Quote Originally Posted by Dornfelderliebe View Post
...Then I went to A &M custom gunsmiths ( nearer to you than me) and got a Titch silencer, short and fat, and made a good job of quieting it down. all ok.
Then I asked them to let me try a twink. ...
Thanks for the info re A&M. Added it to my airgun notes.

Point is, the Scorpion is relatively quiet. Least likely to need a silencer. That's what gave me the idea to quantify the relative loudnesses of my airguns. The measurements were taken fairly close to the muzzles, at neighbour distances they'd be much lower.

The loudest was the Alecto / Zoraki. I had to return it to the shop because of leakage. Excellent pistol tho. I never measured it but it was LOUD. It was a used one and came with a spring-baffle-principle moderator (Wiehrauch?). Very effective. Bit of a pain doing the travelling buying and returning it but the shop in Derby was entirely professional.

At least I briefly had the experience of using the pistol and was amazed at the efficiency of the moderator. If I ever need one I'll fire up the lathe and use that design idea. It wouldn't be my first home-made job.