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Сигурност и отбрана, брой 2, 2023 г. Научно списание

EFFECTS OF CONTACTLESS SUPPRESSORS

ON ACCURACY IN SHOOTING

Daniel Totev, Vladimir Statev

Summary: The changes in the security environment of today are characterized by
the process of globalization and its effects. Those changes often lead to crises of different
scales in which the frequency of use of specialized units is rising. The operations this type
of unit conducts are highly dynamic and regularly require the use of suppressed firearms.
In such scenarios, the accuracy of every shot fired is of extreme importance. The article
presents the results of a study including a small-scale practical experiment on the effects
of shooting with and without contactless suppressors on the grouping and accuracy of
shots of a popular weapon system.

Key words: Contactless suppressors, shooting, accuracy, dispersion.

INTRODUCTION
The effects of globalization are part of modern times. Globalization as
a process is always seen in both positive and negative aspects. Security
threats go hand in hand with the easier movement of people, goods, capital,
and information transfer. They affect both large regions and small groups or
individuals. The role of specialized military and police formations in non-
military crises, such as the elimination of terrorists, the release of hostages,
the fight against piracy, the capture of high-value targets, etc., is growing.
High dynamics characterize this type of operation, while precision and
efficiency of execution are crucial to success. This is also the reason these
formations adopt weapons, gear, and equipment enabling stealth during
convergence, concealment of positions during covered actions, and speed
during infiltration and exfiltration.
The technological progress of mankind dictates innovations in the
means of striking targets and objects. New technologies in the arms industry
lead to competition to improve the quality and performance of both weapon
platforms and other components of the gear and equipment of the security
forces. As a result of these processes, the efficiency and accuracy of firearms
reaches new levels. However, the postulates in ballistics do not lose their
significance.
In physical space, there are many factors affecting the processes and
phenomena studied by ballistics. Numerous models of short-barreled and
long-barreled firearms use systems to reduce the sound of a shot, commonly
known as suppressors. They have become standard equipment for many of
the dedicated direct-action units.

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