Legality of airgun suppressors

[Mister Donut]

Decidamp ear plugs reduce the report of firearms.
So do ear muffs.
So does plugging your fingers in.

A skil saw blade meets the CC for a prohibited weapon. (throwing star)
The law is an ass.
~C Dickens

Haha, so true. If you were in a sound-proof tent and you squeezed off a round, that tent would be a prohibited device.

 

[Tack Driver Armoury]

Centrefire varmint shooters often put muzzle brakes on their rifles, not for recoil reduction, but to keep the noise of the muzzle blast confined as much as possible to the firing point. I have a few braked rifles, and the noise is incredibly loud to the extent unprotected ears will be damaged. Will a muzzle brake make an airgun noisier? Probably. It sure as hell won't make it any quieter.

Muzzle brakes will make the report louder for the shooter. My Barrett M99 is very loud but without the muzzle brake (for example) all that noise isn't coming right at me, it has to reflect back to me off other stuff.... And shooting a .50BMG bolt-action without a muzzle brake is something you only do once because nothing is braking the recoil.

Having one on an airgun only changes the angles and apparent dB from those angles. It could sound quiet to you but louder to somebody else based on position and whats in the room. Also "quiet" could mean -2dB.