Yes, a .22LR with subsonic ammo (I use CCI standard velocity) is quieter than a lot of pellet guns....supersonic .22LR bullets are still somewhat loud due to the sonic crack the bullet makes. But Bullet noise is a moving noise....when firing my suppressed 10/22 at Alpines rimfire range, using supersonic ammo....it sounds like the target is shooting, instead of me lol a = firearm vantriloquist act!
The are 3 types of noise you have to deal with shooting a firearm.... Mechanical noise of the action working, Muzzle blast, and bullet noise.
A suppressor than goes on the end of the barrel simply dampens Muzzle blast....and does nothing for the other two.
intregal suppressors, often incorporate vented barrels to keep the bullets velocity below sonic...so it works on Muzzle blast, and bullet noise.
Mechanical noise is a function of the firearm....so a single shot, like a TC Contender with suppressor is going to be quieter than the same caliber semi auto with suppressor using the same ammo(because of the bolt or slide reciprecating)
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- Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:47 pm
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Re: Bought my first Can Yesterday
Considering everybody that has a car,lawn mower, motercycle,chain saw, gasoline electric generator allready owns a silencer....and would be quite cheesed off if their neibors didn't, I find it halarious the stigma of one for a firearm(one of the loudest things around) brings even from fellow shooters.
(yes, the life long media endocranation worked like a charm)
The gun control act of 1934 only included silencers because of poaching....it was the depression and somebody might kill a deer out of season to feed their family if they had one (oh MY!)
Even the Europeans...some of the most stuffed shirts around when it comes to gun rights allow over the counter sales of sound suppressors, and encourage use of them. They arent as rude to neibors when your .308 sounds like a regular Ruger 10/22...that is nowhere near the "silent" of the movies, but darn sure less annoying than repeated booms from a .308 to Suzy Homemaker two miles away.
Yes, I own "silencers" and the tax stamps to go with them. Just remember under current laws....home brewing one without proper registration is good for 10 years in a Federal penetentury and up to 100,000.00 in fines, so bear that in mind before you go tinker. ( with a approved BAFE Form 1/with tax stamp you can build one of your own.....But the factory built ones are the best way to go. Did you know Remington Arms owns Advanced Armament Corp?
So yes...even Remington builds "Silencers"
(yes, the life long media endocranation worked like a charm)
The gun control act of 1934 only included silencers because of poaching....it was the depression and somebody might kill a deer out of season to feed their family if they had one (oh MY!)
Even the Europeans...some of the most stuffed shirts around when it comes to gun rights allow over the counter sales of sound suppressors, and encourage use of them. They arent as rude to neibors when your .308 sounds like a regular Ruger 10/22...that is nowhere near the "silent" of the movies, but darn sure less annoying than repeated booms from a .308 to Suzy Homemaker two miles away.
Yes, I own "silencers" and the tax stamps to go with them. Just remember under current laws....home brewing one without proper registration is good for 10 years in a Federal penetentury and up to 100,000.00 in fines, so bear that in mind before you go tinker. ( with a approved BAFE Form 1/with tax stamp you can build one of your own.....But the factory built ones are the best way to go. Did you know Remington Arms owns Advanced Armament Corp?
So yes...even Remington builds "Silencers"