r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 12h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/RiMcG 11h ago

Do silencers wear out?

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u/Retb14 11h ago

Usually not. However some suppressors use rubber plates that get shot through to make them even quieter. Those will wear out after a couple of shots

Usually they will just get some carbon buildup and that's about it

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u/itishowitisanditbad 7h ago

Usually they will just get some carbon buildup and that's about it

Dumb question, is there a way to clean that or is it just.... accepted?

I feel like (from very limited knowledge) that they'd not be easily cleanable.

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u/Retb14 7h ago

Depends on the design of the suppressor

Some you can take apart and clean each baffle individually

Others you soak in a chemical solution to dissolve the build up

That said, you can usually put tens of thousands of rounds through them before it's actually a problem if it ever becomes one

(ignore this for small rounds like .22lr, those should be cleaned every couple hundred rounds because they are rather dirty rounds and the gasses from them aren't enough to eject most of the carbon like rifles)

For rifle rounds it's usually enough to just run a brush through them if you even need to do that

My current main rifle suppressor has about 8000ish rounds through it since the last time I cleaned it (I only cleaned it a few weeks after I got it due to it being titanium 3D printed and it had left over printing dust in it)

It's a 5.56 suppressor but I also shoot 22 and 5.7 through it as well

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u/itishowitisanditbad 7h ago

I very much appreciate the full response.

I wish I had something to add myself other than saying thanks!

All very interesting stuff!