Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: KingNothing
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: KingNothing
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
the real question is does a silencer weaken the gun's power?
like counterstrike..
It is travelling slower. The force of *gas puls* from the gun powder is at 3000lbs psi normally (taken from the howstuffworks website article) and when it is silenced it is 60lbs psi. It will be weaker but it makes up for that by being quieter.
Koing
Why would that slow the bullet down any more than when the bullet leaves the gun normally, though? I can't imagine the friction sustained during the split second the bullet is in the silencer would have that big of an effect.
It wouldn't. The bullet is hardly any more weak than without the silencer. Might the question be accuracy instead?
If anything you'd think the bullet would be more accurate since it would be in the barrel longer. Longer barrel = more accurate shot. Although, now that I think about it, the inside of the silencer probably isn't, for lack of a better word, corkscrewed like the inside of the barrel is. So I can see how that would reduce accuracy.
Longer barrel = more vibration. Also, longer barrel increases the jumpiness of the tip.
So that's why sniper rifles have 3" barrels...
As a rule, rifles are more accurate than pistols, and long gun tubes designed to be accurate (like, for instance, the 120mm cannons installed on the M1A1, rather than old artillery barrels when the thinking went "hey, its and area weapon, it doesnt need to be accurate"). So, while long guns may vibrate more (ie the Paris gun), a longer barrel does not necessarily make it less accurate (which you seemed to imply). I am not sure it you are referring to muzzle jump as caused by recoil, but if you are, then you are also generally incorrect in practice. A longer barrel is heavier, and a heavier barrel tends to be mounted on a heavier gun (to maintain balance, unless you prefer a more muzzle heavy weapon, which some people do). Heavier gun = less felt recoil and less muzzle jump due to recoil