Rare BYF P08

ithacaartist · 12-10-2013, 11:42 AM

I can see the advantage of this suppressor in terms of stability in mounting, and perhaps balance of the whole thing, but I think it would not be as efficient as the entire length hung off the barrel. One key of max efficiency of a suppressor is permeability of the medium surrounding the bullet's path, and surface area would figure heavily into this. Yes, we have again as much volume in the structure behind the muzzle, but access to it is restricted to the I.D. of the outer tube, minus the O.D of the muzzle, sectioned at the muzzle, when this surface area is calculated. But it may be that the pressure is developed in the system quickly enough that my point may be negligible. Anybody know for sure?

12-10-2013, 11:42 AM	#13
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,377 Thanks: 7,452 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	I can see the advantage of this suppressor in terms of stability in mounting, and perhaps balance of the whole thing, but I think it would not be as efficient as the entire length hung off the barrel. One key of max efficiency of a suppressor is permeability of the medium surrounding the bullet's path, and surface area would figure heavily into this. Yes, we have again as much volume in the structure behind the muzzle, but access to it is restricted to the I.D. of the outer tube, minus the O.D of the muzzle, sectioned at the muzzle, when this surface area is calculated. But it may be that the pressure is developed in the system quickly enough that my point may be negligible. Anybody know for sure? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894