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A comment on “May I suggest that Mr. Bond be armed with a revolver?” (1956). Parent comment
The linked Forgotten Weapons goes in to detail about the rubber seals, which the projectile pierces through when the weapon is fired.
The rubber partially reseals, but after a dozen shots or so the weapon degrades to the performance of a normal silenced pistol.
This probably explains the discrepancy. It is indeed very quiet, and my interpretation of the quote is wrong.
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The linked Forgotten Weapons goes in to detail about the rubber seals, which the projectile pierces through when the weapon is fired.
The rubber partially reseals, but after a dozen shots or so the weapon degrades to the performance of a normal silenced pistol.
This probably explains the discrepancy. It is indeed very quiet, and my interpretation of the quote is wrong.