Thanks, just checked them out, real data is a touch hard to get, especially comparisons but...that said, on a RAW they went from 117 down to 97, about what I'd expect. I'm going to get one and a few extra baffles, should be fun.
How did the Impulse Air moderator perform for you. I'm thinking about getting one for my .30 cal Maverick pushing 100 fpe.
Honestly, according to the sound meter, not much 2db or so....it may have removed some of the sharpness, a recurring theme on moderators. From a practical standpoint, I'm behind a 6' fence and VERY tall shrubs, people walking along the street have never commented and where I live they are a bunch of wusses so they'd say SOMETHING. Distance of about 20 yards, with an echo from my house. I did notice that the Donny FL's have a bit of very fine mesh screen in the chambers and that MIGHT soften the impulses a touch. I have a printed Mod coming in to try, cheap enough, will see.
Ok had a chance to do a quick test of the Air Impulse, one printed one from TX, forget the name, just got it , my stock Sebroia and my Donny FL Sumo, hands down the Sumo was the best, in my garage, no pellets, just air. Out of my .22, the printed one was the worst closely followed by the Air Impulse and the stock one. I’ve didn’t have a chance to test the stock FX. It looks like I’m either going to get a smaller bottle or a longer barrel and a Donny.
I'm just paranoid about being reported, I'm in a city environment in a less than friendly state, that long one on the Left Coast. I've ordered another Donny FL Kio, it'll add length to my Compact .22 but, I really don't care what it looks like I just need it as quiet as possible.
Totally got what you are saying. I’m just saying that you are very limited on your specs because you want the thinnest possible. I’m saying that I haven’t seen ground breaking differences between mods that are basically the same size, long and skinny. I have owned the Huggett Snipe 1.22” (like the Koi). I liked it a lot, and was a touch quieter to me that some others I tried that were bigger. The Koi is well regarded at the same size, and it would be hard for me to think it could be very different in sound, but it is cheaper. Either go with price or with looks, as I don’t think one or the other is going to be massively different and make the different in whether neighbors here you.
Oh I get what you saying. It is a air volume/velocity thing. I’m running 18gr at about 935 on my compact, 25gr in my .25 At the same speed. The big sumo is much quieter…duh. If I can pop my tank off and tether the .22 I’d put the Sumo on it for giggles.
I'm here to serve. As soon as I get my next Donny in I'm going to do a test on all of my moderators. IF it isn't raining or rather nippy, I'll even try do a low budget video.Thanks for the update, you just saved me a lot of money!
