Thread: Why have a suppressor?

Originally Posted by Tentman

Just another fashion accessory marketed on dodgy science to a gullible public (in this case gun owners) as the "new cool". However they have been a goldmine to gun plumbers who've been able to thread the hundreds of rifles and thereby improving the collector value of the unmolested ones - so its an ill wind that blows no good.

God forbid someone hurt the collector value of a Tikka T3 by molesting it! Sacrilege! Or a Remington 700! Say it ain't so!
Mate, I love a nice blued/walnut hunting rifle from yesteryear, especially one with open sights, but 90% of new rifles brought into the country today don't have iron sights, and have no collectors value.