Thread: The Cons of Suppressors .........?

Im the same Nibblet. I reckon choping my barrel back would ruin my rifle balance wise

Originally Posted by Gibo

I would challenge that my MAE makes a pretty massive reduction on my rifle from none at all. You just need to watch the muzzle jump with it off to see how good it is.

Helps that they're similar in weight to a truck axle

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

get the wife to pick you up some hardening cream from the chemist

Well said VC. He has a 338 and I'd worried by Andrews 270.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Here is a thought

Take a video of the rifle being shot with the suppressor, then tape the suppressor securely under the barrel at the same overall length & then video another shot, will be interesting to see the difference

Might do that with the 50 for S&Gs, will leave the brake on though I'm not that brave

So you reckon its the weight doing the job? Makes sense at 700grams
Will try it.

Originally Posted by logesearle

Helps that they're similar in weight to a truck axle

Well everybody's turning into pussies! Its just a bit of weight, good for ya

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Might do that with the 50 for S&Gs, will leave the brake on though I'm not that brave

I was lead to believe you are very brave indeed so if you do decide to try shooting th big 50 unbraked let me know in advance please ( I want the video rights)

Go into your audiologist's office and look on the wall which will have a chart for the worst offenders for causing hearing loss.Apart from shooting a 20g my son has grown up with cans.No recoil and you mow thru a mob because they don't know where the bullets are coming from.Forget about the AR15 being a killer, a silenced 223 beats it hands down.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Go into your audiologist's office and look on the wall which will have a chart for the worst offenders for causing hearing loss.Apart from shooting a 20g my son has grown up with cans.No recoil and you mow thru a mob because they don't know where the bullets are coming from.Forget about the AR15 being a killer, a silenced 223 beats it hands down.

Unless its a suppressed AR that is

No one has mentioned the fact that they make your rifle look pig ugly :p

Just a personal opinion! Haha ...ducks and waits...

Originally Posted by Spudattack

No one has mentioned the fact that they make your rifle look pig ugly :p

Just a personal opinion! Haha ...ducks and waits...

I am sitting in the bushes with you on that one SA.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Well everybody's turning into pussies! Its just a bit of weight, good for ya

Hey I wasnt complaining about the weight

Originally Posted by Spudattack

No one has mentioned the fact that they make your rifle look pig ugly :p

Just a personal opinion! Haha ...ducks and waits...

I have to agree . . . . they don't look as sexy with a suppressor . . . . lol

Yeah you won't look as sexy with hearing aids though

Originally Posted by The Rifleman

Thinking of suppressing my .308 - mainly so my son will be more comfortable shooting it.

But what I would like to know (as the pros of suppressing are fairly well known) is what some of the "possible" cons may be? Accuracy changes?
Velocity changes? Up-keep/Maintenance issues? Muzzle forward vs over barrel?

Are there any of you who have regrets doing this, and if so why?

I'm not looking for a debate on whether or not one should suppress. Just what some of the pitfalls might be, if any.

Thanks

The pro's far outweigh the con's in my experience. The only real con is extra weight, which is pretty minimal, and even if you decide a suppressor isn't what you want for all occasions, just unscrew it and screw on a brake for days when you want to make more noise/walk further. On one of my rifles there is a minimal POI change, but it is a consistent vertical shift, so I just come up a few clicks when I put the suppressor on, on the others, there is no difference in POI.

When I'm taking the kids shooting, I try to have them shoot the suppressed guns whenever possible. Firstly, it helps protect their hearing, and secondly their shooting improves a lot faster when they aren't flinching due to the noise. If you want to get your son shooting, then a suppressor is a great teaching tool.

Some rifles suit em some don't