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When the weapon is fired, the bullet punches through the wipe exiting
the suppressor on its way down range. The perforation made in the
wipe exactly matches the bullet’s diameter creating a reasonably tight
seal adding considerable resistance to the propellant gases. The wipe
is usually good for 10 or 20 rounds, no more than a magazine or
two, then it had to be replaced.
Some modern designs like the DeGroat Tactical Nano offer the
opportunity to install a wipe at the exit point or suppressor muzzle.
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When combined with modern suppressor designs the wipe does add a
level of attenuation. I’ve not measured that performance but in my
subjective assessment it provides a level of attenuation as well as
lowering the characteristic resonance of the suppressor. High
frequencies are highly directional, so any time you can dampen a
higher frequency signature it’s a positive – in this writer’s mind.
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