Quiet pistol?

[Markmelesky]

My Alecto is *super* quiet with a moderator, I actually thought the gun was broken the first time I used it. Same thing when I made a mod adaptor for my Beeman P17. I presume it is because pneumatics are very efficient with air and the knock open valve itself is quiet in operation..

A 1377 will not be that straightforward to get a moddy onto, unless you get a longer barrel, and then it will be a piece of cake - Crosman adaptors are everywhere.

The thinner profile moderators that you can get - and I suspect this is the same thing you are talking about for the Makarov - are not nearly as effective as a full size moderator, although they do take the sting out of it. Their big plus is still allowing you to use low profile iron sights. I picked one up from Versandhaus Schneieder and it now languishes in my airgun bits box.
If the weight of a full size HW moderator is too much on the end of a pistol, I would suggest the Pax carbon fibre moderator, which is very light and only a tiny bit less efficient than a HW mod. That's what I have on the Alecto.

Hi. I have some P3's I wouldn't mind moderating. Tell me about your adaptation for your P17.

[capt hindsight]

My Alecto combined with a swift stumpy moderator is the quietest gun I've shot, quieter than HW 100.

[Dennis74]

My pp700 (I believe it is called Zasdar in the UK) is really quiet with a moderator.

Love that pistol (.22). Especially with the folding stock. Whisper-silent, great grouping as far as 60 meters. A coca cola can @ 94 meters proved to be (repeatedly) possible as well. 40 pellets at 188 m/s with JSB express (with very little wind offcourse).

[max headroom]

can you still get Baikal. blinking good pistol in my time.

[Markmelesky]

can you still get Baikal. blinking good pistol in my time.

The Baikal M46 match pistol is pretty quiet. I think they are still made, though not easy to get. Much quieter than a FWB 102, though less powerful. Which begs the question of how much power do you need ? M46-460 fps / FWB- 510 fps.

[averageplinker]

Don't rule out .22" for a plinking pistol. A nice .22" flat head from a pistol make a very satisfying whack when used against bean cans and other plinking targets

[Markmelesky]

Don't rule out .22" for a plinking pistol. A nice .22" flat head from a pistol make a very satisfying whack when used against bean cans and other plinking targets

Totally......Although I'd say air pistols in .22 cal. are maybe 10-15 percent of the market. I like them in part because the ammo is easier to handle. I like .22 also because it is usually superior for pest plinking, giving it added utility. Talk about whack........the Hatsan 130 Vortex break barrel rifle is a superwhacker..... .30 cal.at about 600 fps. that's with a 45gn. lead pellet...translates to almost 34 ft. lbs.....surprisingly quiet too. I gots one.......I like it. about $250 US..

[Geezer]

Totally......Although I'd say air pistols in .22 cal. are maybe 10-15 percent of the market. I like them in part because the ammo is easier to handle. I like .22 also because it is usually superior for pest plinking, giving it added utility. Talk about whack........the Hatsan 130 Vortex break barrel rifle is a superwhacker..... .30 cal.at about 600 fps. that's with a 45gn. lead pellet...translates to almost 34 ft. lbs.....surprisingly quiet too. I gots one.......I like it. about $250 US..

Southfield Michigan, right?

[Plink all day]

Don't rule out .22" for a plinking pistol. A nice .22" flat head from a pistol make a very satisfying whack when used against bean cans and other plinking targets

Personally find .22 much more satisfying for plinking cans etc, even in relatively low power pistols. Even 2-3 ft lb is fine out to 20 yards with a bit of holdover. My favourite is chasing a coke can down the garden path with my .22 tempest - amazingly satisfying when you get your eye in. Best tip is to aim for the top or base of the can to really send it flying Not very quiet though which may defeat the object for the OP...

[Markmelesky]

Personally find .22 much more satisfying for plinking cans etc, even in relatively low power pistols. Even 2-3 ft lb is fine out to 20 yards with a bit of holdover. My favourite is chasing a coke can down the garden path with my .22 tempest - amazingly satisfying when you get your eye in. Best tip is to aim for the top or base of the can to really send it flying Not very quiet though which may defeat the object for the OP...

Yep ....Nothing like a good whack. One of my favs are those small water bottles, hanging from a wire from about 22 yards. my upstairs window A good bit of the sound is contained within the room. 365 days a year, rain or shine. Old xmas ornaments aren't bad either.

[AstroMike]

My Alecto combined with a swift stumpy moderator is the quietest gun I've shot, quieter than HW 100.

I bought the same combo - Alecto plus Stumpy mod - a few weeks ago as the most silent setup Solware could supply. I’m very happy as its very accurate, allows me to use the original sights for 10m and does not disturb the neighbours

[Brimfire]

CP1 (.177) with a SAK moderator is seriously quiet.
In fact, it was too quiet and lacked the sensation of actually firing so I fitted an old Harper Classic Guns .25 job that I had lying about and now prefer the muted noise to the silence.

[Hsing-ee]

Easily the quietest air-pistol I have owned is the Weihrauch HW70. The power is not high, but as it is a springer it makes it easier to shoot. Excellent trigger and sights; the grip is a bit slippery but that's not difficult to fix.

If you have the money and you can find one, the Walther LP53 is also a quiet pistol. Anything with a big blast of gas or air is going to make a bang, so really SSPs, CO2 and PCPs aren't going to cut it unless you fit a 'orrible sound moderator.

[Markmelesky]

Easily the quietest air-pistol I have owned is the Weihrauch HW70. The power is not high, but as it is a springer it makes it easier to shoot. Excellent trigger and sights; the grip is a bit slippery but that's not difficult to fix.

If you have the money and you can find one, the Walther LP53 is also a quiet pistol. Anything with a big blast of gas or air is going to make a bang, so really SSPs, CO2 and PCPs aren't going to cut it unless you fit a 'orrible sound moderator.

Daisy 700 series, SSP Quietest of the 100 or so pistols i have.

[Chewy]

My Beeman HW40 clone isn’t too noisy. I do short range target shooting with it in my garage, and the noise doesn’t bother my wife and kids. That said, I designed and 3D printed a silencer for my wife’s Ratcatcher XL and have been thinking of how I could do something similar for my pistol.

EDIT - Just had a little play around with the HW40, and I can't see how you could fit a silencer without it fouling the trigger guard. I suppose you could use a push-in silencer that was a tight fit into the muzzle break, but you would need to remove and refit for every shot, and I can't advise trying to fit a silencer to a loaded and cocked pistol for obvious reasons!