It's a thought ... maybe when I recover from the tax bill this year I'll look around a bit.
It's a thought ... maybe when I recover from the tax bill this year I'll look around a bit.
just want to review some concepts.
a 9mm with muzzle velocity of 1150fps would be supersonic (Speer gold dot LE 124 gn Hp's)? therefore that round would not necessarily be much better (in terms of noise) suppressed than a weak but yet supersonic 10mm. I realize a short barrel than used during speer testing will render slower fps for the 9mm. So, if I stick with 10mm, the goal would be to use subsonic defense ammo, like vooduchikn pointed out.
a 9mm with muzzle velocity of 1150fps would be supersonic (Speer gold dot LE 124 gn Hp's)? therefore that round would not necessarily be much better (in terms of noise) suppressed than a weak but yet supersonic 10mm. I realize a short barrel than used during speer testing will render slower fps for the 9mm. So, if I stick with 10mm, the goal would be to use subsonic defense ammo, like vooduchikn pointed out.
Also keep in mind that a suppressor often, if not always, increases MV by one to three percent - not much unless you're starting out right at the edge of going supersonic. That's what seems to happen that pushes some of the UMC subsonic loads into supersonic territory.
Good point!
My home defense pistol is a G21 suppressed with trijicon RMR cowitnessed with irons, Kriss extended mag.
What no one he's mentioned yet is the absence of muzzle flash when suppressed, which could be the deciding factor in a low light gun battle.
What no one he's mentioned yet is the absence of muzzle flash when suppressed, which could be the deciding factor in a low light gun battle.
Its not an issue if he is using a light like he should.
At distances of less than 10 yards, there is often no supersonic crack. I have tried this myself with shooting supers suppressed into the berm at the range. Whatever you do do NOT shoot hot supersonic 10mm ammo through a pistol suppressor. You can blow it up and bulge the tube.
Balance is great with the extended mag
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1qrzlfdfdngssj/2016-02-04%2021.03.40.jpg?dl=0
Balance is great with the extended mag
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d1qrzlfdfdngssj/2016-02-04%2021.03.40.jpg?dl=0
Thanks for your input. If the crack were to happen, wouldn't it happen as soon as the bullet left the barrel? Maybe I'm not interpreting your comment about the 10 yards correctly.
How long is that? Im guessing over 10 inches...
Yes, I have a light
