I don't have an AR platform, and have been thinking about a pistol, but I can't stand the noise from them when standing even a few rows down in the same range as someone shooting one. Dang things are loud even when I'm wearing plugs and earmuffs, and I can't imagine having to shoot one without ear protection. So I have been curious about how loud a 300 BLK pistol would be with subsonic ammo and a suppressor.
Does anyone here shoot one of these, or have experience hearing one alone without other guns firing at the same time? How bad is it? If you had to shoot without ear protection is it going to blow your eardrums out? Could you do a range session outdoors without plugs or earmuffs?
Or is it more of a gimmick and not really worth it, considering the considerable extra cost of a can?