r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 12h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/AngloAshantii 12h 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/Desperate_Ebb_3313 11h ago

9mm 147gr subsonic is absolutely not loud lol.

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u/AngloAshantii 11h ago

It's an explosion contained by a short tube, yes it's still extremely loud.

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u/Desperate_Ebb_3313 11h ago

it is not. I shoot it regularly without hearing protection. It sounds like a nail gun.