Thread: HRE VS DPT suppressor

I have a suppressed .25-06 and .223. My 223 is basically a 22 with the DPT can on it, hearing safe. The 25-06 is… less of a horrendous cannon with a Hardy can on than it used to be. Unsuppressed I'd get ringing ears even with earplugs; suppressed I still have to wear plugs with it, but at least I'm not wrecking my hearing anymore. (Always wore earplugs playing drums in a band too.) Suppression also makes it a lot nicer to shoot with other people; my 25-06 was downright antisocial unsuppressed.

With the less-than-huge calibers, I think noise is a bigger contributor to the "oh shit" flinch factor than recoil is.

Animals react a bit differently to suppressed shots sometimes too, spook a bit less, or come running back towards you instead of away from you.

Originally Posted by mattdw

my 25-06 was downright antisocial unsuppressed.

I can confirm this statement.