard line and it was one shooter at a time, we all took our ears off just to hear it. We were all 10-20 feet behind the guy and the noise reduction from his Surefire can made ear pro unecessary for bystanders. I didn't ask to shoot it, and he wasn't offering, but he kept his ears on.

If I was able to get one here, I would. I can't think of a good reason not to.