How a rifle looks at the end of the day won't really matter when you can't hear the next deer snap a twig next to you. End of the day in my opinion rifles are tools and hearing is sense you can't get back and you'll kick yourself later when for the sake of 500 bucks you could of chopped and suppressed a rifle. You can't put value on your body, you only get one chance.
I was on the fence in my youth about suppressing my rifle, I too liked my tools mint. Chopping mine back was one of the best things I've ever done in my outdoor career, wouldn't change it for the life of me. Handles so much better, quieter and easier on the recoil.
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