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Posted: 6/3/2009 10:09:28 PM EDT
| Ok i have a Vortex flash hider and love it, however its a killer on the ears. Its not practical to wear ear protection when stalking while hunting, i want to be able to hear everything so ear plugs wont work for me. i know about the ear protection that increases sounds heard and blocks the loud gun blast but i dont have the money to buy those for now. to my question, what is the suppressors that cut down on the sound the most? im not worried with flash becuase i will only use it during the day and switch back to the vortex for night vision. How about the noveske piggy brake or levang compensator? Are there some that do the job better? thanks for any input |
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i know about the ear protection that increases sounds heard and blocks the loud gun blast but i dont have the money to buy those for now.
The least expensive such ear protection is about $50 or so... if you can afford a flash hider, or even more, a suppressor, you can certainly afford these! They are also a fine item to keep next to your 'bedside gun,' because (a) they give you a HUGE advantage over the BGs who've broken in to your home,and (b) shooting an AR or pistol inside your home will definately damage the hearing of anyone whose ears are unprotected, and is likely to cause permanent hearing loss. Please reconsider the use of these earmuffs! |
| I cannot get a sound suppressor, im pretty sure im not old enough down here in Texas. I dont want the extra bulk of huge ear muff protecters when walking through heavy brush( never will shoot inside the house). How do the suppresors i mentioned work? are there better ones? |
| Hearing loss is in your future. Flash suppressors do not reduce sound pressure levels. Muzzle comps. usually increase the sound level. Any device that reduces sound from a firearm is a SOUND suppressor/silencer and is regulated by BATF. You must make the decision to protect your earing. If not you WILL have hearing loss. |
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The levang compensator will make your rifle louder than with a normal barrel or a flash suppressor.
I wish there was a good solution for you other than a suppressor or hearing protection. But I know of none. As you've said, "Its not practical to wear ear protection when stalking while hunting, i want to be able to hear everything so ear plugs wont work for me." You may want to hear everything as you grow older but you won't here sh!t if you don't protector yourself now. What'd ya say? |
| agreed on hearing later, i dont get why it says that it lessens gun blast heard. Have you shot with the levang compensator or are you going by other compensators youve dealed with? (not trying to insult in any way) I do want to get a suppressor in the future because it is nice only hearing the crack of the bullet breaking the sound barrier with non subsonic ammo or even less with the subsonic rounds |
| I have not shot the levang compensator. It may "throw" the sound more towards the front than other compensators. But it is not going to be more quiet than a noncompensated barrel. Which is what you are asking. The compensators create more "turbulance" as the gas escapes in order to work in reducing felt recoil and muzzle rise. The laws of physics must be obeyed (just like my mother-in-law). |
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Try These They work well .
Hearing loss sucks. Don't go there. |
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try and find some "musician's ear plugs" they reduce sound volume without reducing sound quality. They are expensive compared to standard plugs (10-15 bucks per pair) but last a long time. They work with a tube containing an insert that occludes the channel going into the ear under high volume so the sound isn't muffled, it is just deminished before it enters your ear.
-RH ETA: Here are some |
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These rock too:
http://www.lapolicegear.com/suep3sodeear.html They do reduce volume across the board but allow one to still hear fairly well while taking the edge off of shots. I use these inside the Howard Leight electronic ears mentioned above. Your hear like you are wearing nothing but have the protection of doubling up. I tried a lot of combination's before settling on this. |
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+1 on these... cheap and work great. Stereo so you can tell where sounds come from, and you can turn them up to aid your hearing when you stalk. I got mine for $30... How much is a hider again? |
| Generally, it is not practical to hunt with hearing protection. Catch-22: you want to hear what is around, but you don't want to go deaf from firing your gun. Solution? Some brands of hearing protectors have amplifiers for the shooter to hear normally (or better) until the loud bangs begin. They are expensive. I think I just repeated everything that the original poster just said, but this thread had gotten off topic. I would go for the advanced hearing protection before any other measures. Leave the vortex on, my two cents. |
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