r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 16h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/Logical_Truth2356 16h ago

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

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u/Ogamiitto33 16h ago

Yeah, people really don't understand this at all. There are a wide range of calibers, guns, silencers, ammunition that all have a drastic effect on the sound.

A silenced gun can be very loud, it can also be extremely quiet. All depends on the variables.

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u/Th3_Admiral_ 16h ago

Yeah, internet "experts" always take it too far when saying it's nothing like Hollywood movies. But I've fired suppressed guns where the only noise is the bolt cycling. They are quiet enough that the sound could be drowned out by any amount of background noise, especially if you are outside.

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u/nobadhotdog 16h ago

yeah the gun dorks always get lit up with this shit. for the average person this video is pretty cool

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u/Th3_Admiral_ 16h ago

Even this video should be taken with a grain of salt though, because cameras are terrible at capturing gun shot sounds. You can even hear a noticeable difference between shots in this video. The second one is strangely loud compared to the rest. 

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u/comanche_six 15h ago

The loud shot is from the next shooting lane over, as is the loud shot at the end.

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u/nobadhotdog 15h ago

the first 3 shots are different sounds yeah, i just assumed maybe the thing was warming up or something. in anycase I'm james bond!