Talk:Sniper/@comment-58.96.94.23-20121014031611/@comment-156.99.211.221-20140430205410

Suppressors don't increase range. They don't decrease range on their own, but they're meant to be used with subsonic "cold" ammo if it's not a pistol-calibre weapon, which does decrease their range.

I prefer to think the Assassinater has a muzzle brake to reduce recoil (although that actually increases noise level).