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Brian Pfleuger · July 22, 2012, 11:02 AM

It's not that the gas doesn't leave immediately behind the bullet. It's PUSHING the bullet, it has to leave immediately behind it. Once the bullet reaches the suppressor, the gases have lots of other places to go, so they do. The gases always follow the path of least resistance. There are now LESS gases immediately behind the bullet. Less pressure, slower moving, less noise.

July 22, 2012, 11:02 AM	#20
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	It's not that the gas doesn't leave immediately behind the bullet. It's PUSHING the bullet, it has to leave immediately behind it. Once the bullet reaches the suppressor, the gases have lots of other places to go, so they do. The gases always follow the path of least resistance. There are now LESS gases immediately behind the bullet. Less pressure, slower moving, less noise. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley