OK, I'm traveling on business and bored to death.  I'm watching the movie "Magnum Force" and one of the bad guys just used a silencer on his S&W revolver.  So my question:  Does that work? or is it Hollywood hype.  I would think the airgap between the cylinder and forcing cone would limit a silencer effectiveness on a revolver...

 

So what do the experts say?

Nein.

 

Only common revolver than can be suppressed is a Nagant revolver.

There have been some very limited production revolvers made that can use a silencer. A Nagant is the only common revolver that can use a silencer.

Why only a Nagant revolver???

 

Its unique action move the cylinder forward to eliminate the forcing cone gap when firing and then back to rotate.

Why only a Nagant revolver???

 

Its unique action move the cylinder forward to eliminate the forcing cone gap when firing and then back to rotate.

Also the extended case to make up the space