Thread: Suppressor effectiveness - Think about this!

It may be speculative, but for the moment it is all I have seen. This is why I am trying to pin down some quantifiable numbers from real professionals like yourself who have the background necessary to understand the studies. I have approached this topic in forums around the world and not one individual will say XYZ is safe levels.

At least with that report, you can take a gunshot duration of around 20ms and say that some quantifiable number of shots in an 8hr day at a given dBA rating will be "safe". Without any other data to go on, what are those of us in shooting community to do? It may not be perfect but at least it is something. I would rather get a perfect set of data that a professional will stand behind but I have to think it either is too expensive to do the testing, or liability issues prevent anyone from attempting the study.

I have an accelerometer in my sound testing kit. I just haven't set it up yet. As soon as I catch up I will see if I can provide another set of data points with a different tool for comparison of brakes and suppressors. I know suppressors reduce the perceived recoil significantly. I am just not sure how much of the perception is due to the lowered sound. I am positive that a brake will redirect gas more efficiently in a shorter period of time.

My opinion is that the gas in a can will interact for a longer period of time and smooth the impulse that is felt. Sort of like slowing down from 100k can be done by hitting a wall in 1 second or stepping on the brakes for 10 seconds. The energy goes somewhere either way.