How to make a grendel quieter...

[speederx7]

I shoot smallbore rifle and many people use a sight extension tube to get there sights out further. Consequently it also makes it somewhat quieter. You may be able to build a "thread protector" that extends about 4-6". It will probably look like a suppressor but if a LEO asks you can unscrew it and have them look down the tube. Also the sound will be directed down range and being funneled in such a tube will reduce what comes back. And about the dust kick up, that may be true but shouldn't it only take one shot anyways unless you are in a target rich environment?

thanks for the feedback...

unfortunately i am not hunting in a target rich environment and dust kicking up from shooting is a non-issue (since i am usually 20' up in a tree), so i am looking for a solution that is simple and i will just experiment with an extended thread protector.

[e3mt]

I'm not the Hearing Protection Police, but highly recommend protecting your hearing as much as possible. My tinnitus comes and goes, but it's in full-force as I am typing this. Probably why I chimed in.
A suggestion made earlier was a hearing plug in your left ear as you right probably receives less damage during a shot. Seems reasonable for big-game hunting where you're probably (hopefully) only pulling the trigger once.

[RStewart]

You know, in all of this we missed one major thing........that is a hell of a nice deer!!!!!!

[noone]

I have used a lot of different brakes over the years on 5.56, 308, Grendels, 300 win mag. The brakes Warped makes are as good as you will find for recoil reduction, without horrible noise busting your eardrums. An excellent brake. The only reason I don't use one is I shoot in really unusual conditions where ground dust kick up is a problem. However, I think he is now making brakes that can be adjusted to eliminate that issue. That would easily make those brakes the top one I have used.

I have probably used a total of 15-20 different brakes over the past 25 years.

[mtn_shooter]

I am not discounting your own experience, I get the same effect but to a lesser degree.

I would bet that you have pressure issues due to altitude and or being submerged under water as well.

We feel the pressure, we don't "feel" the decibel level. If we did we would not shoot without ear pro.

Sounds good to me all I know is that it felt like I got stabbed in the inner ear, and felt a quick 'wind' on my face and arms.. It may also be pertinant that I was prone and everything around me was rock (NV desert). I also forgot to mention in my original post that I wasn't wearing ear pro. With ear pro the WCI brake is excellent.

[warped]

Also outdoor conditions can vary so much that at times it is tolerable, other times it is bad, environmental conditions are strange that way.

If it felt like that to you I would suggest ear pro, if you ever shot one of my other rifles you would really be hurting, the grendel is not that bad.

The .270 can really put a hurting on your ears. Of course that thing is launching bullets at 3200fps

[warped]

yeah rock is as bad as being next to a building

in an area where it is lush and green it is way better, however hearing damage is not always so obvious.

Take a word of advice from us old hard of hearing types...

[warped]

When I am on a public range I get dirty looks for letting the .270 bark.

People have yelled "what the hell is that thing?"

[Rootshot]

I made the same mistake with a JP brake on my Grendel. Ears ringing for 3 days and then some. Bought a thread protector for the future.

+1 on the Howard Leigh. There's nothing like pumping in "Ride of the Valkyrie" while out on the range

--Rootshot