Thread: Muzzle Forward or OverBarrel

Hi,

Not saying that there are no good back over the barrel suppressors, however all of our current suppressors are front mounting / muzzle forward and for good reason.

Most of the weight of back over the barrel suppressors is still in the front where the baffles are and they can also have more added length than our short SL5i for example.

They can also be heavier than the SL5i, which is c. 340 grams.

In our tests, there is very minimal difference in the balance point across different back over the barrel suppressors, compared to the SL5i.

Which is as effective as many of the larger suppressors or in some cases even more effective.

Often larger back over the barrels have a higher first round pop than our smaller suppressors, good example is the large A-Tec Carbon 03.

It is c. 4-5 dB quieter on 5 shot string than our SL5i, but on the first shot they are within 1 dB.

The area also that has the best ratio for suppression ( whether sound or flash ) is the area in front of the muzzle, the benefit given by the rear section is is smaller.

Best Regards!

Tuukka Jokinen
Ase Utra sound suppressors