Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I was under the impression that a silencer would only work once on a semi-auto. Something about the gas pressure not being enough to cycle the slide.
All the autoloading pistols I know of are recoil-operated. Gas operation is widely used in semiautomatic and automatic rifles.
Desert Eagle is gas operated, one of the few. The Mateba revolver was a gas operated semi-auto, neat-o!
Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
You buy very cheaply made revolvers.
For the record, TV/movie "silencers" always seem far more effective than real life suppressors.
Almost all revolvers, say 99%+ have some form of cylinder gap. It's the entire reason there is a forcing cone at the end of the barrel.
Only revolver I know off the top of my head that doesn't have cylinder gap is the 1895 Nagant. When the hammer is cocked the cylinder actually moves forward to create a seal with the barrel, allowing the use of a suppressor. There is a later model from Russia that was made from the ground up as a suppressed revolver for the KGB.
While they don't do many things right, Smith & Wesson does make fine revolvers. If you think there isn't a gap between the cylinder and barrel, just put your hand up there on a .500S&W or .460VXR and say goodbye to your thumb.