Suppressors.....Are they worth it???

[xswanted]

So, I'm contemplating getting a suppressor for a couple of my coyote rigs.

17 Rem, 20-250 and 22BR....would be using the same suppressor on all three guns.

For you guys that have them, are they worth the investment??

I'm not really worried about getting more coyotes or anything like that but add up the 150 or so shots over the course of the winter I fired without hearing protection and 1000 bucks on a suppressor and stamp seems cheap compared to a hearing aid.........

This will get beat all over the map I'm sure....I've not been a HUGE fan of them but I'm thinking of doing it. Just don't know if I want ot drop that kind of money on soemthing that I may be disappointed with.

Thoughts??

 

[Minesweeper3433]

Worth every penny. I have bought several models over the years now and if I was to do it all over again I would go with a thread on light weight 30 cal can. Thunderbeast arms one is very light weight and very nice. There are several others but this is the one that has impressed me the most for bolt action rifle applications.

On another note I tend to shoot my guns I can suppress 4 or 5 times more often then any of my other firearms.

 

[xswanted]

Worth every penny. I have bought several models over the years now and if I was to do it all over again I would go with a thread on light weight 30 cal can. Thunderbeast arms one is very light weight and very nice. There are several others but this is the one that has impressed me the most for bolt action rifle applications.

On another note I tend to shoot my guns I can suppress 4 or 5 times more often then any of my other firearms.

Good to know!

THANKS!

 

[Joe C]

I have 6 on order...does that answer your question? ;-)

 

[Outrider27]

What Minesweeper 3433 said. And that is good advice on the .30 caliber can; if I had it to do over again I would get a .30 caliber can with the 5/8-24 thread instead of the .224 can with the 1/2-28 thread, then I could use it on my .308s and my 6.5 Creedmore. For ARs you simply use a bull barrel upper threaded for the larger thread, or I have a local gunsmith that has offered to make me a threaded adapter for the standard AR 1/2-28 thread for AR flash suppressors to the 5/8-24 thread if the need ever arises.

 

[NateHaler]

I think the US regulations concerning suppressors are idiotic and archaic. (Imagine that, politicians not using common sense... which should really be called "uncommon sense" these days and probably for quite a while now...)

Suppressors are quite common in Europe, and I believe perhaps even required equipment depending on the proximity of the shooting venue to civilization.

Hearing damage is cumulative and permanent. Tinnitus is a terrible affliction; ask me how I know.

The gutless morons in the US legislature, and their minions and supplicants, seem to believe that suppressors would only serve a nefarious purpose. If buying and using suppressors was as simple as it is in Europe, I would probably have one on each of my rifles. Wouldn't it be wonderful to hear the ringing of a bell in a nearby church instead of the constant ringing in my ears?

OP, get yourself a suppressor, and don't be too hard on coyotes, please. When it comes to the pejorative "varmint", the scumbags in politics are far more deserving of such loathing than noble wild critters who are merely doing what nature designed.

 

[abishai]

How much is hearing worth ??????? I must warn you, once you buy one, more will come . Thunder beast 30 cal can is as good as it gets ......... Buy once , cry once

 

[gary0529]

get one!
as everyone has opined, it will be the first of many.

my 30 cal. can gets use on a 223, 243, 6mm, 270.

my only mistake was not getting "enough" suppressor to handle the 338 lapua ---that one is coming.

and you are correct about the cost of a good hearing aid-mine pushed 2k, so a great can is much cheaper and a whole lot more fun.

Gary

 

[cotntop]

Make sure you get the titanium model. I have both light and heavies, heavies are paperweights. The dealer you choose will make a difference in your wait time.

 

[1shot]

On the subject of wait time. It took my dealer 43 days to mail me a blank form 4 with-in the state we both reside in. The wait time doesn't even start until the BATFE cashes your check, so I have six weeks down the tube.
Lloyd

 

[matthias]

I will let you know when my paper work goes through. I mailed the paper in October and now I am still waiting. cant wait until my sparrow ss shows up. rated all the way to 5.7x28 so everything from my 22lrs to the hornets are going to go through it.

on another note when it does come in I will immediately put a form one in for a 458 size and 452 size so I can build one each for my 458 socom and 45acp enfield

 

[Phil]

If i could have them here, i`d have a collection.......


Damn Iron Curtain...

 

[titanxt]

Still waiting over a year for the paper work to get her from Uncle Obama.... I will let you know what it arrives and I actually get to use it.

Andy

 

[timeout]

Just received an email today from Class 3 Weapons. Has anyone dealt with them? If so, how did the process go? I was looking at this model in particular: Gemtech Sandstorm .308/7.62 Suppressor Has anyone used these? Thanks in advance for your response.

 

[Scott Harris]

For best accuracy, I strongly recommend a thread-on suppressor: not the quick detach type. Also, get a titanium version because it's much lighter than steel (little more pricey though). My Quicksilver suppressors have worked very well.

 

[Phil]

Everyone i personally know with a silencer uses YHM.......

 

[mao0720]

There are a hundred different suppressors out there in any given calliber, (.50, .338, .308, 223, 22). For the same caliber, most suppressors will be within a few decibels from each other, not enough to even notice the difference. The main difference between most suppressors is materials used and method of attaching. I suggest you purchase on with either Inconel or Stelite Baffles and a stainless steel body. Method of attaching is up to you. As some have stated, the direct thread suppressors tend to put less distortion on the accuracy of your rifle. I went with the SIlencerco Specwar 7.62. It is a fast attach suppressor using proprietary muzzle devices, but I really like the way it locks up, absolutely no chance of rattling loose.

 

[JamesnTN]

One thing I think is overlooked is you want a suppressor you can take apart and clean. Fire enough rounds down one and the gas buildup inside will begin to clog the baffles.

 

[clowdis]

We sell and install hundreds of various manufacturer's suppressors each year here at the shop. The first thing we tell people is that it isn't like the movies. It will only reduce the noise to the level of a .22lr or .22 magnum. If they are happy with that then we demonstrate different models and go on from there. A demonstration will also include showing the customer the difference between regular ammo and sub-sonic ammo. My personal rifle is a silenced AR15 in .300 blackout in which I use sub-sonic ammo. I believe that sub-sonic ammo is the best way to truly realize the pleasure of owning a suppressor. As far coyote hunting goes-subsonic ammo with heavy bullets should still work great out to 150+ yards, but your barrel needs to be set up for it. Bolt action rifles tend to be quieter than semi-auto because the bolt stays closed until most of the gas has passed through the suppressor.

 

[lrgoodger]

That sub-sonic is a very important distinction. For super sonic loads, the benefit is all at the shooter's end. I'm not knocking that at all, because not needing hearing suppression is sweet. But on the target end, they get blasted out by the sonic boom anyway. Shooting prairie dogs a mile away proved that to me. They would dive down the hole when the bullet and the boom arrived even though the report of the rifle was much too far away to bother them. There seems to be about a 400 yard wide (200 on either side of the bullet path) effect on them from the sonic boom. Dogs that close to either side of the shot would stay down. Further to the side than that, there were plenty of dogs visible. I've been downrange of my fellow shooter 50 yards to the side of the target so I could call where he was hitting back to him. You can barely hear the report of the rifle far away, but the air sizzles just before that sonic boom hits the target area. It's different than anything I had ever heard before.