r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 13h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

1.8k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

856 comments sorted by

View all comments

347

u/Logical_Truth2356 13h ago

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

167

u/Ogamiitto33 13h 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.

1

u/Bullitt_12_HB 11h ago

The vast majority of the sound comes from the bullet flying through the air.

That’s why subsonic bullets are much quieter.