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SilencerCo Osprey .45 suppressor on a Springfield pistol. SilencerCo was founded in 2008 by former President Jonathon Shults and Joshua Waldron. [3] Soon after, SilencerCo launched its first product, a .22 caliber silencer called the Sparrow. [4]
Gemtech (stylized as GEMTECH) is an American manufacturer of silencers (suppressors) for pistols, rifles, submachine guns, and personal defense weapons (PDWs). The company also produces ammunition and various accessories. [2] [3] [4] Gemtech was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.
Different silencer designs. Gun rights advocates, gun media and the firearms industry generally claim that the word "silencer" is defined as meaning total silence, while "suppressor" or "moderator" are defined as meaning only reduced sound intensity, in spite of its original definition.
Dead Air Silencers was founded in 2014 by Mike Pappas and Todd Magee, both formerly of SilencerCo. [2] They manufacture products for military, police, and civilian sales. [ 3 ] Some of their silencers are intended for hunting use.
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The PBS-1 silencer, designed for use with the AKM to reduce the noise when firing, was introduced in the 1960s, and was used mostly by Spetsnaz forces and the KGB. [3] [4] [5] They were used by the Spetsnaz in the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s, requiring the use of the AKM (modernized variant of the AK-47), because the newer AK-74 did not have a silencer available. [6]
A sound attenuator, or duct silencer, sound trap, or muffler, is a noise control acoustical treatment of Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) ductwork designed to reduce transmission of noise through the ductwork, either from equipment into occupied spaces in a building, or between occupied spaces. [1] [2]
This refers to firearms that have silencers that are built into the weapon (and are usually built for covert missions) or have silenced barrels that are already built by/for the manufacturer meant for covert missions.