I don’t know if they are or not, but I absolutely will not hunt the same area where another hunter uses one. Since there is no public land-only private land-around here to hunt, it isn’t an issue. About 20 years ago, an inexperienced hunter wandered into the area I was hunting and took a shot at me-I heard the boom, hit the dirt, yelled profanity and rolled down into some trees instantly. If that idiot had been using a silencer, I would not be here talking about it...
“About 20 years ago, an inexperienced hunter wandered into the area I was hunting and took a shot at me-I heard the boom, hit the dirt, yelled profanity and rolled down into some trees instantly. If that idiot had been using a silencer, I would not be here talking about it...”
Huh? The bullet will get there long before you hear the shot.
In fact you would have more warning if the hunter was using a suppressor (silencer), because the bullet is much slower.
Don’t believe the crap in movies, a silencer won’t make high powered rifles as quiet as a chipmunk fart.
So...you were able to dodge the bullet because you heard the shot?
Good job, Clark...