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**JohnKSa** · July 7, 2012, 08:20 PM

If there's venting in the barrel added as part of the suppressor install then that's a very different situation compared to simply adding a suppressor to the end of an otherwise unmodified barrel.

You are correct. If the barrel is vented to lower velocity then the pressure in the bore is reduced after the bullet passes the first vent.

July 7, 2012, 08:20 PM	#9
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,972	If there's venting in the barrel added as part of the suppressor install then that's a very different situation compared to simply adding a suppressor to the end of an otherwise unmodified barrel. You are correct. If the barrel is vented to lower velocity then the pressure in the bore is reduced after the bullet passes the first vent. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?