Boy Scouts now using Suppressors

[Red Dawn]

I came across this read and thought you might enjoy it. Slowly gaining more ground as far as them being a great tool to have for safety and respect of others around you.

https://news.vice.com/article/boy-s...s-for-shooting-practice?utm_source=vicenewsfb

 

[madHatter]

Where the hell were these when I was the shooting sports director!?! -_-

Could have been really awesome and useful for people sitting at the range to protect their hearing.

 

[Red Dawn]

Where the hell were these when I was the shooting sports director!?! -_-

Could have been really awesome and useful for people sitting at the range to protect their hearing.

I feel the same kids today don't know how good they have it but I'm glad to see it being accepted in the Scout society to me that's huge.

 

[dial1911]

I feel the same kids today don't know how good they have it but I'm glad to see it being accepted in the Scout society to me that's huge.

Absolutely. If 'silencers' had been called 'hearing safety devices' from the beginning, I bet they would be much more readily available today.

 

[hseII]

Absolutely. If 'silencers' had been called 'hearing safety devices' from the beginning, I bet they would be much more readily available today.

Or just Suppressors

 

[freedom]

Screen grab from a New Zealand website. Check out the $25 can!

 

[Red Dawn]

That's amazing a $25 reserve on a can. Wish we had some of those prices here.

 

[Laufen]

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Screen grab from a New Zealand website. Check out the $25 can!

Saw them on the shelf with cleaning rods in Aix en Provence France. I could have purchased one like buying a set of earplugs...and for good reason. Prices were comparable $50-$250.

 

[dial1911]

That's amazing a $25 reserve on a can. Wish we had some of those prices here.

If not for NFA garbage, I would fully expect to see suppressors in blister packs next to the cheap Bushnell scopes. Injection molded plastic suppressors in the sub $25 price range (rimfire at least)- when it gets overheated or full of crud, just toss it in the trash and go get another one. Centerfire would probably be a bit more just because of the materials required for higher pressures. Still, same concept.

 

[Mac11FA]

I can see where it will boost attendance numbers at the camp as well. My dad runs the rifle and shotgun range at Camp Sidney Dew in Rome. I am sure if they could get it funded they would use suppressors as well. They have had a hard enough time securing .22 ammo for the last several years!