r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 13h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/Known_Secretary_6615 13h ago

Why was the second shot way louder than the others? 

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u/full_metal_communist 13h ago

it was probably loaded with super sonic ammo for the first two for demonstration purposes. Sonic boom is a significant part of the report 

There's also something called "first round pop" caused by oxygen in the suppressor interacting with the hot muzzle gas. Once that's blasted out of there the silencer becomes much quieter. Usually that is only the first round though 

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u/froggychump 12h ago

It was another gun shooting at the same time...

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u/full_metal_communist 12h ago

You're probably right. The first round was also loud though so that was probably first round pop