Thread: Old School No Suppressor No Brake

Just wondering how many other “ Cool Cats “ there are out there that have gone back too just shooting their rifles “ Bare “ without Suppressors and Brakes , or maybe you never did adopt them .
I’ve moved back to the simple life on a couple of my rifles lately and I’m really appreciating the portability/weight/ handling advantages on those rifles that are carried lots and shot occasionally.

I have never had a suppressor or a brake on any of my center fire riffles so I know nothing else. I currently have a 7mm Rem Mag and a 223 and I enjoy them both the way they are.

My high country rifle (.30/06 Husqvarna) is bare, just the scope and a wee bit of black tape on the muzzle.

Three unmolested rifles, too nice to thread and don't want to lose the front open sight (and would have to butcher the mag on the leveraction).
One suppressed rifle I bought for use with the dog and young fellas I take hunting, it gets the most use these days.

All.

My only hunting rifle has spent all bar a few months bare, I like the feel, the portability and the look of it without a suppressor. And my ears are pretty beat up already from many years shooting.

Lots of Sako around here with factory barrels

My 308 Zastava is original and unthreaded. If I thread it I will shorten it, and I can't bring myself to do it.

I may actually have to trade it for something already threaded...

Depends if you value your hearing and everyone around you.
I have substantial hearing loss from bare rifles
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The other thing being i seldom shoot one deer at a time,normally 2 or more

Originally Posted by Dazzh

My only hunting rifle has spent all bar a few months bare, I like the feel, the portability and the look of it without a suppressor. And my ears are pretty beat up already from many years shooting.

I heard a rumour you have started shooting deer with a suppressed rifle - do I have to post photos?

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I have quite a few bare rifles. And I haven't really thought about it until now, but the bare ones are the bigger ones.
308 up to 375.
Ones with cans on are smaller daily use guns.

Same here the workhorse "quad guns" are suppressed everything else is bare but I don't own a 375, maybe one day. Plugs aren't that much of a hassle.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

I heard a rumour you have started shooting deer with a suppressed rifle - do I have to post photos?

I was helping out a mate; he was convinced his rifle had forgotten how to shoot deer.

I went to suppressed rifles some 3 years ago to try and preserve what hearing I have left. I wish I did it years ago. Not wearing hearing protection as an apprentice fitter welder in the teenage years was also not that smart.

i like the balance and pointability of a bare rifle. i just value my hearing more than the ergonomics.

The reality of it is that you should still be using hearing protection with most suppressed Centerfire rifles.
They will still cause hearing damage but not on the same level as unsuppressed .
I wear hearing protection all the time when shooting at a range or sighting in on the property when multiple shots are fired .
But to be honest the occasional shot from my rifle without hearing protection doesn’t concern me overly and I don’t lay awake at night worrying and wringing my hands about it .
I must add though , I tend to hunt alone so I don’t have to worry about other peoples ears or feelings .