Suppressors Have suppressors for pistols but are rifles hearing safe?

[skeeterIII]

I know rifle suppressors are a different ball game from pistol suppressors but are there any hearing safe rifle suppressors?
I would like to get one for my 300WM and also use it on the 308.

Also, since I did one trust and one FTF with a Sheriff many years ago can anyone now say which is faster?

 

[Bunnypunter]

Both my Gemtech M4-02 and YHM Phantom QD are both hearing safe. That is the main reason for buying them. On a bolt gun, such as a 308, they are incredibly quiet(think 10/22 unsupressed). Semi's they tend to be a bit sharper but a good portion of that is the bolt actuating. Buy, shoot, and be happy. Once you have one rifle suppressed, you'll want them all supressed. To says its an addiction is being mild.

 

[skeeterIII]

I was hoping they were a little quieter than an unsuppressed 10/22. I do not consider that hearing safe, my Evo-9 is hearing safe. I am amazed that rifle suppressors have not got to the point of being hearing safe other than the sonic crack.

 

[pinkhair]

The sonic crack is the main reason for why they sound like an unsuppressed 10/22. The sonic crack alone on a centerfire rifle is actually quite loud. Not a lot can be done about that though, aside from shooting subsonic ammo.

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

Yes, suppressed rifles can be hearing safe, so long as you get the right can for your needs. Some of the more compact cans will not be hearing safe on shorter barrels (especially SBRs), but may be hearing safe on long barreled weapons.

Last I dug into the NFATracker data, there wasn't much (if any) difference in a trust vs an individual purchase. eFiling for Form 3 and 4 is still down, so you will have to go paper either way.

As for cans, I purchased an SDN-6 and finally got to bring it home a few weeks ago after a 9 month wait. While there have been people here on the Hide that had negative experiences, mine has been absolutely positive. It's hearing safe on both my 20" 308 bolt gun and my 10.5" SBR'd AR-15 in 5.56. The can did have a little rotational wobble when I first got it, but now that the brakes I use have gotten a little dirty all the play is gone, and the lockup is dead nuts consistent. Accuracy in my 700 hasn't been affected (it might even be a bit better), and I'm getting about 25 FPS extra velocity. The biggest improvement for me, though, was the recoil impulse. My 700 now has almost 0 vertical jump in recoil, and what little recoil is left with the can installed is straight back. It's made life MUCH easier when it comes to engaging moving targets and correcting for lead mistakes, wind, or elevation.

 

[tylerw02]

Unless you're shooting subsonic, wear ear pro. It may or may not be safe depending on where you're shooting. Get under a roof or next to a wall or barricade and it will be loud. There is no reason to skip ear plugs.


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[HodgdonExtreme]

Unless you're shooting subsonic, wear ear pro. It may or may not be safe depending on where you're shooting. Get under a roof or next to a wall or barricade and it will be loud. There is no reason to skip ear plugs.

This.

While it may "feel" comfortable to fire suppressed supersonic rifle shots without earpro, it is not. A meter that detects sound pressure levels will indicate those shots are well in excess of the threshold where damage is done to your ears. Maybe less damage than listening to UNsuppressed rifle shots without earpro, but damage nonetheless.

Wear the ears.

 

[Rob01]

Unless you're shooting subsonic, wear ear pro. It may or may not be safe depending on where you're shooting. Get under a roof or next to a wall or barricade and it will be loud. There is no reason to skip ear plugs.


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Bingo! "Silencers" aren't silent. If you cherish your hearing continue to wear hearing protection with them.

 

[hatidua]

If you cherish your hearing continue to wear hearing protection with them.

That.

I've had a number of people tell me their suppressor/rifle combo is "absolutely hearing safe" and when I finally get a chance to shoot it, my ears are ringing for at least an hour afterwards. You'll generally find that there are a lot of people who, after spending the money and waiting the time for the tax stamp to come back, would consider an unsuppressed 7.5" AR next to their ear "hearing safe" as they simply cannot admit, even to themselves, that they paid that much for something and it's not 'hearing safe'.

Supersonic ammo, no matter the suppressor, is going to be loud. Until one of the suppressor companies alters the laws of physics, that's just the way it is.

Your ears are yours, do as you please, but I'll wear hearing protection with all my cans other than the rimfire variety, and those are shot with subsonic ammo.

 

[RollingThunder51]

 

[gasdoc09]

There are two schools of thought on this.

One group thinks that if "it didnat rang mah ears" then it's hearing safe.

The other group knows that hearing damage is cumulative, irreversible, and that the injury threshold is below the pain/discomfort threshold.

Tinnitus sucks. Wear ear pro when shooting supersonic ammo through a suppressor.

 

[VoxPatriam]

Tinnitus does suck. But if you're lucky like me you get it documented in your medical record by a real doctor that you have great difficulty hearing frequencies in the range that most women speak in. Be positive about it!
On a more serious note, he's absolutely right. Once you lose it it's gone. Protect it while you have it.

 

[KYS]

Wear your ear pro! Even though I always shoot suppressed on my farm I still throw in some plugs just to safeguard my hearing.

Even a 9mm suppressor is not truly hearing safe with supersonic ammo. A 115gr factory load is often not hearing safe.

 

[R.Walters]

Tinnitus does suck!!! Yes wear your hearing protection. VERY rarely do i not wear protection. Typically im shooting a suppressed 22.

 

[velillen]

As others I all ways wear ears when shooting. Suppressed or not. Only time I haven't is with a 22 and 300blk unsuppressed and only one shot just to see.

Even though they may not sound that loud it is still loud noise. Won't be an acute effect but rather a long term effect.

For me anything over 80db or so gets hearing protection.

 

[ZombieMonkey]

You should still wear some form of hearing protection as once it's lost there's no getting it back. I have shot plenty with pistols and rifles suppressed while wearing no hearing protection, I now wear something even when shooting suppressed. Though I will admit, I will fire off a suppressed subsonic 308 load a bolt gun from time to time because they are eerily quiet, still not something really want to do much of at all.

Point is, wear your hearing protection.