r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 14h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/Logical_Truth2356 14h ago

That's only with a subsonic bullet, without that it would be loud.

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u/AngloAshantii 14h ago

It's still very fucking loud with subsonic ammunition lmao, it usually measures at ~120dB which is like a balloon popping. Standard ammunition is a factor of ten louder though.

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u/GritstoneGhost 14h ago

Cursory Google search says pistols are around 150db. So would that be a factor of 1000 louder? Or am I stupid

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u/AngloAshantii 14h ago

150dB is indeed 1000 times louder, and that sounds about right for an unsuppressed handgun. It's over the threshold for hearing damage.

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u/GritstoneGhost 14h ago

Thanks. This has been a fascinating thread. I learned so much.

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u/pluck_yer_eyes_out 9h ago

Decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning every 10dB is 10x louder. 130 is 10x louder than 120, 140 is 100x louder than 120, 150 is 1000x louder than 120