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How Gun Suppressors Work Gun suppressors, most commonly known as silencers, are generally used to 'quiet' down the loud bang created by the sudden expansion of the explosive discharge that is propelling the bullet out of the gun barrel and through the air. The vast majority of guns are not built to accept suppressors, although some... 14 May 2008 08:57 GMT How Do Silencers (Suppressors) Work? Silencers are more properly called sound moderators or suppressors (since nothing "silences" a weapon completely) and are widely used to reduce noise levels from the discharge of firearms. A sound moderator is essentially no more than a series of baffles coupled to an expansion chamber, contained within a tubular at... 10 April 2007 10:57 GMT