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Facts About Silencers (www.shithot.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by Eavesy@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

A unsilenced 9mm out of a handgun is normally around 160db (assuming common ammunition and a common type of handgun). A reduction to 125db with a silencer seems about right.

That graphic is very simple. It doesn’t include important variables like the ammunition type, and the design features or the volume of the silencer.

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Absolutely. To add perspective, typical firearm hearing protection reduces sound by 25-35dB.

I'm sure the full story is more complicated when taking into account frequencies, duration of the spike in sound, etc.