Facts About Silencers - Shit Hot Infographics
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An infographic with interesting facts about silencers which are devices that suppress the blast created when a gun is discharged.

At great looking infographic that provides interesting facts about silencers - Devices that suppress the blast created when a gun is discharged.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    So a silenced 9mm is slightly louder than THUNDER?

    I won’t say they are wrong, but that sure doesn’t feel right.

    • orclev@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      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.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        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@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 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.