Thread: suppressor failure

Originally Posted by yogi

How many decibels do most suppressors reduce the sound on average? 30 maybe?
The larger the calibre that is suppressed, the less effective they seem to be.
Suppressed 30 cal rifles still generate a huge amount of noise when suppressed which makes me wonder if they are adequate in protecting your hearing?
Is one shot enough to damage hearing?
The 30 cal will still scare any game away suppressed or not.

My suppressed 300wm seemed alot more quite than an unsuppressed 7mm08 beside me and definantly quiter than a .270 but then I guess it might seem different being behind it shooting than standing behind the shooter.

Its still not safe to fire without hearing protection IMO but then Im already stuffed from construction so I baby my ears now.