Suppressors..

[Vangelis]

Originally Posted by RedJedRevolver

Am I the only one annoyed when anonymous users or anyone refers to them on the site as silencers?

Well, it's not necessarily wrong to do so, just that "silencer" as a name for a can leads people to think of the magic Hollywood "thing that makes a gun silent" as opposed to the real "thing that makes a gun more silent that it would otherwise be." Suppressor is more or less just an attempt to make a name people find it harder to misinterpret.

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by Vangelis

Well, it's not necessarily wrong to do so, just that "silencer" as a name for a can leads people to think of the magic Hollywood "thing that makes a gun silent" as opposed to the real "thing that makes a gun more silent that it would otherwise be." Suppressor is more or less just an attempt to make a name people find it harder to misinterpret.

Wasn't that what the creator of the first suppressor called it, though?

[Vangelis]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Wasn't that what the creator of the first suppressor called it, though?

Hiram Maxim called his the "Maxim Silencer."

[RedJedRevolver]

That is true, and I believe the whole thing comes from the fact that few sound suppressing devices actually make a gun's report completely slient.

[Excalibur]

the first time I've heard a REAL suppressor fired, I was surprised by the still semi loud sound, but still had the confidence to keep my ears off.