Suppressed revolver?

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On most revolvers the barrel cylinder gap makes it ineffective. However there have been some made that the cycle presses the cylinder against the barrel that possibly could work.
 
Chuck24 nailed it. The Nagant revolver is the only one I know about that would work with a suppressor.
 
Nagant revolver is the one to be supressed

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Fire any Smith revolver in the dark. Look how much flash emanates from the barrel-cylinder gap.

That's going to translate into a lot of noise.
 
The semi-auto Webley might suppress the way that the Nagant does but it's simply not worth the effort. Only in the movies can a revolver go phhhht....

There is an abundance of easily suppressed .22s and 9mms available.

Suppressors are legal in some 39 states, I think.


:)
 
During the 80's, Cobray (IIRC) offered a service that would re-barrel S&W Model 10's with a threaded barrel and very small barrel-to-cylinder gap. The muzzle of the barrel was threaded to match the Mac 10 9 mm suppressor. It was supposed to work.
 
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With the silencer on the revolver barrel's end, as is normal, and
a thick pillow wrapped around the revolver to cover the cylinder gap, I believe I have solved the age old problem.

Also, I like the mental image of such
a silencer/pillow combination. :cool:
 
The Model 1895 Nagant was a cumbersome revolver - it took time and effort to reload it, but it was ideal for using a suppressor. In fact, the Russians often fitted it with the Bramit device, which was a standarized suppressor for recon and scout troops during WWII. The secret police also used it this way for assassinations.

When the gun was fully cocked, the cylinder was pushed forward. The cartridge (which had the bullet seated below the case mouth), went partially into the rear of the barrel, thus sealing the gap. The cylinder's chamber also partially overlapped the rear of the barrel. When the trigger was returned forward, the cylinder was withdrawn, allowing rotation. The gun is more fully covered in my book 101 Classic Firearms.

The example illustrated below was made in 1944 at the Izhevsk Arsenal.

John

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My all time favorite Hollywood impossible use of a suppressor on a revolver was in Magnum Force, when officer Davis shot a fellow officer in a parking garage and then twisted the suppressor and pulled it straight off a vent ribbed Colt Python with full underlugged barrel. Not to mention the fact that, that puny little suppressor would have been blown off the gun with the first shot and probably would have made more noise than without it. :eek:

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Now THAT was classic! :rolleyes:
 
Any revolver can be used effectively with a suppressor if you are using snap caps for ammunition.

Groan.
 
collim1 said:
Chuck24 nailed it. The Nagant revolver is the only one I know about that would work with a suppressor.
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And of course, the Nagant is a real joke in terms of modern revolvers. As a collectors item another story. Don
 
shouldazagged said:
Fire any Smith revolver in the dark. Look how much flash emanates from the barrel-cylinder gap.

That's going to translate into a lot of noise.
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Recently fired my SP101 on an indoor range for the first time all other occasions were outside. With full magnum rounds, impressive flame out of the B/C gap and of course the muzzle. Not at all surprising. Don
 
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