Florida deputy Jesse Hernandez screamed “shots fired,” and frantically fired his gun after an acorn fell onto the roof of his squad car, making him jump.
I think I read that the noise reduction from a suppressor is actually pretty minimal, and it’s still in the same “incredibly painfully loud” ballpark as a regular gunshot
Depends. As long as the bullet doesn’t break the sound barrier, a gun can be made reasonably silent with a good suppressor, to the point where the sound of the semi-automatic mechanism operating is louder than the gunshot itself. If the bullet is supersonic, then it will still be painfully loud.
I think I read that the noise reduction from a suppressor is actually pretty minimal, and it’s still in the same “incredibly painfully loud” ballpark as a regular gunshot
Depends. As long as the bullet doesn’t break the sound barrier, a gun can be made reasonably silent with a good suppressor, to the point where the sound of the semi-automatic mechanism operating is louder than the gunshot itself. If the bullet is supersonic, then it will still be painfully loud.
They did test them on mythbusters.
For hand guns they work really well ans aren’t much louder then a nail gun.
I’ve got a suppressed Ruger 10/22 (22LR) that’s about as noisy as a stapler.