suppressed ?

[SpeyRod]

I am 62 and have been shooting 59 of those years. I have permanently damaged my hearing and the ringing in my ears is distracting at times. There is no way I am letting my son grow up shooting and wind up with the same issues. A can is cheap compared to hearing damage.

I also shoot a lot of sbr’s. I own more of those than standard sized rifles. I shoot all of them suppressed. If you ever shoot a 11” 223 unsuppressed you won’t question the value of a can.

I also hunt suppressed. There are many benefits to hunting suppressed the biggest being not destroying my ears on a snap shot. While hunting suppressed I have seen many instances where the can made the difference in getting an animal vs not. Case in point: I took my son to AK for a caribou hunt. For what ever reason he missed his first two shots on his caribou. The group knew something was up but that’s it. They came right to us where my son then made a good shot on his caribou. Likewise, I shot my deer at 305 yds this year. There were 5 bucks in the group and when my buck was hit, heart shot, they all just stood there looking at him. If my son had a tag he could have easily shot another buck.

YMMV but I have no desire to shoot anything unsuppressed any more.

As far as which can? I like cans in the 11-15oz range. When they get heavier they negatively change the balance of a rifle unless it’s an sbr.

Thanks for the input . At 72 my hearing is already shot (to many turbine engines and machine guns) but I am interested in the less noise while in the blind part. 
But unless I can try one out I don't think there is one in my future 


Thanks to all that answered

There are shops that have ranges so you can test cans. Our local shop has range days twice per year and will bring cans on request. But honestly, if you buy a Socom or tbac you are almost guaranteed to be happy.