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Old February 5, 2013, 08:45 PM   #7
Bart B.
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VegaSSG32, I hope you live in a state that allows folks to have suppressors/silencers. There's an ATF $200 license that sometimes has to be bought.

I doubt there'll be any significant increase in velocity with the supresson on. Too much gas will escape around the bullet, in my opinion. Test with a chronograph to find out.

With or without a velocity increase, there's another problem. That extra mass on the muzzle changes the barrel's resonant frequency. Most folks think it makes barrels stiffer. 'Tain't so. That added mass on the muzzle makes the barrel wiggle at a lower frequency; it's now less rigid. As the muzzle axis is always on a vertical swing axis as the bullet exits, bullets will leave at two different angles; one with and another without the supressor. You'll need a zero at each range for both.

Accuracy may also be effected. Again, test both with and without the supressor.
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