Is there a difference between a suppressor and a silencer

alanint · 11-18-2011, 09:55 PM

Now hold on...I own a number of suppressors, (no knowledgable individual would call them silencers) and they do have their place. I shoot suppressed .22 pistols and .22 converted M16s in my own garage without disturbing the neighbors. They are great fo dispatching vermin in my yard without some soccer Mom with a cell phone alerting the SWAT team.
I also have an MP5 with a Gemtech Raptor can. With a recipe of Vihta Vuori 320 powder and 147 grain pills it is so quiet the sound of my brass hitting the ground is comparable to the gun's report. The entire science of sound suppression is as interesting and exciting as wildcat loading.

11-18-2011, 09:55 PM	#7
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Now hold on...I own a number of suppressors, (no knowledgable individual would call them silencers) and they do have their place. I shoot suppressed .22 pistols and .22 converted M16s in my own garage without disturbing the neighbors. They are great fo dispatching vermin in my yard without some soccer Mom with a cell phone alerting the SWAT team. I also have an MP5 with a Gemtech Raptor can. With a recipe of Vihta Vuori 320 powder and 147 grain pills it is so quiet the sound of my brass hitting the ground is comparable to the gun's report. The entire science of sound suppression is as interesting and exciting as wildcat loading.