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Measuring the sound levels, or noise levels, from firearms equipped with a silencer require extensive experience and knowledge. The typical sound or noise from a firearm is generated from two things. The first one is a sudden release of hot, high-pressure propelling gases in the bore, and the other is the sound of the bullet in flight (sonic boom).
The noise from the sonic boom, or the projectile that’s shot, is generated at a far distance outside of a firearm and/or outside of a firearm equipped with a silencer, and cannot be addressed by the silencer. The sound from the bullet's supersonic speed (sonic boom) or when the bullet hits something has a higher noise level than many expect. This can be illustrated when shooting in an open field compared to shooting in a deep forest, where the sound will bounce back with higher force than in the open field. The noise generated from the release of hot, high-pressure gases are gases from the actual gunpowder explosion. These gases have extremely high pressure and create an impulse sound when leaving the bore/barrel, and will quickly expand to the pressure that’s in our ambient air. This gas can be reduced by certain techniques in a silencer, by slowing down and reducing the pressure on the gases before released out into the atmosphere (ambient air).
The current standard or the commonly used standard for measuring noise levels from firearms is MIL-STD-1474D. Stalon AB uses this method for all noise measurements with an exact setup according to the terms of the standard. This is a very important procedure to be able to present a precise and accurate result of noise reduction of the Stalon silencers.
MIL-STD-1474D specifies the exact procedure and how to perform the test, including sound level meter type, microphone positions, operator positions, surroundings, etc. It indicates central values to implement a correct measurement and have a reliable and continuous result.
Something important to understand when discussing noise reduction and comparing silencers is how the actual noise measurement was executed and why. We measure noise levels accordingly with the current standard, which we name MIL-standard in-house (read more here). This standard specifies the exact positions for every module and technical equipment that should be used in the test. Noise is measured with a sound level meter positioned 100 centimeters and 90 degrees to the left from the bore exit of the silencer. If you like, you can add a reference position at ”shooter’s ear,” which will make the result about 8-10 dBc lower. E.g.; Stalon VICTOR reduces noise down to about 141 dBc according to MIL-standard (.308w), but would show 132 dBc measured at "shooter’s ear”. XE149 reduces noise to 132,5 dBc at bore-exit but would show 123,5 at ”shooter’s ear”.
Measuring at ”shooter’s ear” becomes a problem for several reasons. Besides the silencer's ability to reduce noise, the space between the meter at ”shooter’s ear” and the silencer’s muzzle will affect the result significantly. Play with the thought of having a silencer that’s very short, but efficient, tested with a short barrel. This silencer will be compared against a silencer that’s much longer, and not as efficient as the other, and will also be tested with a longer barrel. Both results will be misleading since the space between the meter and muzzle differ between the two tests - maybe even a couple of decimeters. The result might even show that the longer silencer that’s less efficient has a lower noise level than the one with better performance.
What’s discussed above will cause different experiences for different shooters. The choice of caliber is the main affecting factor, but the barrel length as well will cause the sound to appear different.
MIL-standard specifies two options for positioning the noise meter (microphone) or rather one (1) with an option to add a reference position at the "shooter's ear”.
The first, and most important position of the noise meter, is placed at a 90-degree angle, 100cm left from the bore exit of the silencer. Both the silencer and the noise meter should be 160cm above short-cut grass. This position provides the actual noise reduction of the silencer, while the "shooter's ear" position is a reference position to measure the noise exposure for the user, or "shooter". If you want to measure the reference position the noise meter should be placed under the same circumstances as the first one, but now at the location of the "shooter's ear" and 15cm from the bore axis (line of sight), and the opposite side of the cartridge case rejector.
The "shooter's ear" position does not consider the length of the barrel and/or the silencer and will the result will be irregular and highly dependent on the length of the firearm and the length of the silencer. The further away the noise meter is from the source of noise, the lower the noise levels are. The "shooter's ear" position is in other words not an accurate way of measuring the noise reduction of a silencer, but could be used as a reference for the user.
All Stalon silencers are tested and measured according to MIL-STD-1474D and at a 90-degree angle, 100cm left from the bore exit of the silencer. The quality and regularity of all our noise level measurements are therefore 100% true.
The equipment we use is following:
Meter: Larson Davis LXT1 QPR, Digital, High precision (Type 1)
Detector: Larson Davis, Peak, High pressure, Range: 54dB to 185dB
More data in illustration above.
Här rekommenderar vi starkt Stalon RC oavsett hur och var man ska använda den. Den är liten, lätt och reducerar ljudet utmärkt i kaliber .17 HMR (27,2dBc)
Läs mer om Stalon RF >
Vid rörlig jakt kan storleken av ljuddämparen vara av större betydelse, likaså vikten och förlängning framför mynningen på vapnet. Vi vill hitta en ljuddämpare som är så liten och smidig som möjligt och kan därför tänka oss att ”offra” lite av ljud reduceringen.Vi rekommenderar därför följande modeller för rörlig jakt och kal. .222:
Stalon VICTOR och Stalon X108.
