Are OTB suppressors worth it?

[Q_Sertorius]

It’s fine if you believe that. But if you can’t articulate and demonstrably show why, it’s just your opinion.

Which is fine, you’re entitled to opinions. But it’s disingenuous to pass them off as facts.

He’s an audiologist, isn’t he? I am fairly sure he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to hearing protection.

If you have read the OSHA regulations concerning sound protection, you know it is a lot more nuanced than “below 140 is safe.”

I think you already know this stuff too, so I’ll leave it at that.

 

[Bluefish]

All I can say is you’re wrong.

So if 140 is not the accepted threshold for immediate hearing damage from a single gunshot, what is it? I do know it’s a little more nuanced than that. Yes, individual ear shape, genetics, etc can make it slightly higher or slightly lower for an individual.

 

[atmat]

He’s an audiologist, isn’t he?

I have no idea what his credentials are.

If you have read the OSHA regulations concerning sound protection, you know it is a lot more nuanced than “below 140 is safe.”

I have. And it may be more nuanced. But even at 133dB, we’re at 25% of the energy of 140dB.