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Depends on the caliber and shooting environment. Some suppressed rifles can still be 140dB or more, which is the burst threshold where hearing loss can occur
Wtf does that matter?
They perform as suppressors, in some cases they act as a silencer by making them extremely quiet. In most cases they suppress the sound, so what's the point of your semantics based reply?
In almost all cases the firearm becomes "hearing safe" where one does not need earpro.
I actually own and employ suppressors. Folks who call them silencers are hollywood informed and not particularly experienced.
Either way the original claim is plain incorrect, no matter how many lems downvote.
edit: y'all downvoters are some dum ass ill-informed lembs (see what I did there, lol!)
You replied to a blanket statement with a blanket statement. "You still need hearing protection with a silencer," and "No you don't."
Now you've narrowed the scope.
That's good. But don't pretend you weren't wrong to begin with.
A suppressed .308 report is 147-151 dB. .308 Winchester is by no means an exotic cartridge.
My "semantic" argument is that if you take a hunting rifle out on the range and run it with a suppressor and no ear protection, you are exceeding the threshold where hearing loss can occur.
The answer to "You still need hearing protection with a silencer," is not "No," it is "It depends."
yo scops, this is so fucking pedantic and truly pointless
original ill-informed commenter made a blanket statement and I replied with experience and accuracy in the first reply
please read it again as I clearly state "especially with subsonic ammo"
I shoot both my AR and .308 without earpro. While the bullet still go supersonic and there's a crack, it's entirely safe and I do not need earpro.
When I shoot 22lr and .38s it's Hollywood quiet, when I shoot subsonic 9mm it's quiet but not anything special.
Grow up scops. This one of the most pointless exchanges I've had on Lemmy.
Have you ever had your hearing tested? You might just already have hearing damage.