Originally Posted by
Noodles
I'm definitely and very much FOR suppressor use... But let's be honest about the disadvantages...
- Loss of short length on your SBR, carbines become rifle length, rifles become way too long.
- Reliability issues potential for a some guns (specifically the ones that are over-gassed to begin with)
- Dirty. There is no doubt that suppressed guns require more maintenance.
- Weight. You went with folding sights, the aimpoint T1, and a lighter rail to save 10oz? Congrats you just added 20oz at the end of your lever arm with a suppressor.
- Cost, some people will never shoot indoors or enough to justify the cost.
So... Most of these are small things and for the people here they aren't really huge issues. But for the guy with an overgassed 20" hbar... a suppressor might be a bad idea for him.
I'd recommend a suppressor to most people, but I'm honest about their issues as well as the positives.