SilentShooter89
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As you may discern from my screen name, I really enjoy shooting with a suppressor. I have one for nearly all of my firearms; however, finding a solution to effectively suppress a shotgun has been a challenge.
Here in the US, options are limited. There are, to my mind, only two really viable commercially available options, and each have their drawbacks. Both are muzzle-mounted suppressors. Sure, there are integrally suppressed one-off guns, but they are few and far between here, and information on them is scarce.
I've done a lot of internet research into how shotguns are effectively suppressed in other countries, and it seems some of the best are the Hushpower guns out of England. As foreign-made suppressors are practically impossible to import to the US for the average person, I've hired a gunsmith to custom build something reminiscent of the integrally suppressed Hushpower pump-action guns for me, but he seems to be having trouble getting the details worked out.
I thought I would reach out and see if anyone here might have an example of one of the Hushpower pump guns that they would be willing to take some pictures & measurements of so that I can point my smith in the right direction. Specifically, I'm looking for measurements of the diameter and spacing of the ports along the barrel, pictures and measurements of the baffle module (bore and port hole sizes), and information regarding whether there is any restrictions or limitations to the types of ammunition that can be used in these guns.
Any help is greatly appreciated...gunsmith has been tasked with this project for WAY too long as it is, and has not been successful in building something that effectively reduces the noise to either of our expectations.
Here in the US, options are limited. There are, to my mind, only two really viable commercially available options, and each have their drawbacks. Both are muzzle-mounted suppressors. Sure, there are integrally suppressed one-off guns, but they are few and far between here, and information on them is scarce.
I've done a lot of internet research into how shotguns are effectively suppressed in other countries, and it seems some of the best are the Hushpower guns out of England. As foreign-made suppressors are practically impossible to import to the US for the average person, I've hired a gunsmith to custom build something reminiscent of the integrally suppressed Hushpower pump-action guns for me, but he seems to be having trouble getting the details worked out.
I thought I would reach out and see if anyone here might have an example of one of the Hushpower pump guns that they would be willing to take some pictures & measurements of so that I can point my smith in the right direction. Specifically, I'm looking for measurements of the diameter and spacing of the ports along the barrel, pictures and measurements of the baffle module (bore and port hole sizes), and information regarding whether there is any restrictions or limitations to the types of ammunition that can be used in these guns.
Any help is greatly appreciated...gunsmith has been tasked with this project for WAY too long as it is, and has not been successful in building something that effectively reduces the noise to either of our expectations.