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Posted: 2/11/2010 11:00:13 AM EDT
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I now own two suppressors (.22LR and .30) and I love them. I just got the .30 cal suppressor up and running on my 300/221 (300 Whisper) and I've been bitten by the suppressor bug bad.
Now that I have .22LR and full caliber rifle covered (the 7.62 suppressor works on .30 down to .223) I'm thinking about a pistol suppressor. What I've read in the past seems to indicate that 9mm suppresses much better than .45 due to bore diameter vs suppressor diameter. The .45 just requires a much larger suppressor to work as well and becomes impractical. Is this true? Also, I noticed my .40 S&W is subsonic in standard 180gr loads. How well does .40 S&W suppress? |
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The .45 just requires a much larger suppressor to work as well and becomes impractical. Is this true? It wasn't really a question of size - until fairly recently, there wasn't a .45 pistol can available that would even be considered "hearing-safe" when dry - a far cry from the performance of good 9mm cans. Now there are several .45 suppresors available that bring things down below "hearing safe" and closer into the 9mm's territory. Quoted:
Also, I noticed my .40 S&W is subsonic in standard 180gr loads. How well does .40 S&W suppress? .40S&W is indeed subsonic with standard 180gr loads; my USPSA Limited gun makes 175~180PF with factory 180gr (that means 970~1000 fps). I have no personal experience with .40 suppressed, and I haven't even really read much on the subject. I would venture a guess that the relative lack of discussion seems to indicate that it probably isn't the best platform... |
| I'm very encouraged to hear that 45ACP is coming into its own for suppressed use. I always thought it would be ideal (bigger and slower is the idea) but when I posed that question on this forum some time ago everyone said that a 45 was a bad idea. What changed? Is the baffle technology better? |
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I can't help you on the .45 but I own 2 9mm cans and I can tell you that they are definitely hearing safe and pretty damn quiet with 147gr rounds.
on my glock G19 if I were to fire it in my living room and you were somewhere else in the house you would think I just dropped a phone book on a table. I have gemtec trinity cans, they work goood. |
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