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Facts About Silencers (www.shithot.co.uk)
submitted 10 months ago by Eavesy to c/mildlyinteresting
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At great looking infographic that provides interesting facts about silencers - Devices that suppress the blast created when a gun is discharged.

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[–] orclev 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Silencers are very badly named honestly. A "silenced" gun is still very loud, it's just moderately quieter than an unsilenced one. People watch movies and TV shows and play videogames that make it seem like a silenced gun barely makes any noise at all and think that's reality. That is very much not reality, it just makes for a more entertaining story.

[–] Plopp 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you telling me a silenced gun doesn't make a sneaky zipping sound? It can't be true.

[–] Rhynoplaz 3 points 10 months ago

Pew Pew!

[–] shalafi 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Subsonic rounds though! I've seen videos of subsonic 9mm and .22LR where all you heard was the action cycling.

I don't have a suppressor, but I got some subsonic .22LR to play with. Couldn't tell any difference.

[–] agent_flounder 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I could be full of it.... but I think that's because those rounds are intended to travel below the sonic boom threshold resulting in less noise when using a suppressor.