Originally Posted By: pd1Since sub-sonic ammo is not available for the 17WSM , will a suppressor make enough difference to shoot without hearing protection ?
This, maybe, will help give you an idea how quiet they are. I had the barrel on my Bmag shortened from 22 to 20 when I had it threaded. Wanted to see if losing 2 inches had much affect on FPS with the 20 grainers. I've got a rather large, 3/8 thick, wood stove in our basement. I reversed the fan so it would suck air up and out, stacked some 2x4's together, got my Bmag out of the safe, screwed the can on the end and hooked up my Magnetospeed Chronograph. Chronographed six rounds. Logged my results, put everything away and went back up stairs. My wife asked me what I was doing because she thought she could hear something earlier. When I told her what I'd been doing she didn't believe me, said she heard something that sounded like a loud pellet gun maybe. lol
Now, outside it does sound louder but they're still plenty quiet to be hearing safe.