I have a Marauder .22 rifle and am going to put a DonnyFL silencer on it. Will this affect the accuracy of the rifle?
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Tuning Do Silencers Affect Accuracy?
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They always seem to actually tighten the group a lil bit. At least that’s been my experience over the years. That’s for ones made by reputable manufacturers, not one someone printed,
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Anything you put on the barrel affects its harmonics, which means it carries some opportunity to be either beneficial or detrimental. However my experience matches Vinny’s, it’s usually beneficial. If groups get worse, it’s usually due to a misalignment that causes clipping with the baffles.
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In terms of practical accuracy for the uses demanded by 99% of us, no effect. You wont see them much in high level BR competition, because it's one more variable that no one wants.
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I certainly would not rule out the added variable completely. Only testing with a particular tune can answer the question.
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Nervous is correct. I had a small benefit with my donnyfl ronin but on one of my guns it did change the harmonics slightly and I had to find a different pellet that worked better. That's kinda rare in my experience tho.
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I am not a rocket scientist just a simple guy who has purchased a few moderators over time, from the very small to the overly large soup cans. I humbly submit that a GOOD DESIGNED moderator does provide for overall pellet stability thus adding to your down range accuracy. While a INCORRECT DESGNED moderator affects that stability, making a less accurate down range. So how do I tell which is good or incorrect? I've found that word of mouth from any moderator brand purchasers placing on what weapons manufacturer wares or any testing data or grafts that support any manufacturer claims, to get your frog skins
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When i get my Maverick i am so going to shoot it with nothing on for a while before i put my silencer on it, looking forward to see what POI change will be from this, and of course also grouping.
I am going to use the silencer i have been using on my .22, but down the road i might well procure a new "can"
but first other than gun order of the day is to get a new 9 or 12 L carbon fiber tank, i intend to use my old steel tank to do the base filling, and then only top up with the 300 bar carbon fiber tank.
I am going to use the silencer i have been using on my .22, but down the road i might well procure a new "can"
but first other than gun order of the day is to get a new 9 or 12 L carbon fiber tank, i intend to use my old steel tank to do the base filling, and then only top up with the 300 bar carbon fiber tank.
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I had a POI change on moderators that were one size bigger than my caliber. Example .22 running a 22-25cal moderator, but no change in accuracy. Only issue is I have to use zero offset if I want to woods walk without it on.
I had no POI change when I went 30 cal specific on my FX with silence ordnance. I found that nice so I went caliber specific on my Cricket 2 and ordered a .22-.25 moderator for my 25. Noticed with DonnyFL you have to order a .177-.22 to get a .22 specific moderator and the same with the 25.
I had no POI change when I went 30 cal specific on my FX with silence ordnance. I found that nice so I went caliber specific on my Cricket 2 and ordered a .22-.25 moderator for my 25. Noticed with DonnyFL you have to order a .177-.22 to get a .22 specific moderator and the same with the 25.
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3 different moderators on my Prod (will not mention names) took away all accuracy. Not sure what to make of it.
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Ive had a donny clip on my Sk19 it turned out his adapter was not perfectly straight. I have had mixed blessings with moderators. Some help some don’t.
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the only bad I have found on a LDC is it's weight, some long barreled guns do not like a Big heavy LDC on the end of the barrel....
On a Marauder, use a DFL Tanto up to a Sumo, Shogun and bigger are too big and a waste on such an already quiet gun.
On a Marauder, use a DFL Tanto up to a Sumo, Shogun and bigger are too big and a waste on such an already quiet gun.
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I got an original FX Dreamline Classic that came without a moderator and added a DonnyFL FX moderator .
It now shoots slightely better for sure.
I also just put a Donny Tanto on my Cayden and it also shoots better.
It now shoots slightely better for sure.
I also just put a Donny Tanto on my Cayden and it also shoots better.
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Not talking about harmonics (physics) how a tube resonates in between node points and with what frequency...
I am talking about turbulence inside the LDC/moderator/silencer chambers....the air blast that runs out in front - pushed by a pellet, and air blast runs behind -and pushing the pellet, creates you call it "huricane" inside the enclosure, (physics again) and creates frequencies to a projectile, good or bad frequencies to the mass.
I believe that phenomena is a same or similar effect to BC and POI as a bad crown. Now again depend of a projectile mass, speed and spin ration you may notice it more or less...
I am talking about turbulence inside the LDC/moderator/silencer chambers....the air blast that runs out in front - pushed by a pellet, and air blast runs behind -and pushing the pellet, creates you call it "huricane" inside the enclosure, (physics again) and creates frequencies to a projectile, good or bad frequencies to the mass.
I believe that phenomena is a same or similar effect to BC and POI as a bad crown. Now again depend of a projectile mass, speed and spin ration you may notice it more or less...
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