But I am curious as to why you have a silencer unless you were trying to "hide" you shootings, heck I would want to show off
Why do you want a muffler on your car?
Why do you want to live in an apartment where the walls aren't made of cardboard?
Why do you not want your neighbor mowing his lawn at 5 AM?
Why do you not want big-rigs using their Jake Brakes when coming through town?
Why do you not want to live next to an airport?
Why do you not want to live next to the train yard/train tracks?
After all, don't you want to listen to all those people showing off?
For most people, muzzle blast is an annoyance. Much like the twits who have loud pipes on their cars and motorcycles, it is a something that most of us would rather not deal with. Putting the bullet where we want it is what most of us going for. If we want to make noise, that is what fireworks are for. They are allot cheaper and can be used in more places than guns.
I'm not impressed by how loud someones gun is. What impresses me is how nice a setup it is, how well they can shoot it, and how rare it is.
If someone showed up at the range with a SACO TRG-42 in 338 LM I would be impressed as the TRG-42 is a high quality and expensive rifle. If they could shoot pennies at 200 yards with it, I would be even more impressed. The fact that it has a muzzle blast that can ignite the grass 6' in front of the gun does not impress me.
Making something loud is not hard, A noisy ricer 4-banger flooring it at the stop light does not impress me. A tractor with two Oldsmobile V-8's w/straight pipes dragging the Sled like it was made of styrofoam impresses me. (It impresses me to the point that I still remember it well over a decade later. At least 6' of flame coming out of each pipe and the tractor/sled accelerating like it was a top fuel dragster. The sled topped out and he kept going without slowing down. Had to stop because he ran out of track.)
A suppressor is a piece of safety equipment. My ear muffs only protect MY hearing, a suppressor protects everyone's hearing. It reduces shooter fatigue. It reduces the disturbance to wildlife. (and gives me a batter chance to nails that prairie dogs buddy.)
I want to "hide" my shooting activities much like I want to "hide" the party at my house. I am considerate and don't want to disturb my neighbors.
I HATE it when I'm at the range and someone busts out the 300 RUM. The roof over the benches focuses the muzzle blast and makes it very unpleasant to shoot even if you're a good distance away.
In some parts of the world, suppressor use is REQUIRED.