Thread: Suppressors - Am I missing something

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Though, because the gases cool in the suppressor, some of the kinetic energy is turned into heat energy and dissipated. This is why an attached suppressor is not an entirely closed system.

That would alter with the latent heat inside the suppressor which is quite a bit especially after a few shots with a suppressor cover on.

Also on how fast the heat is transferred, a titanium one I fired a shot through on a 338 LM nearly burnt my hand after only one shot