eurohacker, how old are you? Do you have any interests other than sawed-off shotguns, machine guns, silencers, killing people and anti-personnel ammunition?
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Travis
Tim, a SHTF scenario is when you will want to use a suppressor the MOST. If you are trying to do a little stealthy meat hunting, you will not want to attract the attention of the 15 armed marauders who have recently "moved in" to the estate down the road. Your hunting shots will be like a dinner bell for a gang of bandits. You don't want them to even know you exist. They will not be frightened off by a solo guy shooting now and then, they are gang bangers! They were raised around gun fights! Your unsuppressed shots will attract their attention, which is what you DON'T want.
You say "SHTF" and "meat hunting" in the same breath, here...(?)
You say "hunting shots will be like a dinner bell far a gang of bandits...they will not be frightened off...they are gang-bangers..."
My apologies if I misinterpreted, but you seemed to go back and forth between two entirely different situations. I don't hunt in urban areas infested with gang-bangers, maybe I live a sheltered life. When I hunt, I'm not trying to hide my existence from humans, only the game. I agree that it is wise to be as transparent as possible to gang members. Again, those two worlds never meet in my area, so perhaps the scenario you outline is not as farfetched as I had thought. I apologize.
As far as the hearing protection/courtesy noise reduction arguments go, I give, you folks have turned me around on this one.
My comments should have been aimed more directly at the original poster. Frankly, I find erohacker's postings to be a little too "enthusiastic". This is an individual who shows no apparent interest in genuine game hunting. The poster seems obsessed with anti-personnel weaponry and ammunition of types that are much more appropriate for military operations than personal protection/sport shooting/hunting. I'm not even sure that I want our soldiers to be that "eager" about anti-personnel shooting.
I sincerely apologize to all who I may have offended; either through ignorance of the subject matter, or by overstating my arguments. I must admit, I am fond of debate, particularly in areas which have largely justifiable positions on both sides of an issue. I certainly will accept my portion of the blame for allowing the debate to descend into a lower form of communication.
With that being said, I hope we can all agree that honest disagreements are healthy. I certainly harbor no ill will towards anyone. So there's the olive branch, perhaps one day we can meet over a pitcher beer/juleps/sweet tea instead of an argument.