Long and thin or short and fat? Silencers that is.

[rapidresponse1]

never thought of it that way before but makes sense

[BC312]

For years i used the Parker Hale design which worked very well especially on firearms, the chamber and baffle method in many shapes and sizes, when i bought a Weihrauch silencer for my air rifles i couldn't believe how quite they were and surprised that inside was a hair curler. Not sure on the logic on this wonderful bit of kit.

[ken69]

I watched a video last night on the tube where the host tested quite a few different makes of silencer. The tests weren’t done in lab conditions but very interesting nonetheless. Also watched a good video from BAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVGZ83yNyyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcuNHsZUsnw

[TORNADOS7]

As everyone else seems to have eluded to, I'd also suggest volume would make the greatest difference...

[oldboyshooter]

Hello, going back a few years people were making their own silencers with internal hair curlers from the pound type shops, these had foam inserts, I dare say those silencers you buy today that cannot be taken apart have similar internals, maybe someone will start making silencer tubes where you unscrew the thread end and put in your own internal suppressors ?

[eyebull]

Hello, going back a few years people were making their own silencers with internal hair curlers from the pound type shops, these had foam inserts, I dare say those silencers you buy today that cannot be taken apart have similar internals, maybe someone will start making silencer tubes where you unscrew the thread end and put in your own internal suppressors ?

If you can get hold of a 1/2"UNF to 14mmCCW adaptor you can pick up cheap airsoft mods (which can look quite cool) and do exactly this. A few hair curlers, bit of felt and some washers. The HW mod is not much more complicated than this, though there is some trial and error involved if you want best results.

[trajectory]

Long & fat with minimum clearance between projectile & baffle dimensions. Baffle spacing is critical too. Actual material used for the outer sleeve can effect performance too. Filling the space between baffles can be a trade off in performance depending on materials used / volume it occupies / acoustic transmission to outer sleeve.

It's a tinkerers dream project!