suppressed shotgun firing buckshot?

561packrat · September 19, 2008, 10:00 PM

Just saw part of "No Country For Old Men", OK I know it's Hollywood but is a shotgun with a Foster's oilcan size suppresser stuck on it going to work in the real world. I mean more than one shot.

johnwilliamson062 · September 19, 2008, 10:12 PM

just search for old country. I think this has been covered.

Silvanus · September 20, 2008, 04:51 AM

I don't know what ammo was used in this video, but it seems to work better than I would have thought.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j5P0LXemAA

PTK · September 20, 2008, 09:23 AM

The design for a shotgun silencer is different than one for a solid projectile (rifle, pistol silencers)

Basically it involves porting the barrel and putting an outer tube and baffles over that, so that you can use buckshot/birdshot/slugs without a problem.

But no, a tiny silencer like that wouldn't have reduced sound as shown in the movie. They need to be, in a word, HUGE.

SDC · September 20, 2008, 09:59 AM

That makes it no more different than any other "silencer" that Hollywood has ever shown; how many times have we seen "the bad guy" screw a suppressor onto a revolver that didn't have enough volume to adequately suppress a .22, let alone the .38 that they were holding (completely aside from the revolver issue, for which I know there are exceptions)?

PTK · September 20, 2008, 10:08 AM

Very, very true. I was just making an observation, though.

(You HAVE seen the AAC M4-2000 in the new Punisher trailer though, right? Woohoo!)

PTK · September 22, 2008, 08:42 AM

I thought this video may shed some light on the SIZE of the 12ga silencer needed to achieve quiet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB__xEwuM50

September 19, 2008, 10:00 PM	#1
561packrat Member Join Date: September 18, 2008 Posts: 16	suppressed shotgun firing buckshot? Just saw part of "No Country For Old Men", OK I know it's Hollywood but is a shotgun with a Foster's oilcan size suppresser stuck on it going to work in the real world. I mean more than one shot.

September 20, 2008, 09:59 AM	#5
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	That makes it no more different than any other "silencer" that Hollywood has ever shown; how many times have we seen "the bad guy" screw a suppressor onto a revolver that didn't have enough volume to adequately suppress a .22, let alone the .38 that they were holding (completely aside from the revolver issue, for which I know there are exceptions)? __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

September 19, 2008, 10:12 PM	#2
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	just search for old country. I think this has been covered.

September 20, 2008, 04:51 AM	#3
Silvanus Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2005 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 1,324	I don't know what ammo was used in this video, but it seems to work better than I would have thought. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j5P0LXemAA

September 20, 2008, 09:23 AM	#4
PTK Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Posts: 442	The design for a shotgun silencer is different than one for a solid projectile (rifle, pistol silencers) Basically it involves porting the barrel and putting an outer tube and baffles over that, so that you can use buckshot/birdshot/slugs without a problem. But no, a tiny silencer like that wouldn't have reduced sound as shown in the movie. They need to be, in a word, HUGE.

September 20, 2008, 10:08 AM	#6
PTK Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Posts: 442	Very, very true. I was just making an observation, though. (You HAVE seen the AAC M4-2000 in the new Punisher trailer though, right? Woohoo!)

September 22, 2008, 08:42 AM	#7
PTK Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Posts: 442	I thought this video may shed some light on the SIZE of the 12ga silencer needed to achieve quiet... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB__xEwuM50