What is the Quiet Shotgun™?
5 1/2 ounces of carbon fiber
The principle is very simple -- a short barrel is louder than a long barrel. By progressively leaking the high pressure down a VERY long barrel (through a series of very small, optimized ports), the result is a dramatic reduction of pressure and noise at the muzzle. A conventional "silencer" operates much like a car muffler and requires a federal permit. The Quiet Shotgun vents directly into the atmosphere and is not a controlled device.
The Quiet Shotgun vs. conventional suppressors
High cost: the complex machining of a conventional shotgun suppressor is expensive......hence the high price. The Quiet Shotgun is a simple carbon fiber tube (with critical ports) and a screw-in choke tube adapter. Low parts and labor costs provide a much lower retail price.
Weight and balance: Carbon fiber is 5 to 7.5 times stronger (tensile strength) than steel based on weight. Anything added on to the end of a shotgun affects the shotgun's balance as well as the perceived weight. The carbon fiber tube of the Quiet Shotgun is 5 1/2 oz. whereas some of the most efficient shotgun suppressors weigh as much as 2 pounds (The Banish 12 is an exception at 17 ounces since it is made of titanium).
Line of sight: With both eyes open, anything attached to the end of a shotgun is visible. The Quiet Shotgun's length becomes an asset for instinctive shooting.
Ungainly appearance: A beautifully-crafted shotgun is pleasing to the eye of the owner. While a rifle suppressor might have a "cool factor", shotgun suppressors do not appeal to me.
Point of impact: I have participated in a test with a sportswriter of the point of impact of various brands of shotguns and screw-in chokes. The results varied. Considering that the alignment of the choke tube is extended by the length to a suppressor, this could result in greater errors in the point of impact. The Quiet Shotgun provides a feature that allows the shooter to achieve a precise point of impact for a given shotgun.
Permit: Suppressor permits are much easier to obtain than in the past and there is no cost. The Quiet Shotgun does not require a permit.
Cleaning: Each suppressor manufacturer states how often a suppressor should be cleaned and the cleaning procedure. The Quiet Shotgun will not rust and never needs to be cleaned.
Noise directivity: If you give Chatgpt the venting hole parameters of the Quiet Shotgun along with the length of the carbon fiber barrel, AI will explain how the Quiet Shotgun achieves noise directivity with an acoustical phenomenon called a "wave guide". This design feature provides a way to direct the sound away from areas that do not want to hear the sound of a gun.
By positioning the decoys or target thrower in a direction that will allow shooting away from noise-sensitive areas, even greater noise reduction can be achieved than a conventional suppressor. Think of the "noise cone" of the Quiet Shotgun like a flashlight with a narrow beam. When the duck or goose (or clay target) is above the horizon, the sound of the "noise cone" goes off into space and there is very little report or echo. We have achieved instances where there was no noise heard in the noise-sensitive areas.