Suppressed vs Non-Suppressed Hunting

[Robobiss]

Sheesh! Thanks for the lecture. What I said about “hearing protection” vs. “ear pro” was just a simple kidding around. Like I said, I’m
not in the cool kid club and will definitely stay in the nerd crowd. I’m a little ways over the 30-45 age group so that makes me exempt from using the “correct” slang terms. (laughing again cause it’s a joke).

Thanks for you service though. I definitely appreciate that.

Hahahaha, it’s all good! Strictly educational. Just a fun fact for the day. My 4 month old wasn’t letting me sleep so I had time to write a novel.

Yours isn’t the first post I’ve seen on here saying something similarly thinking it was some sort of an internet larper wannabe swat guy term or something. Just setting the record straight a little bit, because I use the term for good reason, and I’m not a larper .

Thanks man

 

[butcherboy]

Hahahaha, it’s all good! Strictly educational. Just a fun fact for the day. My 4 month old wasn’t letting me sleep so I had time to write a novel.

Yours isn’t the first post I’ve seen on here saying something similarly thinking it was some sort of an internet larper wannabe swat guy term or something. Just setting the record straight a little bit, because I use the term for good reason, and I’m not a larper .

Thanks man

I completely understand where you picked it up and why you use it. Good reason to keep using it. When I first heard ear pro used I really did think it was a new hearing protection (add nerd voice) device that I had to have and almost did a search for it!

 

[WTFJohn]

Nope. Impact velocity matters and that's all.

There is a nauseating thread all about it.

You missed the word accuracy in there as well, and the context. The passed-down gun knowledge from the generation of hunters before was longest barrel possible to get it moving as fast as possible and be accurate. Modern knowledge lets us know what calibers can do their work in a short barrel and still obtain the needed velocities for the bullet to preform, and we know that barrel length has jack and all to do with accuracy once the bullet is stabilized.

There is a large amount of data out there regarding muzzle brakes and the downsides to everyone around the shooter, here's a few quick links. Lots more if you look into it.

TBI & Shooting

TBI & Brakes

Muzzle Brake Sound Data

And just to sum up a lot of the thread again:

My kids are playing lots of sports, shooting is just a drop in the bucket on any chance of TBI/overpressure damage. Why would I try something that may make a difference for them? They are tough, and their ears are strong.

Anyone who uses a different term for hearing protection is dumb, no way they could know anything I don't.

If you have a suppressor or shoot more than me, you're an instagram larper or an adult playing with kids' toys.

On a more serious note, as someone in their late 30's with tinnitus and more concussions than I probably know about; suppressors make a difference. I spent lots of time in duck & goose blinds with ported chokes all around me and lots of time around rifles/pistols on the range. They make a legitimate difference in not aggravating my tinnitus or giving me ringing headaches.

If suppressors had been a thing for us growing up, there is a decent chance I don't have some of the hearing loss I do now. My dad, and the rest of his generation, all wear hearing aids now that help make up for the ranges of hearing he lost from a lifetime of shooting (he's also a suppressor convert, killed a bear this year with a suppressed .300WM).