Someone said I should ask this here: Questions About A Suppressed .45 ACP

Aqeous · February 7, 2008, 07:12 PM

So: do to the diameter of the .45 ACP bullet itself, I hear that the decibel suppression of a .45 ACP isn't that great. My question is to whether or not the recoil jump of the handgun would be noticeably reduced? Can anyone help me out?

VUPDblue · February 7, 2008, 09:24 PM

No, not really noticeably reduced. The weight of the can on the end of the firearm will keep it down some, but you'll still know you're shooting a .45!

Aqeous · February 7, 2008, 10:35 PM

Thanks . . . I pretty much figured that was the case.

schmellba99 · February 7, 2008, 11:25 PM

You can reduce the realistic noise of a .45ACP considerably with good internals on a can. The crap you see in the movies about silenced weapons is just that - crap. Not realistic in anything remotely close to the real world, but you can make a .45 awfully quiet with a good designed and well made can.

evan1293 · February 8, 2008, 05:52 AM

Yeah, although not 'hollywood quiet'...a suppressed .45 (especially when the suppressor is wet) does make it much more quiet. Even more so than reducing the sound, the suppressor makes the report of the shot sound much more like an air nailer or paintball gun than a gun shot.

evan1293 · February 8, 2008, 05:56 AM

http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ithfailure.flv

Heres a video of me shooting mine a few years ago.

February 7, 2008, 07:12 PM	#1
Aqeous Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2007 Posts: 646	Someone said I should ask this here: Questions About A Suppressed .45 ACP So: do to the diameter of the .45 ACP bullet itself, I hear that the decibel suppression of a .45 ACP isn't that great. My question is to whether or not the recoil jump of the handgun would be noticeably reduced? Can anyone help me out?

February 7, 2008, 09:24 PM	#2
VUPDblue Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2005 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,981	No, not really noticeably reduced. The weight of the can on the end of the firearm will keep it down some, but you'll still know you're shooting a .45! __________________ Silencers have NEVER been illegal !

February 7, 2008, 10:35 PM	#3
Aqeous Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2007 Posts: 646	Thanks . . . I pretty much figured that was the case.

February 7, 2008, 11:25 PM	#4
schmellba99 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2008 Posts: 803	You can reduce the realistic noise of a .45ACP considerably with good internals on a can. The crap you see in the movies about silenced weapons is just that - crap. Not realistic in anything remotely close to the real world, but you can make a .45 awfully quiet with a good designed and well made can.

February 8, 2008, 05:52 AM	#5
evan1293 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2007 Location: CT Posts: 783	Yeah, although not 'hollywood quiet'...a suppressed .45 (especially when the suppressor is wet) does make it much more quiet. Even more so than reducing the sound, the suppressor makes the report of the shot sound much more like an air nailer or paintball gun than a gun shot.

February 8, 2008, 05:56 AM	#6
evan1293 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2007 Location: CT Posts: 783	http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ithfailure.flv Heres a video of me shooting mine a few years ago.