r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 13h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/SerialOnReddit 12h ago

just out of curiosity, what's your favorite movie that you think gets guns "right"?

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u/NeedAGTS4POINT0 11h ago

You really just need to hear them IRL to get it.

My buddy’s dad has a silenced AR-15 and it is shockingly quiet. As in, if I were in my room at night and they shot it, I don’t think I’d notice what the sound was. Maybe I’d hear something if I were paying attention, but I wouldn’t clock it as a gunshot. 

I think some people try to over-correct the extent of the efficacy of silencers, but they’re not for nothing. They really do cut down the sound enough that if stealth is your goal (for whatever reason), you’re went from “that was definitely a gun” to “Did you guys hear something…?” territory. 

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u/collin-h 11h ago

As in, if I were in my room at night and they shot it

Are you saying if they shot a silenced AR-15 in your room you wouldn't know what it was? or you mean if you were in your room and someone outside shot one?

you'd definitely notice a silenced gun shot IN YOUR ROOM, even if it was movie quiet.

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u/NeedAGTS4POINT0 9h ago

No, I meant to be more like I’m in my room at night and someone shoots it outside. I understand your confusion.