re: NY Senator believes gun "silencers" completely silence a shot

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I have 4 suppressors (2) rimfire, (1) .30, and (1) .223. I do not shoot my AR-15's without having the suppressor on the rifle. The suppressor eliminates the sound of the expanding gases leaving the barrel. What you still hear is the bullet breaking the sound barrier. Which is more of a crack than a boom that people typically associate with a gun shot.

So when I am hunting with my suppressor it helps in 2 ways. First since you are containing the gases leaving the barrel the muzzle rise is almost negligible from my .223 or .300 blackout. So I am able to stay on target with my scope after pulling the trigger and look for bullet impact. Second I find that after the shot you don't have any echo so you can hear the bullet impact your target. When I take my AR hog hunting with the suppressor I can see the bullet hit the hog and hear it. So I can know for sure if I made a good shot or not.

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