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| POLAND_SPUD |
Posted: 11/12/2007 13:58 PM Post subject: |
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Brigadier General

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No JSR I could really hear them flying... Most of my spudguns use 1/2' and 3/4' steel pipes and fittings so i can easily change barrels and chambers in just a few minutes. Usually I use barrels that have greater volume than the chamber - because a 300 psi BANG is something that my ears don't aprove of.
I could clearly hear buzzing sound of nails flying in the air (I suppose that was something similar to beehive artilery rounds mentioned several times on this forum) as well as steel bolts or 5 cm long pieces of 1 cm thick steel rod ( they were esspecially nosiy possibly becasue of uneven surface and remainds of welds on them )
I don't see any reasonable reason why nobody has encountered that or at least hasn't wrote about that yet
I suppose that there wouldn't be much noise made if I used ball bearings or other smooth projectiles - but anyway it is fun to hear what you shoot.
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 11/12/2007 14:20 PM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 6418 9737.60 Spud Bux
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| In the case of irregular projectiles then yes I'd expect an amount of noise as it cut through the air, for example I remember this instance where Spudinator was impressed by the noise made by the tail of his co2 capsule slugs.
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| ALIHISGREAT |
Posted: 11/12/2007 14:33 PM Post subject: |
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 Eternal Noob

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| jackssmirkingrevenge wrote: | | In the case of irregular projectiles then yes I'd expect an amount of noise as it cut through the air, for example I remember this instance where Spudinator was impressed by the noise made by the tail of his co2 capsule slugs. |
hmm it souds like they make a pretty nice noise, i have thought about making tail fins for an empty 12g co2 i found in my garage.
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 11/20/2007 23:04 PM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

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Finally got my hands on the threaded aluminium bit, all it needs now is a lick of paint. Here it is filled and sanded ready for paint:
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 11/24/2007 5:20 AM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

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And here's the final product, painted, clear-coated and polished
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| Novacastrian |
Posted: 11/24/2007 5:40 AM Post subject: |
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Bloody Aussie

Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 1622 116.11 Spud Bux
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Very sexy indeed, i hope you are charging top dollar for your "services".
That is of coarse if you are selling these
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 11/24/2007 6:12 AM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 6418 9737.60 Spud Bux
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I'm charging the equivalent of 100 AUD for this one, a bargain for all the love I put into them
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| jon_89 |
Posted: 04/14/2008 22:45 PM Post subject: |
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Lieutenant Colonel

Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 414 553.26 Spud Bux
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| I am going to try to make one of these for my crossman 1377. Will using different pipe sizes have different effects?
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| Lentamentalisk |
Posted: 04/15/2008 18:27 PM Post subject: |
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 Resident Tinkerer

Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 627 251.05 Spud Bux
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| use your brain... a larger volume will increase the silencing effect... thanks for the bump.
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 04/16/2008 4:32 AM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 6418 9737.60 Spud Bux
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| As above, with suppressors there is no substitute for cubic capacity, so make it as big as you're willing to live with for maximum effect.
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| Brian the brain |
Posted: 04/16/2008 14:53 PM Post subject: |
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Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 1233 3098.11 Spud Bux
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| Quote: | | so make it as big as you're willing to live with for maximum effect. |
That's what my wife always says...
Love the suppressor! Good job
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 04/17/2008 2:33 AM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

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| Brian the brain wrote: | | That's what my wife always says... |
In that case, I recommend pressing her face firmly against a pillow for effective noise suppression
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| jon_89 |
Posted: 04/17/2008 20:55 PM Post subject: |
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Lieutenant Colonel

Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 414 553.26 Spud Bux
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| will a long or short suppressor with the same volume be more effective?
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| jackssmirkingrevenge |
Posted: 04/18/2008 0:44 AM Post subject: |
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 space monkey

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Longer would be better as it gives the gasses more time to dissipate within the suppressor before the projectile leaves the muzzle.
However, you're usually limited not by volume but by length and width, so make it as long and fat as you can. If you make it square instead of cylindrical, you'll get an almost 30% increase in volume for the same external dimensions, and it will still look cool:
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