Usefulness of Flash Suppressor for +P rounds

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  • Flash Suppressor for +P on a 9mm

    • Worth it!

      Votes: 1 9.1%
    • Not worth it.

      Votes: 4 36.4%
    • No opinion.

      Votes: 1 9.1%
    • I like turtles.

      Votes: 5 45.5%

    • Total voters
      11

    MonkeyPunch

    Active Member
    Feb 23, 2013
    475
    Montgomery County
    I was wondering if anyone has any opinion on the usefulness of a flash suppressor for +P rounds - specifically in the case of home-defense at night. I am considering getting a threaded barrel for the 9mm Beretta 92A1 (full size) specifically for this purpose (no point in getting a threaded barrel/sound suppressor for a supersonic round).

    Does it have any noticeable effect? Worth it?:thumbsup::tdown:
     

    alucard0822

    For great Justice
    Oct 29, 2007
    17,643
    PA
    in handguns flash is more a result of powder used and volume than small differences in pressure, most good defensive ammo has low flash powder, and the low volume in most duty rounds is low enough that you end up with little if any noticeable flash. Now cheap powder/ammo or larger magnum revolver calibers may have a fair ammount of flash, point being, flash suppressors are not normally used with handguns because they are not needed.
     

    smokey

    2A TEACHER
    Jan 31, 2008
    31,412
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    I say go for it. Not really for flash, but so you can stab them with your pistol instead of old fashioned pistol-whipping(which just isn't the same anymore with these modern danged polymer pistols).
     

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