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Originally Posted by frahse
I am an engineer and an occasional writer, but no way in the present environment would I tell you how to make a gun silencer.
I can make some suggestions though.
1) To try out some of these ideas you really like, go out in the woods. set up your firearm in a jury rig down in a ravine, and then fire it with a cord while you are safely crouched behind a big tree "outside" of the ravine. Your character might do something similar down in her basement depending on where she lives.
A few short pieces of wood nailed together, with some holes in the wood and some strong ties to hold the firearm and silencer in position are all you need. The barrel should be pointing at a piece of 2 to 3 inch hardwood resting on the side of the ravine.
2) The temple or the eye socket has thin bone.
3) FLUSH while shooting. Some of those joints have really loud toilets.
4) The lady could disguise herself as a cleaner while checking things out unless this is all impromptu.
As an engineer, I warn you that ideas are fine but even good ideas must be executed (or engineered) properly to work.
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Thank you for the ideas. The shooting is a spot of the moment decision, she doesn't have a contract on the victim, he is the competition, she sees a chance to eliminate him (and thus starts a chain of events), tree toilet is in a restaurant, ask she need is to keep the bang of the gun low enough to not create a reaction out in the restaurant, she can only get away with it because they are the only two in the bathroom.
Despite her having no morals whatsoever, i want the reader to sympathize with her actions, part of that is being ingenious in the given situation.