[Spridgets] silencers

Jim Johnson bmwwxman at gmail.com
Fri Jul 23 22:58:45 MDT 2010


A Barrett M82A1 doesn't need a silencer. By the time the sound reaches your
target they won't be hearing anything anymore. The Winchester 700 Stealth
will do the same trick with the 7.62x51 NATO round. Who needs a silencer?

Cheers!!
Jim

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 12:27 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com <
rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote:

> If you are talking about handguns, I agree.  Using subsonic .22s, the 26"
> barrel on my .22 pump action rifle absorb the noise due to the length of
> the
> barrel to the point it is virtually silent.  All I can hear is the hammer
> hitting the receiver and just the faintest of noise from the muzzle.  Any
> distance, such as next door, this would be completely silent.  I have had
> pellet guns and they make a rather sharp popping noise on firing.  A pellet
> gun would definitely be heard next door.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
>
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Dan Dwelley <maine2me at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Aside from the "cool" factor...subsonic .22 rounds through a suppressor
> > still
> > sound like a noisy pellet gun. The only round that is truly silent, when
> > fired
> > through a suppressor, is the .22 short. You will hear the hammer fall and
> > the
> > smack of the bullet hitting the target.
> > Oh...any air space between the bullet and the barrel (like a revolver)
> > negates
> > the suppressor action. (Watch the movies and see someone screw a
> suppressor
> > onto
> > a revolver...WRONG!!!! :o)
> >
> > Ditto on the manufacture and use...Don't do it! Get a license first and
> > avoid
> > the legal issues!
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com>
> > To: Colin Dodds <colin at spriteparts.com.au>
> > Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> > Sent: Fri, July 23, 2010 5:41:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] silencers
> >
> > Those would be illegal here. No spring loaded/assisted weapons allowed.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 1:44 AM, Colin Dodds <colin at spriteparts.com.au
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > We don't need them Down Under.
> > >
> > > A spear with a woomera is dealy silent.
> > > http://tinyurl.com/2g735tk
> > >
> > > avagopodday
> > > Colin
> > > www.SpriteParts.com.au
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--
Cheers!!
Jim
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a
shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress."
        John Adams
        US diplomat & politician (1735 - 1826)


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