suppreser

[Theo E]

Here is something that a saw at the sci expo. 
No this is not a bull barrel it is actually a silencer built around the barrel.
The gunsmith that builds them guaranteed me that it just as quit as any other silencer that he builds.
And if you load sub sonic he it will sound like a silenced .22
I must say that it is very well balanced and his work is good looks factory made.

http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy11 ... C01249.jpg

[Biltongjagter]

Where does all the gasses escape, other than from the front end of the barrel, from which the ignited propellant gasses would in any case escape on a normal rifle barrel, causing all the big bang noise, without that type of sound suppressor on it's barrel?

[Francois Marais]

James

Die loop is einlik heelwat korter as wat dit vir jou daar lyk, en stop erens binne die pyp, die silenser is dan rondom die loop en ook so die laaste ses duim van die hele dik gedeelte wat jy daar sien

Hoop dit maak sin, het al n .22 gesien wat so gebou was.

Mooi loop
Francois

[Theo E]

francois is 100% right 

[Biltongjagter]

The only other alternative is to have that type of suppressor only exceed the barrel's length by as little as 2 inches, so that the suppressor as such, has very little effect in resulting in an unbalanced rifle due to too much weight at the forend of the barrel.

This way it is required that small wholes need to be drilled in the barrel itself underneath, let's say the last 12 inches of the barrel, which is covered by the suppressor. The suppressor itself is therefor 14" in length and looks very similar to the one on the picture you have shown.
The main disadvantage about this way of doing is that you can never shoot that rifle again without the suppressor.

Saeed, owner of the Accurate Reloading forum used this method above on one of his .308 rifles with great success.

Personally I, first of all, don't like the idea of having hot gasses to be accumulated around the barrel's outside underneath the suppressor's cover and last but most of all, to have wholes drilled in the rifles' barrel!!!