This 5 shot 7.62 caliber double action revolver is actually suppressed by its unique cartridge design.
When fired expanding gases from the gunpowder pushed a plug forward which inturn pushed the liquid solution (60% alcohol 40% glycerol). This incompressible solution pushed on the bullet to launch it out of the revolver's barrel. The gases were contained in the cartridge preventing the typical sound report of a gunshot. And the liquid would follow the subsonic bullet out of the barrel as well.
6 Comments
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 29 pts · 1y
Ohhh, that why we call them "shots", now I get it
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 19 pts · 1y
That's incredibly cool. I'd love Ian to do a video on one of those!
satanmat@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
…and we’d love to see that video
sxan@midwest.social · 6 pts · 1y
What is interesting to me (in that, it hadn't occurred to me) is that for a lot of these obscure designs, finding ammo to test fire the weapons can be extremely difficult, and the age of the ammo has a large impact on the performance. So Ian can't get a good feel for what it was really like when the ammo was fresh.
For example, getting your hands on G11 ammo is nearly impossible, even if you can find a gun, and it's not like you're going to hand-load your own.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
So you get a shot of vodka with every bullet? How very Russian.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Is better to see in light - come closer to window.