The Hedgehog
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$2000 for a can?!?
Almost as expensive as the used scope I just grabbed. Broey bros should be so impressed..
In another 20 years...
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Almost as expensive as the used scope I just grabbed. Broey bros should be so impressed..
Exactly
I actually really looked into a suppressor for an ar15…. Would’ve been nice not to wear muffs shooting gophers. The cost, background check, etc turned me off.
For me, it’s not worth it. I’m guessing most guys don’t shoot enough to really justify it. Whatever floats your boat.
For me, it’s not worth it. I’m guessing most guys don’t shoot enough to really justify it. Whatever floats your boat.
The Hedgehog
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I’ve shot a buddy’s gun with suppressors. Definitely way quieter. I just don’t see how it helps me for hunting deer and elk.But let me guess.. you never tried it.
If I was trying to shoot multiple coyotes or wild pigs at a time would maybe make sense.
The Hedgehog
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Would it help you enjoy shooting, way more than you currently do?
Don’t know. I really don’t LOVE shooting just targets.
I could blast gophers/rockchucks all day though. Just don’t have the time to do it much.
Was I reading you right that the cost is LESS than $2000?
Wind Gypsy
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Yes. Good steel suppressors are readily available for around $500. ATF tax stamp is $200. Most good titanium suppressors are $700-1100.
Suppressors are less novel on ARs IMO. They do not reduce noise nearly as much due to port pop from the gas system and because the action slamming open/closed is loud. Most ARs out there have a gas system that is not designed around having added back pressure of a suppressor and adding a can usually pushes a lot more gas rearward which isn't typically a good thing. It slams the bolt back too hard often and puts a lot more gas in the action and in the shooters face. You can mitigate this in many cases with different gas block settings, custom gas tubes, buffer springs/weights, different charging handles, etc but it is a hassle to me (not being a big AR guy). It also makes actions filthy with carbon in short order. All that said, if I had to shoot my 14.5" AR inside my house my/my families ears will be glad there is a can on it.
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Archer86
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The main reason I got into supressor was hearing protection out hunting with my kids 1 shot without ear plugs in is enough to do hearing damage easy to justify for some.
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Mtnhunter1
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It happens!
Example: I paid $1,500 for two first generation Kimber Montana rifles, 280ai and 7mm WSM. The seller wanted a 7 PRC that he could hang a "can" on and shoot an elk at extended distance. I ran into this gentleman a few weeks ago and asked him how his plan worked out. He said that he missed a "bull of a lifetime" at extended distance with his new 7 PRC. Seems that he took a fall hiking in and bent the "CAN"! Ended up shooting the end of the can off with the first shot!
Example II: I paid $1,000 for a Christensen Ridgeline, 6.5 PRC 24". The gentleman wanted the FFT 20" barrel to shoot with a "can". Four months later I bought the FFT from him as he felt that he needed a chassis rifle that was a bit heavier.
Example III: I paid $800 for a Remington KS Custom Mountain Rifle, 280 Rem. The seller wanted something that he could run a "can" on....
No doubt, the new "long range short barrelled can trend" has made additional rifles available.... and that's "OK" with me!
antelopedundee
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It doesn't signal other hunters [or game wardens] to your whereabouts when you pull the trigger. With the current war on government employees look for more poaching and other nefarious activities in our national parks.
antelopedundee
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I'll ask again why shorten the barrel? Is it to get to a point where there is sufficient barrel thickness to run threads for the can? How many factory rifles have pencil thin barrels these days.
The Hedgehog
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That and for the convenience of carrying it through trees and brush.
BuzzH
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Let people shoot what they want.
I used to think we lived in America where freedom was a thing, now???
I used to think we lived in America where freedom was a thing, now???
Mtnhunter1
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There are a few.
I just picked up a Weatherby Hunter model in 6.5 RPM. It has a 24" #1 pencil thin barrel.....and it is threaded!
Hem
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New owner of a Deadair 30.
Haven't decided if I want to thread my .308 or maybe sell a gun/ buy a gun.
Thinking about adding a 7.08 and selling my Sendero.
So my tech question, because I'm lazy and don't feel like phone research...if I bought a 7.08 and threaded it, am I forced to always using the can, or is there an adapter to screw on the threads to shoot the rifle without can? Hypothetically, use the can at range, but hunt without can.
Does this present accuracy issues jumping back and forth? I recall observations of nominal velocity change.
Could this scenario only truly be understood by shooting and seeing?
Guess i am trolling for feedback to help process options.
Thanks.
Haven't decided if I want to thread my .308 or maybe sell a gun/ buy a gun.
Thinking about adding a 7.08 and selling my Sendero.
So my tech question, because I'm lazy and don't feel like phone research...if I bought a 7.08 and threaded it, am I forced to always using the can, or is there an adapter to screw on the threads to shoot the rifle without can? Hypothetically, use the can at range, but hunt without can.
Does this present accuracy issues jumping back and forth? I recall observations of nominal velocity change.
Could this scenario only truly be understood by shooting and seeing?
Guess i am trolling for feedback to help process options.
Thanks.
There will typically be a point of impact shift when going from unsuppressed to suppressed but it's usually very consistent and can be accounted for. Buy a $20 thread protector to put on when the suppressor is not mounted to your rifle. Or have whoever threads your barrel add one so it can be turned down to match your barrel profile. You can't even tell a barrel is threaded when it has a properly blended thread protector
Hem
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Thanks
