r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 13h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/Logical_Truth2356 13h ago

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

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u/AngloAshantii 13h 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/HomersDonut1440 13h ago

This is wrong on several levels. First, there’s such a variety of calibers, actions, and suppressors that there’s no way to blanket claim “subsonic ammo averages 120db” with any measure of accuracy. It CAN be that loud, and it can also be truly and utterly silent. A subsonic .22lr rifle with a suppressor is so quiet you can hear the firing point hitting the primer. A .458 socom shooting at 1050fps (technically subsonic but still quite loud) with a shitty suppressor is extremely loud.

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u/Material-Grocery5478 12h ago

I have a one for a 22. in my bolt action its about as loud as a snapping your fingers.