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Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

I came across this on the net, and immediately thought of all you Americans and Canadians shooting in your cellars and trying to keep the sound down. Well this is the answer to your prayers.
All you need is a few car tyres and an old pallet. In fact if you put it on the back of a truck, it would be portable. Laughing

Have fun Al

PS:
I see some of you guys have been busy allready.

Mar · Veteran Member

Hahaha! Looks like we'll need a 45 gal drum with that.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

Mr. Funny- always poking at those of us unable to get a silencer legitimately on the other side of the water.

Has anyone actually built one of these absurdities to try it out?

broommaster2000 · Moderator

I'm picturing a not-so-smart american building that, and finding out that it doesn't work. Mr. Green

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

I was being serious, have a look at:

Funky Silencer

If someone can translate the site it may prove a genuine project.

But you've got to admit it does make you smile.

Al

The outdoorsman · Veteran Member

Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

Several things wrong here. Why do you need a silencer for an airgun? Are they really that loud? And, what about the gigantic hole in the middle of the tires? I'm thinking a lot of sound waves will still escape through there.

I picture a couple guys whipping up that drawing in photoshop in like five minutes and sticking it on their site. And then chuckling to each other saying "How many idiots do you think we can get to try to make a silencer out of tires? hahaha"

But seriously, It would probably cut down on the omnidirectional sound emission, but I bet if you were down range of the rifle it would still be quite loud.

broommaster2000 · Moderator

A lot of air rifles are noizy, but this is more common with PCP's CO2 rifles.

If your spring powered airgun makes a bang, that's diesel, or the bullet going trough the sound barrier.

Some people find the sound of their rifle annoying. I enjoy a good thwock.

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

Yeah, just decrease the size of the opening in the middle with panels of some sort. Obviously you would have to leave it big enough to see through still.

22magnum · Member

Why not take a piece of PVC pipe, 2 inch ID, then cut yourself a 24 pieces
of 1/4 ply donut shaped to fit inside. Separation buy ply spacers.

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Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

To answer your question...this is why not:

The outdoorsman · Veteran Member

i dont notice my co2 guns are that loud but they are for sure louder than my springers and Pneumatics but they are louder the shorter you barrel is ( i dont know why just yet)

i have a 2 2240s 1 had a 7" barrel it was loud the other had a 14" it was not as loud then i cut the 7inch to 5.5" and now it roars! still nothing compaired to a rimfire though

doesnt mater how loud it is because people hunt with firearms all the time even though they are loud.

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Rogerflat · Silver Status Member

Incidentally, an acquaintence told me his father just got a silencer permit, which is apparently rather costly. Of course, silencers are costly too and it's better to know someone who makes them and get a custom silencer from them, which I believe this guy is doing.

I always wondered why there aren't any silencer related killings, since we see so many silenced weapons used in movies and it seems like such an effective and stealthy way to assissinate. But they are hard to come by.

But I do think silencers would be excellent for hunters for obvious reasons. Silent death from a concealed distant location is about as good as it gets.

Firing with my airgun from indoors on a very windy day once, I was able to shoot five birds in a row which were standing right next to each other. And I was only 8 yards away! I think the wind was blowing directly into their ear holes and caused them to not really hear the gun shots. That was sort of like a simulated silencer experience. It was cool being able to just fire, reload, and fire, like I wasn't even there.