Billy Shears
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I notice that Yankee Hill is making Maxim pattern (eccentric bore) silencers again. (Yes, yes, I know they're more correctly referred to as "suppressors" since they don't make a gun completely silent. I don't care. Maxim himself called them silencers, and they were referred to as such for decades, so I'll call them silencers since I'm referring to the Maxim pattern.)
I'm curious as to why this pattern of silencer ever fell out of general use in the first place. Yankee Hill lists the decibel reduction for their .45 ACP Maxim silencer as the same as their more conventional, concentric suppressor, so the concentric design doesn't seem especially more efficient. And since the concentric designs often make it impossible to use the pistol's sights, the Maxim pattern would seem to have a very big advantage going for it. Does anyone know why the Maxim pattern disappeared from use? Ease of production? Of maintenance? Cost? I'm curious, and I'd love to hear if anyone has any reliable information about this.
I'm curious as to why this pattern of silencer ever fell out of general use in the first place. Yankee Hill lists the decibel reduction for their .45 ACP Maxim silencer as the same as their more conventional, concentric suppressor, so the concentric design doesn't seem especially more efficient. And since the concentric designs often make it impossible to use the pistol's sights, the Maxim pattern would seem to have a very big advantage going for it. Does anyone know why the Maxim pattern disappeared from use? Ease of production? Of maintenance? Cost? I'm curious, and I'd love to hear if anyone has any reliable information about this.