Originally Posted by Astro14
Still waiting on ATF approval of my suppressor, but I find my .300BLK pistol to be an easy gun to shoot. The subsonic ammo is a bit quieter, and much lower recoil. It's 220g, so, when you look at the numbers, you get about the ME of a .45 ACP 230g bullet.
At the range, I've heard a suppressed AR in .300 BLK and it's really quiet. Depends on the can, of course, but I don't see why an AR would be much louder than a bolt gun. A bit more mechanical noise from the action cycling, but I think the can itself would be determining, not the action...
I'll bet it's a nice and easy gun to shoot. The 300blk I've shot is from a Remington 700 16", not sure of the can used. The action made a click and that was it. I was somewhat surprised at the perceived level of sound in videos such as this:
What Ive seen is suppressed subsonic 300blk is still around 119dB or so. Still loud when the action is cycling next to your face. I think the benefit of the boot is that there's no mechanism making cycling noise or doing anything near your head.
Can't wait to hear your observations on noise and performance!!