Suppressed firearms at various distances
Cool video:
I especially like that they did some with the camera down range so you can hear it on the receiving end.
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September 10th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
It sounds like every movie ever to feature silencers took their sound effects from downrange.
September 11th, 2012 at 12:56 am
That’s a lot of smoke coming from the 9mm and 45.
September 11th, 2012 at 7:30 am
I generally never comment on the accuracy of others…but hitting the ground 10 yards short with a .45 at that distance (multiple times) means he should move up where he can reliably hit the berm. Ground strikes that far off are trouble, especially if you hit a rock.
Otherwise interesting vid.
September 11th, 2012 at 9:56 am
I think if you’re not there in person it’s really hard to gauge the volumetric difference between the two.
We can however conclusively state that the quiet “zip zip” Hollywood sound is the stuff of fantasy, as has been noted many times before.
September 11th, 2012 at 11:09 am
I wonder how much of the noise from the suppressed weapons was the supersonic crack. When I shoot subsonic .22’s, it’s about as quite as those suppressed pistols seem.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
.22 would probably be a notable exception. From what I’ve read, other, fighting caliber if you will, rounds that are subsonic are still pretty darn loud compared to the “thwip thwip” sound you hear in the movies.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
@Bram: Not sure what he used there, but suppressed subsonic 9mm with my SilencerCo seems more quiet than his video. Same with my .45 can.
Microphones enhance stuff our ears do not. When I shoot suppressed and subsonic, people generally cannot hear me above the hill behind the stops. I tend to shoot pistol about 15-20 yards from the stops, so it’s pretty quiet. Even supersonic doesn’t carry that far unless its rifle. Subsonic 22 out of a rifle is so quiet you might make the mistake of running with no ear pro.
We all know that even suppressed subsonic rounds are too loud for no hearing protection, but it takes the edge off and pretty much makes the shooting quiet enough for people more than 100 yards away to never know its happening. Within 50 yards and it depends on whether we’re shooting subsonic or not.
This is based on our land (we shoot inside a 100 yard wide valley between 30′ high hills, one of which I dug out for a backstop). So as always, YMMV and its dependent on conditions.
September 11th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
There is no question that a suppressed 22 pistol is much quieter than a non suppressed 22, regardless of sub or super.
As the barrel gets longer, the gap narrows, but they do make a difference.
September 11th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Patrick, many supressors are hearing safe without earpro, especially at the shooter’s ear (versus 3′ laterally from the muzzle as most testing is performed). M3 and Silencerco have done a ton of testing on this; check out the SilencerForums site if you need to see numbers.
September 12th, 2012 at 12:30 am
I find it really tough to take seriously anything anyone shooting an HK says or does.
September 12th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Even those using the HK 416? They killed UBL! The Seals, I mean, not Obama.