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More properly called noise suppressors, they lower the loudness of the gunshot.
Don't be fooled by the near silent 'thub thub' that silenced guns make in a movie - a silencer's purpose is user safety. A gun is incredibly loud, the sound from its various components can often be 160 decibels. A silencer can reduce this by up to 30db, and when combined with suitable headgear, drop the volume to a safe level.
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When was the gun silencer invented?
About 1902.
What is the Afrikaans word for 'silencer'?
If translated directly it is 'versagter,' but when used in silencer of a gun it is 'knaldemper.'
Can a colt 45 have a silencer?
Basically any gun can have a silencer. Silencers don't work as well on revolvers, but any gun can be threaded for one.
How do you silence an airsoft gun?
put a silencer on it
Does a silencer makie a gun more accurate?
yes it does
How do you make a silencer for any gun?
you don't! it is illegal. you cannot even legally have a silencer without a special licence.
What are the forms for owning a gun silencer in Louisiana?
BATFE has what you are looking for.
What is the best gun in call of duty mw3?
G36c holographic and silencer. The best gun on my oppinion is the p90 with the silencer and rapid fire or acog scope and silencer.Its a pretty quick reload to.
What makes a gun silencer silence a gun?
Basically a gun silencer reduces the loud sound the rapidly expanding gas makes when a gun fires. Captures and slows down the gases before they leave the suppressor. However, for best results you need to be using subsonic ammnition.
Where can you get an LS M9 gas blowback bb gun silencer?
yes zero one sells an m9 barrel thread that can attach a silencer
Where to buy a good airsoft silencer?
No silencer is going to actually "silence" your airsoft gun since the sound is coming from the gearbox, not the barrel. But a good place to get a mock silencer would be Airsoft GI and Evike.com
Can you put a silencer on any gun?
You can, strictly speaking, attach a silencer to any gun with an attachment device on the end of its barrel.Shotguns require special silencers because of the wadding. They don't work very well.You can only put a silencer on a gun legally if you have done the proper NFA paperwork, which is expensive and time consuming.If you put a silencer on a gun that shoots a super-sonic bullet you will still hear the sonic crack, which is loud enough that you will definitely still need ear protection.Despite what you see on TV, most revolvers are not really "silenced" by a silencer, due to the gap between the cylinder and barrel.