Läs mer om VICTOR >
Läs mer om STALON X108 >
Drevjakt är en jakt som bedrivs till stor del rörligt och med snabba rörelser. Här blir det viktigt att hitta en balans mellan storlek på ljuddämparen, vikt, ljudreducering, förlängning av vapnet och givetvis en gnutta personliga preferenser.Vi rekommenderar följande modeller för rörlig jakt och kal. .30:
Stalon X108, Stalon XE108 och i vissa fall Stalon VICTOR.
Läs mer om STALON X108>
Läs mer om STALON XE108 >
Läs mer om STALON VICTOR >
Vid rörlig jakt kan storleken av ljuddämparen vara av större betydelse, likaså vikten och förlängning framför mynningen på vapnet. Vi vill hitta en ljuddämpare som är så liten och smidig som möjligt och kan därför tänka oss att ”offra” lite av ljud reduceringen.Vi rekommenderar därför följande modeller för rörlig jakt och kal. .222:
Stalon VICTOR och Stalon X108.
Läs mer om VICTOR >
Läs mer om STALON X108 >
Kaliber 9,3mm och större är av sådan karaktär att vi gärna tittar på ljuddämpare med större volym, utan att för den delen förlänga vapnet längre framför mynningen. Det är viktigt för de flesta att ljuddämpare är lätt att bära runt på.Vi rekommenderar följande modell för rörlig jakt och kal. 9,3mm: Stalon XE108
Läs mer om STALON XE108 >
Att välja ljuddämpare är väldigt individuellt och kan därför kännas otroligt svårt. Det kan kännas som att gå in i en djungel; det är snårigt, ojämnt och svårt att hitta rätt .
Innan du köper en ljuddämpare finns det några saker som du bör tänka på. Först och främst ställa dig själv frågan vilket syfte dämparen har för dig och din jakt. Vill du ha bara ljuddämpning, eller vill du även minska pipuppslag och rekyl? Du bör även fundera över vilken storlek och vikt som känns bäst för dig. En ljuddämpare kan kan påverka hela utrustningen beroende på vem som tillverkat den. Om du är hundförare och går mycket kommer du mest troligt vilja ha en lättare och smidigare ljuddämpare. Du måste också fundera över hur mycket ljudreducering du vill ha.
Utöver detta blir du också fundera över vilken typ av jakt du bedriver och vilken jakt dämparen ska passa till. Vad tycker du bäst om? Vill du hålla dig till en ljuddämpare eller vill du ha flera att variera mellan under olika jaktformer och förhållanden?
Sist måste du också hitta en ljuddämpare som passar med ditt vapen. Vilken kaliber och vilken gänga behövs?
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Measuring the sound levels, or noise levels, from firearms equipped with a silencer require extensive experience and knowledge. The typical sound or noise from a firearm is generated from two things. The first one is a sudden release of hot, high-pressure propelling gases in the bore, and the other is the sound of the bullet in flight (sonic boom).
The noise from the sonic boom, or the projectile that’s shot, is generated at a far distance outside of a firearm and/or outside of a firearm equipped with a silencer, and cannot be addressed by the silencer. The sound from the bullet's supersonic speed (sonic boom) or when the bullet hits something has a higher noise level than many expect. This can be illustrated when shooting in an open field compared to shooting in a deep forest, where the sound will bounce back with higher force than in the open field. The noise generated from the release of hot, high-pressure gases are gases from the actual gunpowder explosion. These gases have extremely high pressure and create an impulse sound when leaving the bore/barrel, and will quickly expand to the pressure that’s in our ambient air. This gas can be reduced by certain techniques in a silencer, by slowing down and reducing the pressure on the gases before released out into the atmosphere (ambient air).
The current standard or the commonly used standard for measuring noise levels from firearms is MIL-STD-1474D. Stalon AB uses this method for all noise measurements with an exact setup according to the terms of the standard. This is a very important procedure to be able to present a precise and accurate result of noise reduction of the Stalon silencers.
MIL-STD-1474D specifies the exact procedure and how to perform the test, including sound level meter type, microphone positions, operator positions, surroundings, etc. It indicates central values to implement a correct measurement and have a reliable and continuous result.
Something important to understand when discussing noise reduction and comparing silencers is how the actual noise measurement was executed and why. We measure noise levels accordingly with the current standard, which we name MIL-standard in-house (read more here). This standard specifies the exact positions for every module and technical equipment that should be used in the test. Noise is measured with a sound level meter positioned 100 centimeters and 90 degrees to the left from the bore exit of the silencer. If you like, you can add a reference position at ”shooter’s ear,” which will make the result about 8-10 dBc lower. E.g.; Stalon VICTOR reduces noise down to about 141 dBc according to MIL-standard (.308w), but would show 132 dBc measured at "shooter’s ear”. XE149 reduces noise to 132,5 dBc at bore-exit but would show 123,5 at ”shooter’s ear”.
