Silencer Saturday #368: Breaking Down Nielsen Devices

By Daniel Y

Welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. This week we are looking at the Nielsen device. We have some slow-motion videos demonstrating how it works, and some background discussion to set the stage. Let’s dig into it.Silencer Saturday @ TFB: Silencer Saturday #367: What Is Haynes 282 & Why Is Everyone Using It? Silencer Saturday #366: SHOT Show Suppressor Roundup Silencer Saturday #365: New Angstadt Arms Suppressors at SHOT 2025 Silencer Saturday #364: New Design From Contra Cans Silencer Saturday #363: YHM Victra 12 Shotgun SuppressorA few months ago the murder of healthcare CEO Bryan Thompson made silencers front-page news. Suppressors are seldom used in crimes in the United States, and seeing what appeared to be a silencer used in the now-infamous security camera footage sparked all kinds of discussions. Theories about the manual operation of the pistol ranged from plausible to ridiculous, even among purported firearm “experts.” Very quickly the consensus that emerged among knowledgeable people was that the murder weapon’s silencer did not

Source: The Firearm Blog