silencers good/bad

[PAINTBALLA01]

i tried to make one a while back. i followed all the directions perfectly. i didn't work. my gun was just as loud and i makes it less accurate

[~WarpedRT~]

I have a silencer, or barrel extension, as you should put it on my Maverik. It does make it a whole lot quiter, and it makes my pump alot more accurate. IT was a professionally made one, from Willy Pete. The thing is really sweet, and they arent that hard to make. Mine is pretty compact, and very nice and professional looking. My brother -in-law put one on his VM68, and put a foregrip for where the Co2 tank goes, and ran a hose from that to the ASA which was attached to a new forgrip in front of the grip frame, and lastly, he stuck on a metal stock. It looks like an AK-47.

Yeah, if you want, you can e-mail me, and i can tell you how they are made. Just some simple parts from Low's.

Oh, and I think you may be able to see a picture of it at my site, in the gear section.

Http://routinedestruction.cjb.net

[sajohnston]

Call me a Felon!

I have a couple of silencers for my paintguns that I have had for years. One I made myself, the other I bought. They don't add any marked advantage for most games; paintballs travel so slowly over so short a distance that after one shot anyone with any sense knows where it came from silencer or not.

I used to use them with my Phantom and it did make it very quiet and easy to sight (long gun). I have used this combo coupled with a red-dot sight as a "sniper rife" in scenario games and an occasional rec game. The way most games are played now the extra lenght it adds will only get in your way.

As for the illegal portion, who knows. There is no way either of them would be even slightly effective on any of my firearms.

[toymyster]

IMHO, silencers on paintball guns are the most useless thing anyone could ever devise!!! Needless to say, I did not vote!!! What is the point of having 6 to 10 extra inches added to your barrel anyway???? And how much of a "noise signature" does a paintball gun have to begin with????

[BTAutoMag]

who poped this thread back up. its been dead for 5 or 6 months...

[DOWNWITHANGELS]

Judging by the dates, I would say toymyster

[toymyster]

Hey, wasn't me!!! I just saw it up near the top and jumped in!!!

[BTAutoMag]

yea somebody could of voted to get it to the top...

[Rocp15126]

Definately check with your local law-enforcement to be sure before making one! There are a lot of federal, state and local laws that differ. While your state might say o.k. your local juristiction might have a ordinace prohibiting silencers. By the same token, just shooting or carrying a paintball gun in some places can get you into trouble because they are considered firearms in those areas!

I just say these things because its better to ask then to get into trouble. For the record though, If it's what floats your boat then cool!

[DOWNWITHANGELS]

Sorry about that toymyster.

[FooTemps]

lol, I never voted in this thread... Well, I might as well give it an opinion... lol.

I think silencers don't give THAT much of an advantage in paintball. Most pb guns don't have very distinctive sounds. It's hard to accurately pinpoint where someone is shooting from. I know you can tell a general direction but it still doesn't really give you a good general idea of the location on most fields. I actually like a REALLY LOUD gun lol...