05-17-2018, 11:30 AM
Furthering Klem's excellent points- yes you need to use ear protection with supersonics. It's silly not to.
Perhaps one of the greatest benefits to suppressor use is the reduction in impact on your neighbors. I shoot in the country, but the closest neighbor is within a few hundred yards. Before I had a suppressor they would mention every time they heard me shoot. They did it in a light-hearted manner, but it was obvious they were less than impressed. After the suppressor I haven't heard a word. It's possible they don't even notice the sound that far away.
Perhaps one of the greatest benefits to suppressor use is the reduction in impact on your neighbors. I shoot in the country, but the closest neighbor is within a few hundred yards. Before I had a suppressor they would mention every time they heard me shoot. They did it in a light-hearted manner, but it was obvious they were less than impressed. After the suppressor I haven't heard a word. It's possible they don't even notice the sound that far away.