What gets a can hotter -- slow fire or auto? Mythbusters.
I tested the following comments:
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Originally Posted by Green0
Maybe the semi auto firing at one round per second, which Phil Dater [I believe] has stated here that Doug Olson and later himself found to be more abusive than automatic firing to silencers, is actually less abusive to barrels and that would make a big difference given the durability test involved semi auto fire as well as automatic fire.
Quote:
Originally Posted by PHD
(Phil Dater)Doug Olson told me that firing at a rate of 1 round per second accumulated more heat in the suppressor than full auto. Whether you believe him or not is irrelevant. I believe what a man of his experience in the field of experimentation tells me.
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Originally Posted by canman
(Neil Parker)This is correct. The suppressor gets heated up more gradually and I would believe what Doug Olson has said. The amount of experimentation and R&D that he has done in this field is remarkable, and his track record speaks for itself.
Today's Mythbusters experiment is "What gets a can hotter, semi auto or full auto?"
Results:
http://www.vimeo.com/4299880
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