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What does a rifles harmonic dampener do? Is it a silencer?

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What does a rifles harmonic dampener do? Is it a silencer?

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A harmonic dampener’s function is to cancel out some of the vibration set up when a round is fired, hopefully giving some improvement in accuracy. It is not a sound suppressor, silencer, or muzzle brake. It does not have any effect on recoil. Adjusting it in or out allows you to tune it to the particular round you’re shooting because different ammo sets up different frequency vibrations..