what does flash hider do

[GreenTacoBoy]

what does flash hider do

[Mother_Flowers]

Please tell me your joking? It's a compensator (a mod)

[ninja crouton]

It does exactly what its stats say it does

[James]

it hides your muzzle flash so the cops don't see where you are... this causes the bullets that hit them to do more damage.

[GreenTacoBoy]

is it a supperesur

[James]

Originally posted by GreenTacoBoy:

is it a supperesur

nope, does nothing to the sound. It just makes the muzzle flash when you fire less noticable. (also I don't even think that part is true in the game, it just ups the damage and lowers accuracy or something)

[Jej]

+Damage
-Accuracy
+Stability
/ No concealment penalty

[James]

Originally posted by JejmanGTA:

+Damage
-Accuracy
+Stability
/ No concealment penalty

whatever it is. I end up using it on pistols all the time even though it makes them look dumb as hell.

[Forest Wife Olivia]

It is a Fugitive's best friend, right up there with the stubby compensator and the smaller lasers.

[Smokey]

Originally posted by James:

it hides your muzzle flash so the cops don't see where you are... this causes the bullets that hit them to do more damage.

because logic

[PAT]

Originally posted by James:

it hides your muzzle flash so the cops don't see where you are... this causes the bullets that hit them to do more damage.

That makes sense. Afterall, if he doesn't see the bullet coming he doesn't have time to flex his muscles and ricochet the bullet.

[Mahogany]

OP, don't listen to these scrubs spreading lies. It's actually a secret compartment built into your guns that you can take and hide the enemy flashbangs inside of so that they don't blind you

[ninja crouton]

Originally posted by HeBr | Mahogany:

OP, don't listen to these scrubs spreading lies. It's actually a secret compartment built into your guns that you can take and hide the enemy flashbangs inside of so that they don't blind you

[Habits]

It censors fans streaking at soccer games.

[=[T$CElite]= Mr. House]

It is in fact, used to stop flashers in public by firing a wire around the overcoat to tie it.

[E3kHatena]

"A flash suppressor, also known as a flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, or flash cone, is a device attached to the muzzle of a rifle that reduces its visible signature while firing by cooling or dispersing the burning gases that exit the muzzle, a phenomenon typical of carbine-length weapons. Its primary intent is to reduce the chances that the shooter will be blinded in low-light shooting conditions. Contrary to popular belief, it is only a minor secondary benefit if a flash suppressor reduces the intensity of the flash visible to the enemy."

I guess it pretty much reduces the flash of a gunshot by exposing the smoke and particles to more air than a typical weapon, cooling it off better and reducing the effect of the flash. The bullet is unaffected, and it technically would be a form of surpressor, just one based on light, not sound. No idea why it does what it does in Payday 2, though.

*Please note that I have little idea how actual guns work and the first part is straight from the Wikipedia page for a Flash Hider followed by some somewhat educated conjecture.