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To: Wayners who wrote (693997)	1/20/2013 1:12:41 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575629

Trying to change the subject I see. Of course, the topic under discussion was silencers, more properly called suppressors or sound suppressors. Because they don't suppress the sound, they muffle it. If the bullet exceeds the speed of sound, like many rifle rounds and some handgun ones do, then the bullet itself causes a ballistic crack, aka a sonic boom.

To: Wayners who wrote (693997)	1/21/2013 2:59:34 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575629

Hi Wayners; Re: "That is not the purpose of of flash supressor at all." "Flash suppressors" aren't a big deal in the US (or anywhere else as far as I can see, except they're a "military feature" that contributes to "assault rifle" status). It's silencers that one would need ATF permission to obtain. So my conclusion is that when the guy was talking about going hunting with a "suppressor" he really meant with a "silencer" which is commonly called a "sound suppressor" or "suppressor". If he'd meant a flash suppressor, he'd have written "flash suppressor", or "flash guard", or "flash eliminator", etc. -- Carl P.S. Since flash suppressors are only useful when firing at night, I wonder what states allow firearms to be fired at night in the open. I'm aware that firing a weapon in the dark is illegal in at least some places. I guess they'd still be useful when hunting at dusk or dawn.