working principle of  silencer in a rifle ..its disadvantages ,can it be used for shotguns and sniper rifles ?
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A silencer works on the same principle of a car muffler. It provides a larger space for the muzzle blast to dissipate in, and is typically lined with a fireproof fabric to enhance it's silencing ability. It's disadvantages are that it adds length and weight toward the muzzle, making the rifle a bit harder to wield in close quarters. It also decreases the range of a rifle by absorbing propellant gas that would otherwise be used to push the bullet. \n\nThere is no way to silence a shotgun. The pellets would beat the hell out of the silencer.
456386
To date, I know of no firm making a shotgun silencer, or if one can be made.
1107117
Take a vist to http://www.Snipercounty.com They are pros on the topic.
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if it's got a full choke, no.  you'd have to use another non-tox ($$$).\n\nif it's modified, you should be ok with steel #4, #5, #6, #7 #8.  #4 is about the smallest i'd shoot at decoying mallards.  4-6 should be fine for teal and doves.\n\nif it's cylinder or improved cylinder, you should be ok with anything except T.  should be fine for any ducks and geese.\n\nhope that answered your question.
81688
Stick a 2 liter soda bottle on the end, I saw this in a movie once - It's called a poor man's silencer
361967
Possesing a silencer in the state of Illinois is ILLEGAL! A flash suppresor is not. Anything that removes any sound from a rifle or any firearm is a FELONY. Be very careful who you tell that you are going to do that. You must be a Liscenced class 3 arms dealer to be in possesion of one of those. Believe me, everybody wants one, a lot of people have one. Just don't get caught with one! Good Luck, Be Careful.
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Muzzle velocity will be effected by barrel length.\nIf I remember correctly Guns And Ammo did a test a few years ago concerning this. I believe the test rifle was chambered in .308  With the loss of 2 inches of barrel length the fps drop was approx 70 fps.  You would have to go to their website and reference the article for the exact specs..
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, welcome to the club! You will enjoy high power rifle shooting!\n\nMost rifle competitors are not opposed to varmint rifles, we know their limitations, and because of those liitations, most varmint rifles are not suited to high power rifle competition. To better understand this, you need to be aware of the games.\n\nNRA High Power Rifle -\nCourse of fire:\n200 yards standing - 10 or 20 shots, 1 minute per shot.\n200 yards rapid fire - standing to sitting -1 or 2 10 shot strings, 50 seconds per string\n300 yards rapid fire - standing to prone - 1 or 2 10 shot strings, 60 seconds per string\n600 yards prone - 20 shots, 1 minute per shot\nTypes of rifles: Service Rifle (M1, M14/M1A, M16/AR15) or Match Rifle (Bolt action rifles, semi-autos, or service rifles beyond criteria for service rifles [i.e.: the "Space Gun"])\nSpecial criteria for bolt guns ... the ability to rapid reload with a 5 shot stripper clip.\nSights: Micrometer adjustable metallic sights only.\n\nNRA Long Range Rifle -\nCourse of fire:\nPalma Match\n800 yards - slowfire prone - 15 shots in 15 minutes, \n900 yards - slowfire prone - 15 shots in 15 minutes, \n1000 yards - slowfire prone - 15 shots in 22 minutes. \n(Above course of fire fired with micrometer adjustable metallic sights only - with Match Rifle or Service Rifle)\n\n1000 yards - slowfire prone - 20 shots in 30 minutes\n(Above course of fire fired with Service Rifle [iron sights only] or Match Rifle [iron sights AND any sights (scopes permitted)]\n\nWhy "Varmint" rifles are typically not used! \n1. Most varmint rifles of current production do not have their receivers "cut" to accept stripper clips, necessary for rapid fire stages of matches.\n2. Varmint rifles (of the .22 genre ... .222 Rem, .222 Rem Mag, .223 Rem) have rifling twists of 1 revolution in 12", which is too slow of a twist rate to stabilize heavier bullets necessary for longer ranges (to 600 yards or beyond)\n3. Varmint rifles capable of being used for Long Range matches are really limited to the .308, which can reach out safely to 1000 yards, all other varmint cartridges can not safely be kept at supersonic velocities out to 1000 yards, which is necessary to stabilize the bullets at 1000 yards.\n\nRifles better suited to NRA High Power and Long Range competitions:\nService Rifles\na) M1 Garand - most competitors started with the Garand. It can be purchased for between $300 (no wood) to $550 from the Civilian Marksmanship Program (see CMP link, below). Depending on whether you do it yourself, or you send it out, the Garand can be made competitive for between $600 to $1500 above the cost of the rifle.