I'll probably get banned, kicked out, chastised, whatever, for calling a spade, a spade!
For some unfathomable fear, we (air gunners in general) just have to use euphemisms for what clearly are silencers as described by the Alphabet org. Mufflers, quieters, LDCs, suppressers, moderators, and other names ad nauseam! They are designed to reduce the muzzle blast of any arm, air or powder. Although the issue has been beat to death so many times, the fact remains—silencers are LEGAL on airguns. Just because we feel we must call them by some pseudonym, doesn't change the basic fact of what they are!
I think part of the issue are several big-name retailers who spout on the respective web sites, about the virtues of calling silencers by something as obscure as a shroud! In spite of this, if the fed (Alphabet org?) was really as left wing as we seem to think, things would have been different a long time ago!
Here is something else to consider. The silencer I use appears to be made of some sort of acetyl plastic, perhaps nylon or delrin, not unlike dozens of others on the market. Like others, is also appears to be made on a 3D printer. In any case, if this silencer was screwed onto a powder weapon, it would be instantly destroyed on the first shot!
You can call yours whatever you want, but I will always use the correct term—silencer!
For some unfathomable fear, we (air gunners in general) just have to use euphemisms for what clearly are silencers as described by the Alphabet org. Mufflers, quieters, LDCs, suppressers, moderators, and other names ad nauseam! They are designed to reduce the muzzle blast of any arm, air or powder. Although the issue has been beat to death so many times, the fact remains—silencers are LEGAL on airguns. Just because we feel we must call them by some pseudonym, doesn't change the basic fact of what they are!
I think part of the issue are several big-name retailers who spout on the respective web sites, about the virtues of calling silencers by something as obscure as a shroud! In spite of this, if the fed (Alphabet org?) was really as left wing as we seem to think, things would have been different a long time ago!
Here is something else to consider. The silencer I use appears to be made of some sort of acetyl plastic, perhaps nylon or delrin, not unlike dozens of others on the market. Like others, is also appears to be made on a 3D printer. In any case, if this silencer was screwed onto a powder weapon, it would be instantly destroyed on the first shot!
You can call yours whatever you want, but I will always use the correct term—silencer!