🔇 A New Take on Truly Silent Silencers
Conventional firearm suppressors (silencers) rely on baffles to slow and cool the hot gases from a gunshot, reducing but not eliminating noise. The signature bang comes from those gases exiting at supersonic speeds. This design tweak takes a completely different path — instead of just diverting gases, it actively controls their expansion speed to keep them below the speed of sound.
â™» Concentric Ring Expansion System
Imagine a one-foot-long tube filled with concentric, spring-linked rings. When hot, high-pressure gases exit the barrel, they push on these rings, forcing them to expand outward from small to large circles. This expansion absorbs energy from the gases — but here’s the trick — the system is tuned so the expansion speed is always below the speed of sound. No supersonic expansion means no sharp gunshot crack.
🚫 Cutting Off the Gas at the Source
Even with slowed expansion, a gunshot’s trailing gases normally rush out after the bullet, creating a smaller but still audible pop. This design places spring-loaded gates at the muzzle end of the silencer. These close milliseconds after the bullet passes, sealing the gases inside before they can escape. The trapped gases cool and contract inside the silencer, further reducing noise.
âš™ Safety & Performance Trade-offs
The sealed gases would need somewhere to go — potentially flowing backward down the barrel, slightly pushing the next round in the chamber. That could introduce a deliberate delay between shots, making this a natural fit for precision single-shot or bolt-action weapons, rather than high-speed automatic fire. The reward? Potentially near-total sound suppression without bulky baffle stacks.
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