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Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

(12,148 posts)

3. A firearm without a sound suppressor

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 12:13 PM

Mar 2015

is like a car with no exhaust system at all, just open headers.

Firearms sound suppressors are all straight-through designs, like glass packs, so suppressed centerfires are still fairly loud, just not ear-damaging loud. I'm thinking 25 or 30dB reduction would be typical, so a 155dB centerfire might come down to 125-130dB.

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Isn't this analogous to installing high restrictive mufflers on a muscle car? rickford66 Mar 2015 #1

The sound for me... shedevil69taz Mar 2015 #2

A firearm without a sound suppressor benEzra Mar 2015 #3

I wish all my firearms were sound suppressed. aikoaiko Mar 2015 #4

ehhh not all and not all the time thanks shedevil69taz Mar 2015 #6

For my kind of shooting, it wouldn't matter much, but you're right about the impact on ballistics. aikoaiko Mar 2015 #7

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