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suppressor
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device which reduces sound intensity or muzzle flash on a firearm
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Encyclopedic overview
A case of suppressors produced by Gemtech Suppressed firearms with their magazines removed Top to bottom: Uzi AR-15 Heckler & Koch USP Beretta 92FS SIG Mosquito
Cutaway of a suppressor A silencer , also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the muzzle. Like other muzzle devices, a silencer can be a detachable accessory mounted to the muzzle or an integral part of the barrel.
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