Comments on: Worlds Largest Gun Suppressor! http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/ Firearms not Politics Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-23370 Mark Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:58:53 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-23370 Why would you need a suppressor for a tank? Who cares if it is making noise, you are fighting a war. Why would you need a suppressor for a tank? Who cares if it is making noise, you are fighting a war.

]]> By: Gerrald http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-19836 Gerrald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:44:23 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-19836 Looks like a penis and testicles. Looks like a penis and testicles.

]]> By: Henry Bowman http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-17044 Henry Bowman Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-17044 "I know what you are thinking: 'WTF!'" Actually, what I was thinking was, "It's Doctor Evil!" http://tinyurl.com/yfclreu “I know what you are thinking: ‘WTF!’”

Actually, what I was thinking was, “It’s Doctor Evil!”

http://tinyurl.com/yfclreu

]]> By: Pop N Fresh http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16545 Pop N Fresh Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:40:09 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16545 hmmmmmm............... what's the word I'm look'n for.......phallic. hmmmmmm…………… what’s the word I’m look’n for…….phallic.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16492 Steve Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:05:23 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16492 Daniel, great find! Good point about hte muzzle brake. I had just assumed they were additional expansion chambers. Daniel, great find! Good point about hte muzzle brake. I had just assumed they were additional expansion chambers.

]]> By: Daniel E. Watters http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16490 Daniel E. Watters Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:01:58 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16490 Here is Rheinmetall's US patent for cannon sound suppressors. The illustrations show versions for the Leopard and Gepard. http://www.google.com/patents?id=56QlAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage The side chambers for the M109G sound suppressor would seem to accommodate the venting of the muzzle brake. Here is Rheinmetall’s US patent for cannon sound suppressors. The illustrations show versions for the Leopard and Gepard.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=56QlAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage

The side chambers for the M109G sound suppressor would seem to accommodate the venting of the muzzle brake.

]]> By: Linoge http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16409 Linoge Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:50:55 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16409 Wow. Those look like earmuffs for a bloody Gundam! I really do have to wonder how much of an impact they make on the sound... and how often they have to replace the internals. <blockquote>they probably had soldiers standing around doing nothing else useful</blockquote> Well, that is why the last generation of Battleships still had wooden exterior decks... Wow. Those look like earmuffs for a bloody Gundam!

I really do have to wonder how much of an impact they make on the sound… and how often they have to replace the internals.

they probably had soldiers standing around doing nothing else useful

Well, that is why the last generation of Battleships still had wooden exterior decks…

]]> By: Matt Groom http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16388 Matt Groom Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:57:57 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16388 Yeah, but will it fit on my .22? Yeah, but will it fit on my .22?

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16361 Steve Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:36:19 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16361 Nomen, LOL, good point! Nomen, LOL, good point!

]]> By: Nomen Nescio http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16359 Nomen Nescio Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:19:15 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16359 what i can't figure out is why they bothered painting it camo. then again, it's a piece of army kit, they probably had soldiers standing around doing nothing else useful... what i can’t figure out is why they bothered painting it camo. then again, it’s a piece of army kit, they probably had soldiers standing around doing nothing else useful…

]]> By: jake http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16355 jake Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:26:24 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16355 I've seen this picture floating around the internet for quite a while, and I've always wondered if it was some sort of suppressor. Thanks for clearing that up! I’ve seen this picture floating around the internet for quite a while, and I’ve always wondered if it was some sort of suppressor. Thanks for clearing that up!

]]> By: david http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16352 david Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:02:03 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16352 i wonder what the sound reduction is, the pic was a bit grainy. Either way, here ya go ATF, $200. I wonder what FFL dealer would accept that? UPS? i wonder what the sound reduction is, the pic was a bit grainy. Either way, here ya go ATF, $200. I wonder what FFL dealer would accept that? UPS?

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16348 Steve Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:44:58 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16348 Pete, and you can use it for any caliber less then 155mm! Pete, and you can use it for any caliber less then 155mm!

]]> By: Pete http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16347 Pete Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:43:36 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16347 So , uh, $200 tax stamp and I'd be good to go? So , uh, $200 tax stamp and I’d be good to go?

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16344 Steve Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:24:50 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16344 Mark, thanks for the links. I have updated the blog post. Mark, thanks for the links. I have updated the blog post.

]]> By: Mark http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16342 Mark Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:07:10 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16342 The presentation: http://www.cervus.de/publikationen/BuHiBaltimore01.pdf The presentation:

http://www.cervus.de/publikationen/BuHiBaltimore01.pdf

]]> By: Mark http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16341 Mark Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:03:39 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16341 One more: http://www.abload.de/img/ifl-schalldampfer76fs.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/ifl-schalldaempfer-sch368o.jpg One more:

http://www.abload.de/img/ifl-schalldampfer76fs.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/ifl-schalldaempfer-sch368o.jpg

]]> By: Sven Ortmann http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16337 Sven Ortmann Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:47:38 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16337 The difference is that in English forums the consensus is that it's a fake while in German forums there are almost always people who saw it in real. It's at the WTD in Meppen (kind of a testing range). http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?p=117739 (many more photos of it) The difference is that in English forums the consensus is that it’s a fake while in German forums there are almost always people who saw it in real.

It’s at the WTD in Meppen (kind of a testing range).
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?p=117739
(many more photos of it)

]]> By: Puke http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16335 Puke Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:17 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16335 That's one hell of a piece of equipment. That’s one hell of a piece of equipment.

]]> By: Solomon http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16332 Solomon Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:29:12 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16332 Wait a sec. This pic has been floating around the internet for years and has always been called a fake. Now its said that this is real!?!?!? Sorry Steve...I need more proof cowboy! Wait a sec. This pic has been floating around the internet for years and has always been called a fake. Now its said that this is real!?!?!? Sorry Steve…I need more proof cowboy!

]]> By: Crystal http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/16/worlds-largest-gun-suppressor/#comment-16326 Crystal Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:51:38 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8538#comment-16326 two words: Need. Video!! Or at least a sound clip. two words:
Need. Video!!
Or at least a sound clip.

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