The Weapons Stereotype Thread

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[yuki]

A silencer slows down the bullet, to make the Soundbreaker bang stop.

That's not how suppressors work. At all.

When they hit you, they smash into many pieces, which spreads out kinda like a shotgun when it hits your flesh.
Ouch.

No, hollow points bloom outward, they don't fragment.

Could you explain hollow point rounds? I know that they are hollowed out and do some more damage, but I don't really know why. Does it have something to do with air resistance?

The recoil will help you hold it up

Please, stop talking.

[StarDust]

It generally takes the form of a cylindrically shaped metal tube with various internal mechanisms to reduce the sound of firing by slowing the escaping propellant gas and sometimes by reducing the velocity of the bullet.[1][2]

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[Dodger]

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Wikipedia =/= 100% accurate

Especially if its not written by experts,

[StarDust]

Wikipedia =/= 100% accurate

Especially if its not written by experts,

But you cant also trust random people on the internet.
coughyuki

[yuki]

Wikipedia =/= 100% accurate

Especially if its not written by experts,

Except that it is. Everything on Wikipedia is validity checked.

It generally takes the form of a cylindrically shaped metal tube with various internal mechanisms to reduce the sound of firing by slowing the escaping propellant gas and sometimes by reducing the velocity of the bullet.[1][2]

A silencer slows down the bullet, to make the Soundbreaker bang stop.

It decreases the velocity of the bullet trivially, but that's only because it makes the barrel longer (increasing friction). The suppressor works on the exploding gases, and moves them around to reduce and scatter the sound caused by the expanding gases. You said it slows down the bullet to a subsonic speed and that's ridiculous. There's such thing as subsonic ammo, but you said the suppressor does that, and that's untrue.

[StarDust]

but a sound moderator fitted to such a rifle will have some significant effect in reducing the noise signature because it controls the rate of expansion of the propelling gases.

work by capturing the sound waves of a gunshot as they exit the muzzle.

Silencers, or "suppressors," are all about finding ways to reduce the speed, volume, and temperature of that gas. They do so using various structures. One structure is just large chamber attached to the end of the gun barrel. This gives the expanding gas somewhere to expand into. It's a little foyer that some of the gas can mill around in, instead of shooting all of it out of the gun at once. Another is a series of small chambers, almost a honeycomb made of metal. The many chambers make the flow of gas choppy, interrupted by diversions. The honeycomb also makes the gas flow over a large, metal surface area. Metal absorbs heat very well. All the heat that goes into the metal comes out of the gas. Since heat makes gas expand, losing some heat will make it contract. That contraction means less pressure, and that means less of a bang.

ART of the noise created by a gunshot is the shockwave created by the expanding gasses from the burning gunpowder. A suppressor captures most of the gasses in a system of baffles or chambers, slows and cools them, and releases them gradually. They do not truly silence a gunshot, but they can reduce or suppress much of the sound and muzzle flash.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_a_gun_suppressor_work#ixzz1AfuISnIp

Nothing about scattering.

[yuki]

If that's directed at me, read my post explaining why your post specifically was incorrect.

[StarDust]

But still, you have no sources/proof.

[yuki]

Everything you just cited supports my post, what the forget is your point?

[StarDust]

Everything you just cited supports my post, what the forget is your point?

There is no word "Scatter" in all those articals.

[yuki]

There is no word "Scatter" in all those articals.

When I say "scatter", it's my way of describing how the sound wave travels. When a gun is fired, it's really easy to pinpoint the location. When you use a suppressor, it effectively "scatters" the noise, making it harder to figure out where the shot came from due to it being muffled. Your arguing is stupid, just concede and say "Oh, sorry, I was wrong".

[StarDust]

Your missing my point.

[TeslaCoil]

Question about 22. bullets.

Do they really shatter when they enter the body?

[yuki]

Your missing my point.

You keep transitioning your argument, you don't have a "point".

Question about 22. bullets.

Do they really shatter when they enter the body?

No, not really. Bullets can fragment when they hit bone, any round can, but it's unlikely.