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Thread: Defensive Rifle Courses and Suppressors

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    My .308 is bolt, and I have considered a single gemtech to run all my weapons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TacticalTyler View Post
    Ya I didnt even think about the bolt gun. Would be a lot more quiet.
    Also my right ear does ring more then the left, figured it was cause of the ejection port. Bolt, everything is closed up.
    BOLT gun is ridiculously enjoyable to shoot with no ear pro. .223 and .308
    "You people have too much time on your hands." - scottryan

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    BOLT gun is ridiculously enjoyable to shoot with no ear pro. .223 and .308
    I bet...

    Also I agree, if your standing away from someone using a suppressor its not loud at all.. But when your the one shooting the gun you get the full effect of the port noise no matter what.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulletdog View Post
    I took a two day class with a guy running a suppressor. Everyone wanted to stand next to him on the line. With ears on it made it much nicer than standing next to anyone with a comp or A2. When we got back to the 200 yard line and it was one shooter at a time, we all took our ears off just to hear it. We were all 10-20 feet behind the guy and the noise reduction from his Surefire can made ear pro unecessary for bystanders. I didn't ask to shoot it, and he wasn't offering, but he kept his ears on.

    If I was able to get one here, I would. I can't think of a good reason not to.
    Try working the firing range for BMT students at Lackland AFB. 500 shooters a day, 60 at a time. I lost a lot of hearing those years even with dual pro on.

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    Possibly not a huge factor for you, but it does add more weight to the rifle. Depending upon how much you may already have on your gun, this may or may not be a huge factor. Taking an 12 pounder through an active course may not be as enjoyable as you would like.

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    did a class where the guy to my left had a SBR with a compensator, and the guy on my right had a suppressor on his rifle.

    Talk about extremes....I enjoyed having the guy with a suppressor on his rifle shooting next to me, but he still had to wear ear protection.

    He ultimately did take the suppressor off after half a day because the added weight was a little bit annoying for him after several hours.

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    As far as weight - thats a good point, and something I've considered. This won't be for my RR Lar15, but for the Spikes/DD lwt carbine i'm building.

    Anyone willing to weigh in on how the weight has affected them during the course?

    It would be nice to have for coyotes/rock chucks, but i've shot them for years without it, so I suppose Ignorance is bliss atm.

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