You mention camo being illegal in Zimbabwe in your other post yet many hunters wear hunting camo patterns there. By your logic is it now legal? I don’t take unnecessary chances. If it’s not officially legal all it takes is the wrong person to ruin your day in an African country. I won’t understand the motivation to take chances just to use a suppressor.
Hi 375Fox,
I think you misinterpreted what was being said.
Red leg said suppressors were not mentioned in Mozambique firearm law. And that suppressors not being mentioned did not make them legal, but put them in a grey area.
My argument is that if it is not specifically called out as a illegal, then that makes it legal. Here’s a crazy example, but bear with me. There is no law in Mozambique that says you can eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on a Sunday. I do not believe that because it wasn’t called out, that it is now illegal to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on a Sunday in Mozambique. Just because the law doesn’t say it’s legal does not make it then illegal.
As to the camo argument in Zimbabwe. If there is a law on the books that says something is illegal, but people smuggle said item into the country, that does not then make it legal.
I’m also capable of admitting when I am incorrect. I remember seeing a thread with the law posted on this forum about camo being illegal in Zimbabwe. And I believe my outfitter even included something in their what to bring orientation that said leave camo at home. And just a brief look at it looks like it is camouflage uniforms that are illegal in Zimbabwe. So Hunter camo is probably fine. My mistake.
I would certainly never suggest anybody take a risk they’re not comfortable with. But your statement of “if it’s not officially legal” leaves a lot open to interpretation. I could make dumb arguments that hold Merritt on that statement.
I’m pretty sure there’s no laws on the books in any African country that explicitly states that wearing a pair of crocs is legal. Does that now make it illegal to wear crocs in any African country? You see where this could go.
So I stand by my comment that I believe suppressors are legal in Mozambique because there is no law stating they are illegal. But again everybody should do what they’re comfortable with.
As the motivation of using suppressors. There are some nonnegotiable upsides to using a suppressor. Mainly noise reduction to protect hearing, and recoil reduction to improve shooting. Both of these cannot be argued. Suppressors reduce both sound and recoil. The reduction of sound help protects hearing. The reduction of recoil makes every person a better shooter. I’m not saying people can’t be great shooters with extreme recoil rifles. But less recoil has never made somebody a worse shot.
And of course, there are other options to achieve both sound suppression and recoil management. Using earplugs with conventional or electronic will reduce sound. A muzzle break or adding lots of extra weight to a rifle will also reduce recoil. It just depends on what you’re trying to do and what you’re willing to give up to get said results. It is my personal belief that suppressors offer the most benefits and least drawbacks to achieve the desired goal of sounds suppression and recoil management.
I understand you dislike suppressors, especially for DG guns. Nothing wrong with that! I promise you nobody is ever going to force you to use a suppressor.
Some people like them some people don’t. I will say they are the future in most hunting scenarios. As technology gets better and we can build lighter and smaller suppressors, and regulations relax, we will see more and more suppressors used in every form of hunting.
As I said, I can care less if somebody use a suppressor or not. But I do think it is disingenuous when people make outlandish arguments against suppressors due to their personal dislike. Use a suppressor or don’t, but the idea that they make a DG rifle less functional, or even more dangerous in the field is hogwash.
