FFS, it's not about the government telling us how to protect our hearing it's about making silencers easily available to people by not having to wait 6+ months to buy one because they classify them as a dangerous device.
Hunting Rifle: Anyone Else Have No Desire for a Silencer?
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It literally takes like 5 seconds to do a search for "HR 95 Hearing protection act" to find the bill.
Text - H.R.95 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Hearing Protection Act
Text for H.R.95 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Hearing Protection Act
www.congress.gov
Lee Goodwin
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A suppressor would be nice on the firing line
Which is why when shooting a braked rifle it's worth wearing double ear pro. For perspective, most ear plugs have NRR ratings of ~29. Some up to 33. Muffs are ~30. NIOSH recommends a derating of 50% for plugs and 25% for muffs based on real world collection data. A good silencer will reduce noise by 30 dB (NRR of 30), some a little more. So, a good silencer works better/is quieter than most sets of ear plugs.
pupdistress
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I can't believe that there's so many varied opinions on this. I bought them for predator hunting originally so we wouldn't blow each other's ears out and still talk . Now I run them on everything. Go buy one then decide before you close your mind off. Or not. I really don't care
32 pages. LOL
Do you know how loud the recoil spring is in an AR.....looking for a hydraulic buffer for the blackout after useing the can
The can has allowed the 30-06 on the fun gun list and allows the 6.5Grendel a lot more target possibilities in a prairie dog town.
32 pages of trying to justifie to or not to can a gun= Do what works for ya!
The can has allowed the 30-06 on the fun gun list and allows the 6.5Grendel a lot more target possibilities in a prairie dog town.
32 pages of trying to justifie to or not to can a gun= Do what works for ya!
No can for me! Neve used a brake for most of my life, but there were no good ones back then either. Now all my bigger rifles wear brakes.
greenejc
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I did the same. I spent 20 years in the Infantry, and 3 years with Range Control at Carson, and I ran small arms, MG and Tank, Bradley and Apache ranges. I used hearing protection on every range, especially demo ranges. I use protection when I'm on a range now. I use some of the newer plugs when hunting, so that I can still hear adequately while getting a noise reduction when firing. But I haven't ever needed a suppressor on a rifle, including the two that I have muzzle brakes on. When I hunt, I just don't fire my rifle very much. I shoot it a lot at the range, but in the field, mostly only if I see something or to verify zero at altitude. As to silencers on artillery pieces or tanks, I don't think they could be built to withstand the pressures exerted on the weapons, and the resultant back pressure would probably damage the breech. Explosives can't be silenced, which I'm sure you know. I'm sure that was tongue in cheek. I wouldn't shorten a rifle and lose the attendant velocity just to silence a weapon I'm only going to hunt with. As to velocity loss, the 300 Win Mag loses significant velocity when shortened to 18 or 16 inches, due to the types of powders used in the cartridge. A 30-06, which is only 150fps behind the 300 in the same barrel lengths with the newer powders, in a 24" barrel would equal or surpass the 18" 300 with all but the heaviest bullets. I can get nearly 2900fps from a 24" -06 and 180 grain bullets with safe loads using Superperformance and a couple of other new powders, and 2650 or better with 200 grain bullets. I'll keep the barrel length, barrel life, and the velocity. I don't really want to re-barrel every year or so. By the way, I shoot both cartridges, chronograph same, and have 22" and 24" -06's and 24 and 26" 300 Win Mags for which I reload. I've been shooting them for around 45 years.In the services, you either wear earplugs or just "take it". Taxpayers can pay illegals $450,000 but cant afford to silence no artillery, tanks, or explosives.
Nope, waste of tax payers money.
Buy yore own earplugs, that's why we pay you every 2 weeks!
I taught explosives and ran tank ranges, and was around everything that goes boom for 4 years. So I dont mind a little rifle noise unless Im next to a .50 at the range.
Rich Coyle
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My first "Brake" was a KEEPER. They got sued out of existence. Maybe Larry's patent is expired. Anyone know how to E D M a barrel?
greenejc
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I have thought about a can for my Prairie dog rifle, just because they tend to go down the hole on the first shot after they're educated a little. Since I shoot a 25-06 a lot, shots become longer as a result, but I can still go through 50 or 60 rounds on a good day. With a .223, I expect a can would be great for prairie dogs, though. Just can't afford one without getting in trouble with my wife. My brother built me a .556 with a 20" heavy barrel that a can would go on easily, and it would be a great dog gun.Do you know how loud the recoil spring is in an AR.....looking for a hydraulic buffer for the blackout after useing the can
The can has allowed the 30-06 on the fun gun list and allows the 6.5Grendel a lot more target possibilities in a prairie dog town.
32 pages of trying to justifie to or not to can a gun= Do what works for ya!
Tell the wife it's to protect your hearing. But then you won't have an excuse when you "don't hear her".
Rich Coyle
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It seems many of the pro can folks are emotionally envested like first focal plane scope users.
