Hi
Yes, I have heard the same thing. But, that may be so, thinking of it, the wood under the barrel will make less noise also in the mountain´s, climbing over rock´s and so.

And, yes, in a leopard blind, mm, just what you need.
It will "make" the gun from make so much noise, if/when hitting rock´s and other hard objects, so I guess it is not a bad idea.

Thanks for your reply