Fast forward to nowadays, $200 only affects the working class guy (and his family). I guess his hearing is not important to the elite. Luckily, silencer sales have exploded over the last few years and the average guy can afford hearing protection. If you've not shot all day without cumbersome/uncomfortable muffs/ear plugs by using a silencer, you are missing out! I love to blast my .45 all day and carry on a normal conversation with my friends.
And no, it doesn't sound like the movies...
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