Effects of Sound Suppressors on Muzzle Velocity, Bullet Yaw, and Drag · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1802.05748/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTEffects of Sound Suppressors on Muzzle Velocity, Bullet Yaw, and Drag — mentioned by trogdorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38512871urn:hackerpapers:mention:1802.05748:38512871Mon, 04 Dec 2023 01:55:51 GMT<p>Suppressors don’t have a significant effect on muzzle velocity [0]. That said, in my experience, most people who shoot suppressed intentionally shoot subsonic rounds, since they are inherently quieter. If anyone in Arizona gets a Cybertruck and is interested in more testing, I own a (legal) machine gun and I would be honored to test your vehicle’s bulletproofing. I’ll even supply the ammo. [0] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1802.05748.pdf</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1802.05748/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.pop-ph