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  • Anonymous1125
    looking for a ak-47 for under $500.00.what would be a good one to get...
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  • kingjoey
    Suppress somewhat, yes. A suppressor will take some of the noise out of the shot, but the 7.62x39 is supersonic (Mach 2.2) and will still produce a loud sonic boom in passing. Suppressing is best done with projectiles under 950 fps.

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  • mark christian
    While I have no hands on experience with suppressed AK-74's, I have fired a number of AK-47/AKM rifles fitted with the standard Russian suppressor during my visits in Eastern Europe. The standard Kalashnikov suppressor is designated PBS (I can't reproduce the Cyrillic letters on this PC) and is a fairly conventional two piece design which is screwed together. I've never seen an example disassembled but was told by Bulgarian armorers that the inside of the suppressor contains an expansion chamber which is semi-sealed by a thick rubber plug then follwed by the typical baffle arrangement which is supported by three rods running the length of the tube.

    When firing the standard military ball ammo the suppressor's results are less than spectacular and pretty much a waste of the time needed to screw the unit onto the muzzel of the rifle. When using the M57-N-231U special subsonic loadings the results are much improved. This subsonic ammunition uses a heavier 193gr bullet and has a velocity of just below the speed of sound- the special rounds's velocity runs right about 1,000fps. The subsonic loadings function perfectly in the AKM in both full and semi automatic but the use of full auto fire is restricted since it will destroy the suppressor internals in short order. While these Russian suppressors are effective enough to allow you to fire an AKM without the need of hearing protection they are not silent enough to even begin to consider their use for critical missions where the shooter must remain undected. The Russian have some truely silent firearms in their inventories for just such purposes.

    Mark T. Christian
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  • Txs
    Special ammunition or calibers are required for a truly quiet rifle, but those firing supersonic rounds are suppressed for reasons other than spook missions.

    With these rifles, the sound of a projectile passing through the air will be heard, but actually occurs down range from the shooter. Consider that this mini-sonic boom originates from and trails behind the projectile, meaning that it won't be heard at your target area until it passes nearby. With the source of this sound also continually moving, the result is that it will be perceived as originating from an indistinct location.

    When firing a suppressed rifle from a distance, your target will know they're being shot at but the absence of muzzle report or flash make it much more difficult to locate the source.
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