QBZ-191 service rifle family
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qbz-191 with silencer
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I think these days they are called "surpressors"
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
They are called Suppressors, Sound moderators by those of us who prefer to use use language that isn’t designed for political purposes. Silencer is a loaded term. It’s designed to make one assume that the device makes a weapon actually silenced. When in reality it’s a sound reduction but not a significant one.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
I know those were somewhat cool when the type 90 was in development but really the legs are weak the grip is heavy and bulky.
Man that guy looks bored. Anyway a proper bipod and scope. Those holes are interesting. Put a pin in that.
Fairly long can if the rifle is about the same length without the can as an M4 this configuration would be about the length of a full length M16A2
Thats got to be about 45 inches.
Okay so looks like a Chinese take on the Peq16 we have a light and multi laser using google lens and a little bit of educated guess it seems we have IR/Green another function (strobe? Red? ) on the lasers and light and laser
You can see the mechanical locking mechanism reminiscent of some older KAC models. it’s a fairly big can but that does mean much on sound dampening. That’s all about the inside.
Now those holes. If you look at American cans these days Flow through technology has been proliferating.
On gas operated weapons supressors can be nice but have downsides in particular they are known to increase the pressure on the operation upping rate of fire and causing maintenance issues as well as reducing service life. The cans can heat up fast too making them thermal hot spots and that gas can also get in your soldiers face and lungs. Gunpowder residue is loaded with nasty. Like smoking.
For widespread military use that hasn’t been an issue as Suppressors have been used only by Special Operations, but a number of NATO states started experimenting with issuing them widely.
Now those above problems are a concern. After all a veteran might come back with lung cancer and it’s up to the state to deal with it.
Flow through designs starting appearing a few years back they as the name implies are more open. They are not as dampening on sound but they are better on thermal and as the gas is allowed to escape they don’t increase pressure to the same degree or kick back as much residue. Those holes make me wonder if the PLA is experimenting with that or it could just be for opening the can for cleaning.
