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THE TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

As a mechanic for agricultural machinery; it all began with an apprenticeship in 1976. Hans Petter worked at a local company and was responsible for maintaining and repairing agricultural machinery until he started his own business in 1992. Self-employed in the servicing of agricultural and industrial machinery for three years, he started his own company in February 1995: Hausken Landbruksservice. He began designing and manufacturing prototype silencers for personal use in 1990. Later, in 2004, he established the first company specialised in silencers, which gradually evolved into today’s Hausken Lyddemper AS. 

THE HUNTING BACKGROUND 

His life story is inseparably linked to stories of hunting and fishing. He was a committed hunter of small game and wild birds from his early teenage years. His interest in big game hunting first emerged in 1988.  He has been an enthusiastic hunter of red and roe deer ever since. Over the years, he leased a large number of local hunting grounds and continues to stalk regularly on his own land.  

FASCINATED BY HUNTING

His interest in hunting grew when he stopped deep-sea fishing. One passion replaced the other. Building on his initial experience with small game, he took his first steps into the world of hunting big game. He continued this pursuit for many years, hunting a large number of different species. Norway is home to unique landscapes and truly exquisite nature, which he was fortunate enough to explore thoroughly. Hunting involves far more than a single shot: Maintaining game populations and a profound experience of nature and ll its inhabitants are among its defining characteristics. Ultimately he passed on his passion to the rest of his family: his oldest son and two of his sons-in-law are all hunters. 

WHY SILENCERS?

After completing his apprenticeship, he first proceeded to do his 12 months of military service from 1977 to 1978. Hans Petter was a member of the Norwegian Home Guard from 1980 to 2002. This brought him into contact with many different firearms and silencers. The silencers he encountered were heavy, cumbersome and extended the length of the barrel inordinately. With his experience as a mechanic for agricultural machinery, the next logical step was to build a silencer that suited his needs. Hans Petter developed his first silencer together with his father, who shared his son’s passion for hunting and inventive spirit. 

THE FIRST STEPS TO SUCCESS

The very first silencer was made of steel. It was welded together from a number of components. Initial testing investigated whether the silencer, with its rear expansion chamber and shorter design, would still ensure a sufficient reduction in the muzzle blast. The first tests were promising. An aluminium prototype was built after successful completion of the function tests. It possessed an aluminium core and casing and was machined from a tubular blank. Bores were drilled into this tube during development to enable a finer distribution of internal gas pressure, similar to the pattern we find in today's HAUSKEN SILENCERS. 

THE XTRM ADD-ON

Hans Petter was a quintessential inventor and experimented with several designs and variations until he was satisfied with the result. Finally, he wrapped the core in a steel mesh and mounted the newly developed silencer onto his hunting rifle. Now it was time for the first HAUSKEN silencer to prove its worth in a hunting scenario – which it did with distinction. Its ability to reduce both noise and recoil was satisfactory. Additional integration of a steel mesh fabric greatly improved attenuation and delivered a quite audible difference in the shot discharge. The combination of aluminium and mesh kept the silencer light and manageable as well. To obtain an objective assessment, he sent the innovative silencer to a Norwegian hunting journalist: Jørund Lien. He put the device through its paces and wrote a positive review.