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

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If you're using it on a bolt gun, then the dirtiness shouldn't be too much of an issue, a little more fouling around the case mouth.

One of the best things I've found about using a supressor (suppose it goes for brakes as well) is that it protects the crown of your rifle and makes it harder to get sticks and dirt in the muzzle of your rifle (Maybe i'm just rough though).

These threads start more scraps the "what's the best deer cal"
My 2 cents yes suppress your 308, if was a cal any bigger no your wasting time.
Only put a muzzle forward can on if your cutting the barrel way back like 12 inches, there's nothing more retarded than a muzzle forward can on a full length tube
As VC has said with an over barrel can if you give it a good serve the mirage of the can will do your head in through the scope and the barrel will take ages two cool
As Greg alluded two often people think there cans are amazing, stops muzzle jump, and kick but forget there gun is now 4 inches longer and 600grams heavier right at the front
Order your can they sure have there place

If its range shooting though size and weight doesn't really matter, like the op said for his son to be more confident shooting it, guessing he's young and shooting it prone and not dragging it everywhere?

I must have gone full retard Brads cos I have a full length (26inch) 308 with a muzzle forward can on it don't usually have to carry it more than 20m though.

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

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 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

I have a Hardy GEN4 suppressor on my T3 7/08 (20" tube).

Cons:
- It reduces recoil
- It reduces noise
- It tightened up my groups (marginally)
- It increased my shooting confidence
- It is very lightweight
- It is nice and compact - minimal length

I absolutely hate my suppressor.... piece of sh*t alright!

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I have a Hardy Gen4 being fitted as I type . . . . . yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!