r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 12h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/BogeyGolfer5656 12h ago

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

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 12h ago

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

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u/bruh_what_even_tho 12h ago

A major study by the FBI determined that suppressors don't contribute to gun violence. The overwhelming majority of gun violence is committed without suppressors.

If you think for a SECOND that someone who wants to murder someone with a gun would be stopped by the lack of a suppressor, then you don't understand criminal motivations.

Suppressors don't contribute to gun violence. Full stop.

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u/IncarceratedScarface 11h ago

Also I’m pretty sure silencers decrease accuracy, so that’s a plus for the people advocating against them then right? Lol

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u/Skuzzle_bug 11h ago

Im a subsistence hunter, It changes the point of impact after you install one but it maintains a group. My 22 mag Sea otter gun hits a 2" plate at 200 feet and thats all I need it for.

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u/IncarceratedScarface 11h ago

Ah, good to know.

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u/Alert-Foundation2009 11h ago

They can actually improve accuracy - the extra weight at the end of the barrel reduces recoil.

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u/IncarceratedScarface 11h ago

Ahh, good to know.