Measuring at ”shooter’s ear” becomes a problem for several reasons. Besides the silencer's ability to reduce noise, the space between the meter at ”shooter’s ear” and the silencer’s muzzle will affect the result significantly. Play with the thought of having a silencer that’s very short, but efficient, tested with a short barrel. This silencer will be compared against a silencer that’s much longer, and not as efficient as the other, and will also be tested with a longer barrel. Both results will be misleading since the space between the meter and muzzle differ between the two tests - maybe even a couple of decimeters. The result might even show that the longer silencer that’s less efficient has a lower noise level than the one with better performance.
What’s discussed above will cause different experiences for different shooters. The choice of caliber is the main affecting factor, but the barrel length as well will cause the sound to appear different.
MIL-standard specifies two options for positioning the noise meter (microphone) or rather one (1) with an option to add a reference position at the "shooter's ear”.
The first, and most important position of the noise meter, is placed at a 90-degree angle, 100cm left from the bore exit of the silencer. Both the silencer and the noise meter should be 160cm above short-cut grass. This position provides the actual noise reduction of the silencer, while the "shooter's ear" position is a reference position to measure the noise exposure for the user, or "shooter". If you want to measure the reference position the noise meter should be placed under the same circumstances as the first one, but now at the location of the "shooter's ear" and 15cm from the bore axis (line of sight), and the opposite side of the cartridge case rejector.
The "shooter's ear" position does not consider the length of the barrel and/or the silencer and will the result will be irregular and highly dependent on the length of the firearm and the length of the silencer. The further away the noise meter is from the source of noise, the lower the noise levels are. The "shooter's ear" position is in other words not an accurate way of measuring the noise reduction of a silencer, but could be used as a reference for the user.
All Stalon silencers are tested and measured according to MIL-STD-1474D and at a 90-degree angle, 100cm left from the bore exit of the silencer. The quality and regularity of all our noise level measurements are therefore 100% true.
The equipment we use is following:
Meter: Larson Davis LXT1 QPR, Digital, High precision (Type 1)
Detector: Larson Davis, Peak, High pressure, Range: 54dB to 185dB
More data in illustration above.
Här rekommenderar vi starkt Stalon RC oavsett hur och var man ska använda den. Den är liten, lätt och reducerar ljudet utmärkt i kaliber .17 HMR (27,2dBc)
Läs mer om Stalon RF >
Vid rörlig jakt kan storleken av ljuddämparen vara av större betydelse, likaså vikten och förlängning framför mynningen på vapnet. Vi vill hitta en ljuddämpare som är så liten och smidig som möjligt och kan därför tänka oss att ”offra” lite av ljud reduceringen.Vi rekommenderar därför följande modeller för rörlig jakt och kal. .222:
Stalon VICTOR och Stalon X108.
Läs mer om VICTOR >
Läs mer om STALON X108 >
Drevjakt är en jakt som bedrivs till stor del rörligt och med snabba rörelser. Här blir det viktigt att hitta en balans mellan storlek på ljuddämparen, vikt, ljudreducering, förlängning av vapnet och givetvis en gnutta personliga preferenser.Vi rekommenderar följande modeller för rörlig jakt och kal. .30:
Stalon X108, Stalon XE108 och i vissa fall Stalon VICTOR.
Läs mer om STALON X108>
Läs mer om STALON XE108 >
Läs mer om STALON VICTOR >
Vid rörlig jakt kan storleken av ljuddämparen vara av större betydelse, likaså vikten och förlängning framför mynningen på vapnet. Vi vill hitta en ljuddämpare som är så liten och smidig som möjligt och kan därför tänka oss att ”offra” lite av ljud reduceringen.Vi rekommenderar därför följande modeller för rörlig jakt och kal. .222:
Stalon VICTOR och Stalon X108.
Läs mer om VICTOR >
Läs mer om STALON X108 >
Kaliber 9,3mm och större är av sådan karaktär att vi gärna tittar på ljuddämpare med större volym, utan att för den delen förlänga vapnet längre framför mynningen. Det är viktigt för de flesta att ljuddämpare är lätt att bära runt på.Vi rekommenderar följande modell för rörlig jakt och kal. 9,3mm: Stalon XE108
Läs mer om STALON XE108 >
One of our most common questions is about choosing the right silencer. It’s a question with a complex answer, only because it’s extremely individual.
Before you buy yourself your first - or a new - silencer you should ask yourself a couple of questions. First of all, what is the purpose of the silencer? Is it for sound reduction- or to reduce barrel flips and recoil?
Next, you need to contemplate if size and weight matter. A silencer can (to a varying extent depending on the manufacturer) affect the whole equipment. If you walk with a dog or move a lot you will probably like a light and slim silencer. You also need to consider how much sound reduction you want.
Beyond this, you need to outweigh what type of hunting you are going to use your silencer for. What do you like the most?
And of course, you need to find a silencer that works with your weapon. What caliber and threads are required?
