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Suppressors Would you suppress a 9 or a 40?

Re: Would you suppress a 9 or a 40?

Ironically, i've been watching the whole subsonic pistol caliber availiablilty thing for a while.

Mind you, I travel, ALOT

I havent seen any sort of generic 147gr FMJ 9mm ammo anywhere. (i'm talking big time gunshops and ammo outlets)

I've never seen a marketed subsonic 40cal round either

(aside from bullshit self defense hydroshocks)(which i'm not paying $1.50 a shot just so it can be marginally quieter)
 
Re: Would you suppress a 9 or a 40?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 300WSM</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yup any 180 is generally under 1000 fps.

get a 40 osprey and supress them both. </div></div>

+1

this way you can shoot the .40 and the 9mm through the .40 osprey. the videos on their site and on youtube say it all!
 
Re: Would you suppress a 9 or a 40?

I went through this thought process myself and decided on a .22 suppressor. I'm glad I did, I can put it on a lot of different guns and I shoot it a lot more since its so cheap. CCI subsonics through a can are badass quiet. If you already have one though, and will reload your own subsonics, physics dictate you shoot the biggest bullet you can if you're limited by velocity.
 
Re: Would you suppress a 9 or a 40?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Alderleet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ironically, i've been watching the whole subsonic pistol caliber availiablilty thing for a while.

Mind you, I travel, ALOT

I havent seen any sort of generic 147gr FMJ 9mm ammo anywhere. (i'm talking big time gunshops and ammo outlets)

I've never seen a marketed subsonic 40cal round either

(aside from bullshit self defense hydroshocks)(which i'm not paying $1.50 a shot just so it can be marginally quieter) </div></div>

Alderleet,

Have to agree with you on the 147. I guess it has been so long since I've searched for it. (still have a stock pile) Its out there but not as readily available as before.
 
Re: Would you suppress a 9 or a 40?

Cool thing about 40S&W and 45ACP is that all the cheap-assed ball ammo is subsonic. I.E. Walmart ball 180gr 40S&W is subsonic.

On 9mm, the cheap ammo is supersonic. You gotta pay extra to get the subsonic stuff.

Cheaper to shoot a 40S&W subsonic than a 9mm. But 9mm's are generally quieter than anything 40 or 45.

-David
Edgewood, NM