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Overwatcher · May 20, 2020

Looking for opinions/ information on suppressors that wont cost me a arm and a leg . Looking to run a 30 cal.

outrider58 · May 20, 2020

Look at YHM. Excellent cans and very affordable.

I have a model that is no longer in production, so I can't recommend it, per se, so I'll leave the research to you. Mine has zero POI change on every gun I use it on.

Doctor_M · May 20, 2020

You could always make your own on a Form 1. That would be the cheapest approach.

Oswaldo87 · May 20, 2020

I’d suggest getting one from an established company if you are looking at a QD mount. Don’t want to invest then have the company go away or change their system and you can’t get another mount.

OLM-Medic · May 20, 2020

Well what do you want to accomplish with it?

Super quiet vs take the edge off

Lightweight?

Rapid fire?

Fox123 · May 20, 2020

Quietbore.com

Overwatcher · May 20, 2020

Hearing protection.

OLM-Medic · May 20, 2020

Overwatcher said:
Hearing protection.

Well you should still be wearing hearing protection even with a suppressor. It probably won't be a big deal shoot suppressed without hearing protection for a time or two, like hunting or home defense, but I believe it still will damage the ears if you do it a lot. Except for suppressed subsonic .22, which is like a pellet gun.

I think smaller cans are good for this application when you are wearing ears anyway but still want to protect hearing. My AR or bolt action unsupressed is still damm loud even with ear pro because of the roof at my range. It's not nearly as bad in an open field though. A 5" suppressor makes it fine everywhere for me as the shooter with ear protection. It will still be loud to other people nearby.

Let's figure a 5.56 is like 167 decibels. Common ear pro is only 23 decibel reduction. That's still pretty damn loud to me. A small suppressor will reduce it ANOTHER 20-30 decibels.

These might for your wish list:
YHM Turbo K, Rugged Micro30, silencerco Harvester (not rated for rapid fire...only good for shooting slow and letting it cool)

outrider58 · May 21, 2020

OLM-Medic said:
Well you should still be wearing hearing protection even with a suppressor. It probably won't be a big deal shoot suppressed without hearing protection for a time or two, like hunting or home defense, but I believe it still will damage the ears if you do it a lot. Except for suppressed subsonic .22, which is like a pellet gun.

I think smaller cans are good for this application when you are wearing ears anyway but still want to protect hearing. My AR or bolt action unsupressed is still damm loud even with ear pro because of the roof at my range. It's not nearly as bad in an open field though. A 5" suppressor makes it fine everywhere for me as the shooter with ear protection. It will still be loud to other people nearby.

Let's figure a 5.56 is like 167 decibels. Common ear pro is only 23 decibel reduction. That's still pretty damn loud to me. A small suppressor will reduce it ANOTHER 20-30 decibels.

These might for your wish list:
YHM Turbo K, Rugged Micro30, silencerco Harvester (not rated for rapid fire...only good for shooting slow and letting it cool)

Agreed on all counts. :thumbsup:

Pinecone · May 21, 2020

OLM-Medic said:
Well you should still be wearing hearing protection even with a suppressor. It probably won't be a big deal shoot suppressed without hearing protection for a time or two, like hunting or home defense, but I believe it still will damage the ears if you do it a lot. Except for suppressed subsonic .22, which is like a pellet gun.

I think smaller cans are good for this application when you are wearing ears anyway but still want to protect hearing. My AR or bolt action unsupressed is still damm loud even with ear pro because of the roof at my range. It's not nearly as bad in an open field though. A 5" suppressor makes it fine everywhere for me as the shooter with ear protection. It will still be loud to other people nearby.

Let's figure a 5.56 is like 167 decibels. Common ear pro is only 23 decibel reduction. That's still pretty damn loud to me. A small suppressor will reduce it ANOTHER 20-30 decibels.

These might for your wish list:
YHM Turbo K, Rugged Micro30, silencerco Harvester (not rated for rapid fire...only good for shooting slow and letting it cool)

The US does not have standards for impact noise (short duration noises), but Canada does.

They allow up to 100 impact events per day, not to exceed 140 dBA.

So, my .308 with ThunderBeast CB9 is about 133 dBA. So, I am probably OK with up to 100 rounds per day without additional hearing protection.

Overwatcher · May 21, 2020

Thanks everyone. I think I'm going to go with a YHM R-2. Oh and yes I will be wearing rear protection, I'm trying not to scare the neighbors horses.

spoon059 · May 21, 2020

Overwatcher said:
Oh and yes I will be wearing rear protection, I'm trying not to scare the neighbors horses.

What in the hell is going on here???

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outrider58 · May 21, 2020

spoon059 said:
What in the hell is going on here???

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Neighbors must have amorous horsies...

OLM-Medic · May 21, 2020

Pinecone said:
The US does not have standards for impact noise (short duration noises), but Canada does.

They allow up to 100 impact events per day, not to exceed 140 dBA.

So, my .308 with ThunderBeast CB9 is about 133 dBA. So, I am probably OK with up to 100 rounds per day without additional hearing protection.

Assuming your .308 is a bolt action, that brings up another point. It probably is much more hearing safe than a semi-automatic like the AR-10 to the shooters ear. I don't even like shooting subsonic ammo from a semi auto for too many shots. It rings the ears from ejection port pop.

Overwatcher said:
Oh and yes I will be wearing rear protection, I'm trying not to scare the neighbors horses.

In that case, maybe you DO want to consider more quiet. A 5" K can will be plenty fine to the shooter with ear protection, but is still pretty damn loud to everyone else. Still, supersonic ammo is hard to get quiet anyway.

outrider58 · May 21, 2020

OLM-Medic said:
In that case, maybe you DO want to consider more quiet. A 5" K can will be plenty fine to the shooter with ear protection, but is still pretty damn loud to everyone else. Still, supersonic ammo is hard to get quiet anyway.

It's all relative. If you shoot from some kind of redout, you'll want to wear hearing pro because of the confined space, especially shooting supersonic ammo.

When I shoot out in the open, I never feel the need for pro. You will get loudish feedback as the sonic 'crack' echos back at you. It may be surprisingly loud, but missing will be that ear-shattering muzzle blast. Once you get an ear for it, you will hear the firecracker crack of your muzzle bast, such as it is, then the reverberation of the sonic crack, thereafter.

YMMV

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