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Suppressors: Utilitarian or simply a neat toy?
For those with experience with suppressors, I have a question for you:
I threw around the idea of a suppressor for a while--most high end suppressors will give firearms a +/- 30db reduction--meaning 16" AR15s will usually end up with about a 130db impulse sound. It's still above the threshold of pain (IIRC), but it's right below the ~140db threshold of hearing loss due to impulse noises.
If I were to use a firearm indoors, in say a home defense scenario, does the suppressor justify the cost (~$800-$1400 + $200 tax), the weight (~+/- 1lb at the end of the firearm), the POI shift and increased fouling?
Does all the above justify a ~30db reduction?
On the other hand, in a doomsday scenario, a suppressor would mask location and muzzle flash, making sneaking around easier. In a home defense scenario, a suppressor may reduce the disorienting *boom* that comes from firing a weapon indoors (I pulled a .45ACP bullet, dumped out the powder, and discharged the primer in my room a while back--holy cow it was loud. My ears were ringing and I felt slightly disoriented.)
Do you consider a suppressor an effective tool, or just a toy for civilian types?
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Originally Posted by Lieber Code on the laws of war
"Men who take up arms against one another in public war do not cease on this account to be moral beings, responsible to one another and to God."
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Last edited by KirStang; 01-22-2011 at 10:05 AM..
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