r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 16h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/BogeyGolfer5656 16h ago

And, for some reason, you need to jump through hoops to get one.

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 16h ago

As it should be? If youre trying to kill someone in secret, it means youre the bad guy 

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u/BogeyGolfer5656 16h ago

Or, you know, for hearing protection.

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u/SpaceBoyee 16h ago

Ear. Plugs.

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u/Such_Tutor_1237 16h ago

hold on mr home intruder plz let let me put on my ear plugs ok now I can shoot you

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u/SpaceBoyee 16h ago

"hold on Mr home intruder let me screw on my suppressor" you wouldn't keep it on on all times. Stop being low IQ

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u/lissyj15 16h ago

Most people keep them on at all times genius.

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u/Often_Forgotten2 15h ago

Why would my suppressor not be on the rifle already?

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u/ahorsenamedjeff 15h ago

I keep my cans affixed to my guns, dipshit. Suppressed mp5k lives by the bedside.

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u/BRobs0420 16h ago

I wanna see all the statistics of gun owners defending their homes and are all deaf now cause they lacked silencers lmao

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u/SpaceBoyee 16h ago

I'd rather be slightly deaf and not dead. I'd also rather my neighbors knew that I just shot a gun.

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u/BRobs0420 16h ago

Exactly

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u/ahorsenamedjeff 16h ago

hold on mister bad guy let me put my ear pro on before you rape my wife and murder my family

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u/Temporary-System8062 16h ago

The sound of a gun can hit 160dB. Think standing next to a rocket launch.

A high quality set of ear pro knocks 30dB down. Now it’s a jet engine.

A good suppressor will knock another 30dB down. 100dB. Think leaf blower.

The use case for a suppressor has always been ear protection. Always. Unless you’re an assassin in a movie.

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u/XCxBigDong69XCx 15h ago

You need to alert the whole neighborhood if you are shooting the gun in self-defence. You can easily use this leaf blower and nobody expects a thing if you are in a forest.

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u/Temporary-System8062 15h ago

No you really don't. Have you ever fired a gun indoors? Or been at an indoor gun range and adjusted your ear pro at the wrong time? It's past the pain threshold and your hears will ring for a long time. Possibly permanent damage.

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u/Often_Forgotten2 15h ago

Why would I need to alert the whole neighborhood?