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    Hearing loss is insidious and cumulative. Anything you can do to slow it down/prevent it/lessen it is a good and rightful thing to do.

    Suppressors:

    -Increase situational awareness after the first shot is fired (was that your back door being kicked in? Can you hear where they are in the house if they bump into something after you just wasted their buddy?)

    -Prevent a majority of the concussion of the shot (Small blessings, but it might keep you from blowing something into your face if you shoot near a wall/countertop/whatever and paint or something is on it. A paint fleck in the eye may be something stupid sounding to worry about, but just then is NOT the time you want to contend with it).

    -Provides flash and recoil attenuation(if through nothing else than adding weight to the nose, and flash reduction is obvious benefit with dark adjusted eyes)

    -I don't look at it so much as a suppressed .223/5.56 as I do "How would you like for your .22LR bullets to magically gain 1000# more energy and tripple their velocity as soon as they leave the muzzle?" Heck, yes! And that is what a suppressed 5.56 seems like to me on the sending-end. A 10/22 shooting CCI stingers.
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    The best option is put something with horrendous flash on there and keep some lighter fluid handy. I would then attempt to douse them with it first and then shoot. This way you can simultaneously set them on fire.



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    With the right set up, you don't need an accelerant.... i.e. that RMC comp I have and ball powder ammo!
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    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.

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    That's why it's a blessing to have an adjustable gas system (Love mine!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Noodles View Post
    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.
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    Does a supressor help at all with follow up shots? Does it reduce the recoil impulse or make it easier to shoot? Particularly wondering versus brakes.

    I think a supressor is worth getting for indoor situations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by takashi View Post
    Does a supressor help at all with follow up shots? Does it reduce the recoil impulse or make it easier to shoot? Particularly wondering versus brakes.

    I think a supressor is worth getting for indoor situations.
    it reduces recoil impulse because you're adding 1.5 lbs of metal to the end of your muzzle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by takashi View Post
    Does a supressor help at all with follow up shots? Does it reduce the recoil impulse or make it easier to shoot? Particularly wondering versus brakes.
    Depends on the set up... It's increase your weight, but it also increases your bolt speed... which adds recoil... I get a net zero impact on my gun... I can't feel a difference.

    I think a supressor is worth getting for indoor situations.
    For me it's not worth the extra weight and length on an "inside" gun.
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