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Posted: 8/30/2015 10:17:37 PM EDT
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A dirty suppressor is often quieter than a clean one. That's why a lot of people will just knock the chunks out of a rimfire can instead of trying to make the baffles look new again.
At some point, suppression would start to suffer due to a loss of interior volume...but that may take awhile. For example, I'd guess this can isn't as quiet as it used to be. Pic was taken after a local suppressor shoot this weekend...lots of FA 22. (Not going to embed the pic because the original is huge) |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 10:19:04 PM EDT
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A dirty suppressor is often quieter than a clean one. That's why a lot of people will just knock the chunks out of a rimfire can instead of trying to make the baffles look new again. At some point, suppression would start to suffer due to a loss of interior volume...but that may take awhile. For example, I'd guess this can isn't as quiet as it used to be. Pic was taken after a local suppressor shoot this weekend...lots of FA 22. (Not going to embed the pic because the original is huge) Gotta be signed in 
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Posted: 8/30/2015 10:27:51 PM EDT
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I saved it and uploaded it somewhere else. Here you go.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 10:48:33 PM EDT
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A dirty suppressor is often quieter than a clean one. That's why a lot of people will just knock the chunks out of a rimfire can instead of trying to make the baffles look new again. At some point, suppression would start to suffer due to a loss of interior volume...but that may take awhile. For example, I'd guess this can isn't as quiet as it used to be. Pic was taken after a local suppressor shoot this weekend...lots of FA 22. (Not going to embed the pic because the original is huge) Yea...I kind of figured there must be some type of performance curve. Possibly as the interior spaces change in size and shape due to the build up, the can no longer performs as it should. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 6:12:48 AM EDT
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I saved it and uploaded it somewhere else. Here you go. http://s4.postimg.org/b40o2wo2l/image.jpg Dayum! Lots of vinegar and peroxide please... |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 7:50:38 AM EDT
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Dayum! Lots of vinegar and peroxide please... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I saved it and uploaded it somewhere else. Here you go. http://s4.postimg.org/b40o2wo2l/image.jpg Dayum! Lots of vinegar and peroxide please... Except that it's an aluminum monocore. But he did get it fairly clean already. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 2:26:57 PM EDT
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My form 1 .22 freeze plug build got noticeably quieter as it got dirty. I don't scrub it clean as others have said, just get the big stuff out. I would assume the crud helps absorb sound compared to reflective bare metal and maybe add a tiny amount of turbulence.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 7:57:01 PM EDT
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My form 1 .22 freeze plug build got noticeably quieter as it got dirty. I don't scrub it clean as others have said, just get the big stuff out. I would assume the crud helps absorb sound compared to reflective bare metal and maybe add a tiny amount of turbulence. My guess is that a thin layer of build up gives more surface area for absorbing the new unburned particulate in subsequent shots. Sort of like activated charcoal filters for drinking water. MHO, YMMV, etc. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 11:08:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My guess is that a thin layer of build up gives more surface area for absorbing the new unburned particulate in subsequent shots. Sort of like activated charcoal filters for drinking water. MHO, YMMV, etc. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My form 1 .22 freeze plug build got noticeably quieter as it got dirty. I don't scrub it clean as others have said, just get the big stuff out. I would assume the crud helps absorb sound compared to reflective bare metal and maybe add a tiny amount of turbulence. My guess is that a thin layer of build up gives more surface area for absorbing the new unburned particulate in subsequent shots. Sort of like activated charcoal filters for drinking water. MHO, YMMV, etc. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 11:52:56 PM EDT
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Quoted: Probably a stupid question but here goes. As a can/baffles accumulates carbon thru use will its db level increase? ETA: Well...thought is was. Does no one know? |
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