Consternation
What, indeed, would he want these for? DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN.
This brings up the subject of suppressors. I have mild hearing damage from many things in my life, not the least of which being thousands of hours spent shooting. And some of that, in my youth, was done without proper hearing protection.
One unaltered blast from a .357 magnum can damage your ears forever. So can going to goth clubs and dancing next to the speakers, or attending loud metal concerts. Take heed, younger readers: PROTECT YOUR EARS. I have mild tinnitus and sometimes have to ask people to repeat themselves in party conversations, and I’m not yet 40 years old. Hearing damage is real.
So yeah. Suppressors. Silencers. Whatever. My experience with them has been that they lower the decibels on 9mm and larger calibers by enough that you don’t strictly need hearing protection. The gun still gives off an almighty BANG. Not the kitten farting on a pillow sound that movies show.
That said, recently, new wet suppressors have hit the market. I want one.
Shot the MKII for the first time last week. Good ergos, lightweight, accurate, does exactly what it’s supposed to; but great googley moogley what a butt ugly gun.
I learned on an Mk I. I have, and teach with, an MK II. I tell people who are in the market that if given a choice between a used II and a new III, go for the older gun. The MK III has been Brady-fied, including a mag disconnect. This makes it even more of an almighty pain in the ass to reassemble after cleaning, than the I and II are.
The mag disconnecter can be removed pretty easily without affecting the rest of the firearm’s functionality. I removed mine and ‘forgot’ to put it back in. *cough*
And yeah, butt-ugly, but the only problems I’ve ever had with it were ammo related.
Or…..go with the Browning Buckmark…. 😀
Yep, love mine. The trigger fell alone sold me.
I’ll second you on protecting your ears…..I walked out onto our indoor range without my cans on, right when a customer opened up with our full auto MP5A3. Totally my own damn fault, wasn’t paying any attention…….and WOW, did that hurt. Ears were ringing for a week and I get a headache just thinking about it……..and I thank Deus that he wasn’t firing our Desert Eagle .50!!
Then there’s firing AR-15s indoors.
We’ve threaded a few barrels in our time, and we even had a guy get the tax stamp to get his AKM cut down to 74u legnth. Pretty sure he worked for the ATF, but we don’t hold it against him. 😉
I’m still amazed by the attitude to suppressors in the US. I grew up in England, and a suppressor over there is generally considered pretty much essential just for the sake of good manners. A .22 carbine with a suppressor firing subsonic ammo will take out rabbits perfectly effectively, and now that I’m a decrepit hulk, I can make louder noises by popping my knees.
Protect your ears. Tinnitus sucks. My right ear is significantly worse than my left ear, but neither one is up to where they should be at my age.
J that was a freakin awesome video!!!
yeah, I’ve got some very mild tinnitus also. and not from shooting.
suppressors are one thing I plan on getting as soon as the cash flow allows it.
Love Hickok45, he puts out good stuff.
enjoying the comic man, thanks.
Umm… not trying to be a douche, but Ruger doesn’t make the MkII anymore. MkIII and 22/45 only. Also, they don’t have slides. And I can’t find a long-slide model of the SR-22 on their website. I’m not trying to pick nits, more just confused what you actually mean.