Obviously guns are loud. VERY loud. In movies we often see people using suppressors to make their guns virtually silent but obviously this is a completely fictional trope. It is my understanding that even with a suppressor a gun that is fired is still extremely loud, so why use them at all? Is there any other practical purpose other than making a weapon a tiny tiny bit quieter?
In: Technology
Sound gets reduced quickly by distance. Even if the shot is still loud enough to require hearing protection where the shooter is, a suppressor can make the distance that it will hurt ears, annoy people, or be audible at all by a lot.
Latest Answers