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Old July 6th, 2011, 14:49   #15
ThunderCactus
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I always thought my VSR was loud because my ear is pressed up against it.
Amos got mad at me and made me stand 15 feet away while he shot rounds past me, you couldn't even hear the rifle, only the BB.

But especially if you have a suppressor, just like real steal, the BB redirects the air coming out at an angle, and it gets caught inside the suppressor. Whereas if your blank fire, the air goes straight forward carrying the sound with it.
Also, your piston will always make more noise if it has no compressed air to slow it down.
You have to match your barrel length to your air volume so your piston is constantly riding that compressed cushion of air until it hits the cylinder head.
The only thing that won't get louder when dry firing is an air brake because it creates it's own cushion of air to slow down the piston.
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