\nb) M1A [civilian version of the M14] can be purchased match ready, out of the box, for about $2100 from Springfield Armory (see SA link, below)\nc) AR15 or its variants, can be purchased match ready, out of the box, for about $1000 from Bushmaster or Armalite (see link for Armalite [AR], below). NOTE: the AR can safely be used to 600 yards, if you have a barrel twist of 1 in 7" or 1 in 8". The AR with the same barrel could be pushed for 1000 yard shooting, but NOT safely!\n\nMatch Rifles:\na) The AR15 based "Space Gun" can be purchased or built for between $800 and $1500 ... requires metallic micrometer adjustable sights. Complete rifles and components can be purchased from NUMEROUS suppliers and dealers. The space gun in .223 is NOT a safe consideration for 1000 yard shooting!\nb) Varmint Rifles from Remington, Winchester, or other suppliers in .308 Winchester or larger .30 chamberings. Base rifles can be purchased for about $700. All would require, at a minimum, the following modifications and/or upgrades:\n1) High comb "marksman"-style stock\n2) Micrometer adjustable metallic sights and bases\n3) High quality target scope with long range base\n4) Target grade/quality trigger\n[All of the above modifications could run $1000 to $2000, plus cost of
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I'm assuming only the tip of the barrel is compensated or a threaded compensator will be attached to the muzzle.  I don't like compensated handguns.  The compensator usually sends a lot more muzzle flash out of top of the compensator in your line of sight than a noncompensated one.  This can ruin your night vision if your firing at night, and most self defense situations are at night.  The compensator will however reduce muzzle climb and recoil by about a third while increasing noise by about a third.  The increased noise can be disorienting for some if your not wearing hearing protection, a normal gun will make your ears ring for a few minutes. NOTE: Only shoot without hearing protection in an emergency.  As for power you shouldn't have any real loss in power.  Now a revolver with the entire length of the barrel compensated can cause a loss in power but I can't tell you how much.
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I have found for my gun which is a mossberg 500 slugster that rifled federals work the best.  I have had problems with winchesters. they jammed up my gun.  Don't use sabots unless you have a rifled barrel
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It is amazing that anything is able to silence a gun, but gun silencers actually work on a very simple principle. \n\nImagine a balloon. If you pop a balloon with a pin, it will make a loud noise. But if you were to untie the end of the balloon and let the air out slowly, you could pop it making very little noise. That is the basic idea behind a gun silencer. \n\nTo fire a bullet from a gun, gunpowder is ignited behind the bullet. The gunpowder creates a high-pressure pulse of hot gas. The pressure of the gas forces the bullet down the barrel of the gun. When the bullet exits the end of the barrel, it is like uncorking a bottle. The pressure behind the bullet is immense, however -- on the order of 3,000 pounds per square inch (psi) -- so the POP that the gun makes as it is uncorked is extremely loud. \n\nA silencer screws on to the end of the barrel and has a huge volume compared to the barrel (20 or 30 times greater). With the silencer in place, the pressurized gas behind the bullet has a big space to expand into. So the pressure of the hot gas falls significantly. When the bullet finally exits through the hole in the silencer, the pressure being uncorked is much, much lower -- perhaps 60 psi. Therefore, the sound of the gun firing is much softer.
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It is possible to shoot blanks through the short barrel but It is not recommended.  The pressure is higher in the short barrel than the long barrel and can damage the internal workings of the weapon.
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A trickey thing that needs expert help to learn.\n\nGo to this site for a blow-by-blow description from a pro:\nhttp://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/news/story?page=h_fea_rifle_cleaning_NAHC_040812
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It's only dangerous if you're over pressuring the shotgun, some shotgun slugs are high pressure( magnum) and some shotguns aren;t capable of handling the extra pressure, if you have a newer, good condition shotgun that can handle 3" shells, then yes, slugs should be fine in it, as long as you have the correct barrel and/or choke to shoot slugs with, the action of the gun shouldn't dictate what type of ammo(slug v/s shot) you can safely fire.
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it must be the drug'nov svd sniper rifle.......take a look at the link below, it is an older version issue.
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Shotguns work well. Baseball bats. The movie below will explain everything
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yes, but the older verion drugunov svd sniper rifle is used in iraq, though it is still very potent and deadly, i know a buddy of mine who has one in the states and he loves it.its highly accurate up to a range of 1000 metres plus.