Suppressors Why long and thin?
- Thread starter DavidK
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TDS Specter has a 1" reflex section and only ads 4" to the end of a barrel. Picture below is on a 10.5" barrel.
We like large diameter suppressors because it gives us a lot more room to set up a reflex section and extra room to get the majority of the gas off the center line.
We like large diameter suppressors because it gives us a lot more room to set up a reflex section and extra room to get the majority of the gas off the center line.
While I will freely admit to not being any kind of suppressor design expert, the length could have to do with the number/spacing of baffles. While internal volume of a suppressor is going to be one component of the noise suppression capability of a given design, the number of baffles may well play into it as well... otherwise, those make-shift oil filter suppressors (er, solvent traps) would offer some absolutely stellar suppression numbers, as the internal volume of an oil filter could easily be quite large (comparatively).
Or I could be full of shit... you decide.
Or I could be full of shit... you decide.
Internal volume does contribute to over all suppression, but it has more to do with how you manage the gas while it is in the suppressor. I have see a suppressor with only 2 baffles achieve very impressive db levels.
On a carbine, yes.
On a rifle, no.
Short and fat don't jamb through a barricade as well as a skinnier one. You see way more TBAC 7" than 9" for the same reason. People seem to think that 3" makes it more wieldy.
On a rifle, no.
Short and fat don't jamb through a barricade as well as a skinnier one. You see way more TBAC 7" than 9" for the same reason. People seem to think that 3" makes it more wieldy.
