If you watched the first episode of season three of The Walking Dead last night you may have noticed that Rick and Carl Grimes are now sporting suppressors on their guns. You may have also noticed they seemed to be homemade with Rick’s silencer being made out of a flashlight, more specifically a 2-D Maglite flashlight like this. I had no idea you could even do it, but apparently it’s possible. There’s even a few DIY articles on it around the web.
While a Maglite silencer wouldn’t be my first choice, at least they won’t be attracting more walkers each time they fire a shot. I just wish the firearms effects were a little more realistic in the show. Did anyone else notice the lack of recoil, shells being expelled and slides/actions moving?
Check out our past post on the guns of The Walking Dead for more info on the guns used in the show as well as our post on Daryl Dixon’s crossbow used in The Walking Dead.
Don’t believe you can make a suppressor with a Maglite?
I noticed the lack of gun animation immediately and it drove me up the wall. The past two seasons have been beautifully correct, but after this episode I was a bit sad. I’m hoping that it’s because they may have rushed this episode or some other sort of technical issue like the gun recoiling through a chain link fence and hanging up causing some sort of harm to the actors. They only have 8 days for each episode so I’m looking forward to see if they can make up for it with their next 8.
I have not seen this episode yet but a couple of years ago I read a review of a covert sniper rifle that included a suppressor disguised as a maglite.
If we ever have a zombie/end of world situation then a homemade suppressor may be a good idea
That tutorial you linked to is probably the worst silencer idea I’ve seen. A mechanical pencil for a barrel extension? And duct tape as an attachment method? Sheesh. Please no one try to make that. You will injure yourself and others.
So I notice there’s another blog, cough endo cough that keeps stealing your content without citing the source. They did it blatantly with this post.
Anyways, this season of TWD has been awesome!
Does anyone have a screen grab and opinion on what Carl is using?
I’m not 100% on this, but it looks like Carl’s silencer may be home built from the end of an aluminum baseball bat. Same concept as the flashlight, its just providing a case for some sort of baffles.
I’ve seen the Maglite suppressor years ago that worked. There was a gunsmith in North Augusta, SC (who lost his FFL) who made them. He also used to make a single shot pistol out of Maglites.