What does a silencer on a gun really sound like???

Pennstate

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We've grown up knowing the sound of a gun with a silencer from movies, and now CS. What does it really sound like? Anybody know?


 

PsychoAndy

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tom clancy has described the sound of a slienced weapon like the sound of a wire brush being swept across a rough piece of lumber, IIRC. its not the sound you hear in movies and tv.
 

XMan

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tom clancy has described the sound of a slienced weapon like the sound of a wire brush being swept across a rough piece of lumber, IIRC. its not the sound you hear in movies and tv.

Yeah, if they're any good, all you hear is the sound of the action.
 

Magicthyse

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It totally depends on the round in use, the receiver design, the silencer design, etc.

For example, if you used supersonic ammunition with a silencer meant for subsonic ammo, you'll attenuate the sound somewhat but it'll be a normal 'bang'. Some silencers are specifically designed to silence supersonic rounds by making them subsonic, while other silencers further attenuate the sounds of subsonic ammunition.

If I had to pick a particular sound, a silenced pistol will sound like a very loud handclap at a distance.
 

Jimbo

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can't you make a single use one out of a 2 liter bottle?
Yes, you need a barrel adapter to attach the plastic bottle. It is better than nothing, but not by much.

If you really want to go ghetto, you can use the potato trick.
 

Magicthyse

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Originally posted by: Nefrodite
can't you make a single use one out of a 2 liter bottle?

Um... I guess so, but you'd look pretty stupid using it.

You'd also need two sharpened chopsticks duct-taped to the sights of course, to peer over the bottle...
 

Nefrodite

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Originally posted by: Magicthyse
Originally posted by: Nefrodite
can't you make a single use one out of a 2 liter bottle?

Um... I guess so, but you'd look pretty stupid using it.

You'd also need two sharpened chopsticks duct-taped to the sights of course, to peer over the bottle...


hey hey, i can point that 2 little bottle at you just fine without the sights:) just can't snipe hehe

 

308nato

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It depends on the caliber of the weapon and type of action(gas or blowback). Some silencers operate by using a baffle system, some by use of "wadding"(packed with certain types of material) and some using fluid as a baffle.
 

Nefrodite

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that goober beat me by one minute.. damned goobers.


a butt silencer would be amusing. silent but deadly.. ah yes :)
 

Magicthyse

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Originally posted by: Nefrodite
that goober beat me by one minute.. damned goobers.


a butt silencer would be amusing. silent but deadly.. ah yes :)


As with your previous suggestion, sighting would be a problem...