Just wondering what effect a silencer might have in hunting hogs from a blind. Would the other hogs tend to stay around for second or third shots if they were all done with a silenced weapon? If so, it might be worth the effort to get the permit for same.
Anyone doing it on a regular basis?

Do you have to get a permit to use a suppressor?

Do you have to get a permit to use a suppressor?

To use it, no. To own it, yes.

Once you have decided on the suppressor you want to purchase go to class 3 dealer in your state to begin the tax stamp transfer process. Your Class III dealer can walk you through this process. There is a 200.00 transfer tax required by the ATFE for Class III transfers to private individuals. During the tax stamp transfer process, you’ll need to get finger printed, have passport photos taken and get the Chief Local Law Enforcement Officer’s signature on the ATFE Form 4. These items are not required if the silencer is being transferred to a corporation or a trust. This process is called a Form 4 transfer. This process generally takes 4 to 6 months. Once your suppressor is approved for transfer your dealer will receive that paperwork and inform you suppressor is ready to be transferred. When you receive your new suppressor and use it you will wonder why you ever shot without one.

The word silencer is really a misnomer, it doesn't silence anything. It does suppress the sound signature, but not anywhere close enough to where the hogs won't be running after you shoot. Even if you had a "Hollywood silencer" that was almost completely silent, just the smack of the bullet impact would send the rest running. Not to mention the one who got shot kicking around in the dirt.

I think the biggest benefit of hunting hogs with a suppressor is not ticking off the neighbors in the middle of the night.

Here's a video showing what you could expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS3wzBxMKxo

. . . Even if you had a "Hollywood silencer" that was almost completely silent, just the smack of the bullet impact would send the rest running. Not to mention the one who got shot SCREAMING & kicking around in the dirt. . . . .

To me, misnomer or not, the word "silencer" is what appeared on Hiram Maxim's patent. "Suppressor" better describes what it actually does, but either is equally correct.

In any event, my experience has been that they run when you kill one at night whether it's with a bow, a suppressed rifle with subsonics or an overbore magnum with a target crown.