To answer the question on suppressor usage. In most places these days it is not legal to hunt game animals with a suppressor attached to the weapon so be sure to check your game regulations before ever doing such a thing. Owning the suppressor is legal as long as you go through the appropriate channels and gain the licenses, assuming it is legal in your area to do so. It is not legal to attempt to reduce the sound level of the weapons by the use of any means of weapon attachment without going through these appropriate channels. You can check the BATF regulations on this.

The use of ear plugs and the addition of ear muffs should do the trick without all the hassle. I shoot a Thomson Center Encore with a 15 inch barrell with the use of ear muffs and the shot sound is not bad at all.

Greg