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Silencers and Sound Suppressors are
designed to reduce the Sound Signature of firearms. The development of
Silencers and Sound Suppressors has begun over a century ago and
hundreds of variations and techniques have been tried with more or less
success to reduce the noise of a firing weapon.
Any projectile with a speed over 330 Meter per second is breaking the
speed of sound and this is resulting in a supersonic crack.
When firing any type of conventional firearms, the projectile is
“pushed” through the barrel by the propelling gases of the burning
powder of the cartridge. When the projectile leaves the barrel, the
propelling gases are released to the environment without control. |
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The gases normally have a speed three
times as fast as the projectile itself. Looking at a normal 9mmx19
Pistol Ammunition with a muzzle velocity of 360 m/s, the expanding gases
at the muzzle have a speed of over 1000 m/s. In this example, the
resulting noise signature of the Standard 9mm Pistol has 2 cracks. First
the expanding gases of the propellant and then the supersonic crack of
the projectile. The supersonic crack of the projectile is produced
during the complete trajectory of the projectile. |
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Types of Suppressors
4
Pistol Suppressors
4
Rifle/SMG Suppressors
4
Sniper Suppressors
4
Accessories
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