I’m fairly new to airguns, in that I’ve probably only put 300 or 400 shots through my .25 fx streamline. Coming from Australia where suppressors (and suppressing shrouds) are illegal for all but a select few, I’ve learnt the hard way that the volume of a higher powered pcp airgun rivals that of a subsonic 22lr. The noise carries a lot further than I was expecting, and target shooting, sighting in, etc, I need to do on a larger farm to avoid annoying neighbours a few hundred meters away.
I’m not sure how many people here on AGN would ever use non-supressed airguns, but I’ll try my luck and ask anyway.
What are the main contributors to airgun noise, and what (if anything) can I do to reduce it? Is it really just a case of higher velocity = more noise or is there other factors at play? Is there anything that a tuneable gun would offer over my stock streamline in the noise department?
I’m aware that I’ll never get it anywhere close to suppressor quiet, but some improvement over this would be great. Primary use is hunting rabbits, but I would like to do more target shooting if I can get the noise down because I could really use the practice.
I’m not sure how many people here on AGN would ever use non-supressed airguns, but I’ll try my luck and ask anyway.
What are the main contributors to airgun noise, and what (if anything) can I do to reduce it? Is it really just a case of higher velocity = more noise or is there other factors at play? Is there anything that a tuneable gun would offer over my stock streamline in the noise department?
I’m aware that I’ll never get it anywhere close to suppressor quiet, but some improvement over this would be great. Primary use is hunting rabbits, but I would like to do more target shooting if I can get the noise down because I could really use the practice.