I was hoping my can that I use on my 300 blackout would work with my 300wsm rifle I am building. Well someone else is building it. So E-mailed Mike Smith at AAC about it and with in 10 min I got ALL the info I need . This is not the first time this has Happened. Great customer service. This will be my 4th AAC suppressor. Hope it ok to post about good experience here.
Got to buy a new suppressor
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You got a new habit now. You can't have just one
We've got 3 in this household, all stainless MAE units but if we were to start again I'd be selecting ones that will do a few calibers. ATM I do run a 30 cal one on a 6mm Rem, not ideal but it works great although bigger and heavier than I'd like.
I reckon that just one for 30 cal down to 6mm and another for 6mm and down would be the "ducks nuts" and would cover all 6 calibers we have with just 2 units.
I reckon that just one for 30 cal down to 6mm and another for 6mm and down would be the "ducks nuts" and would cover all 6 calibers we have with just 2 units.
Must say you guys in the US have allot off cool toys and allot off things you can get off the shelves that we cant in SAfrica but at least we can put a suppressor/Silincer on anything we can get our hands on. Really the best investment I made putting cans on all my rifles, we have so many top notch manufacturers over here now you can chuck a brick into a crowd and youl probably hit one.
It can't eliminate the sonic crack, but it suppresses say 95% of muzzle report.
What he said and it helps with recoil and don't have to ware hearing protection.
A suppressor does not eliminate the need for hearing protection. Most suppressors have actual dB reductions in the high 20's, though some claim a 30-40 dB reduction
. TBAC does not publish dB reduction due to those reductions not being repeatable. The movie producers in Hollywood are not concerned about your hearing. The closest you'll come to duplicating the Hollywood sound is with a moderated air rifle.BTW: Go to an air rifle competition sometime. They wear hearing protection
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Still need hearing protection. Now with subsonic ammunition that can be a different story.
I shoot my 6br suppressed without hearing protection. If it is subsonic ammo, the bullet hitting target is louder than any noise coming from gun. I shoot Silencerco products.
Continue down that road, and you'll have the kind of hearing, or, lack thereof, that those such as myself and Walt Berger have
. Walt and I can hear without our hearing aids, but can't understand a word being said. It's easy to get used to less destructive sound, without realizing the damage you are doing to your hearing. Without hearing protection, you are sacrificing your hearing. Don't play games with your hearing. You'll miss out on a substantial amount of life.Like the Bobby Bland song…. "I pity the fool".
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Only part of what you say is true; that's the fact that you still need hearing protection even shooting with the best suppressors.A suppressor does not eliminate the need for hearing protection. Most suppressors have actual dB reductions in the high 20's, though some claim a 30-40 dB reduction
BTW: Go to an air rifle competition sometime. They wear hearing protection
I'm not sure where you get that most only reduce 20dbs... And Tbac does publish numbers now. Check out Rays YouTube videos.
And finally, my 22lr and 300whispers are both pretty "Hollywood" quiet. I can shoot them in the basement directly below my wife watching tv and she says she can't even hear me
Subsonic ammo is amazingly quiet. The brass hitting the floor is louder than gun.And finally, my 22lr and 300whispers are both pretty "Hollywood" quiet. I can shoot them in the basement directly below my wife watching tv and she says she can't even hear me
The TBAC 22 suppressor (22LR) reduces the sound to 114-116 dB. They don't advertise an actual dB reduction number because those numbers are not repeatable. The Ultra 7 will suppress a typical 308 bolt action rifle down to 134-136 dB. A normal conversation is roughly 60 dB. A typical vacuum cleaner has a rating of about 70 dB measured at 10 feet away. That 10 dB difference is twice as loud. My FWB P-34 has a rating of 109.76 dB (.177 @ 500 FPS) and my Umarex shooting the .177 pellet @1316 FPS has a dB rating of 119.68. Again, twice as loud. Shooting with a suppressor indoors is much louder than shooting with one outdoors. No matter how you slice it, hearing protection should be worn whether suppressed, or not. Knowing whether something is 100 dB or 136 dB really does matter. When you lose your hearing, it's gone.Only part of what you say is true; that's the fact that you still need hearing protection even shooting with the best suppressors.
I'm not sure where you get that most only reduce 20dbs... And Tbac does publish numbers now. Check out Rays YouTube videos.
And finally, my 22lr and 300whispers are both pretty "Hollywood" quiet. I can shoot them in the basement directly below my wife watching tv and she says she can't even hear me
I'm referring to loudness, not pressure. 70 dB is twice as loud as 60 dB. 60 dB to 90 dB is 8 times louder. That loudness is a human perception. 10 dB is 10 times more powerful. Short duration sounds are perceived as quieter than their actual loudness.
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JRS,
What about subsonic ammo?
What about subsonic ammo?
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