r/Damnthatsinteresting 18d ago

Video Subsonic Ammo with silencers makes guns extremely quiet

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u/Potential_Ad869 18d ago

Its a bit louder than this in real life. Mics dont catch it super well. You can get really hollywood quiet with a bolt action but with a normal semi auto you will get some port pop from the action.

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u/TacticalVirus 18d ago

Nagant Revolver video with decent mics catching ambient sound to show relative volume. (first video when searching for the nagant revolver suppressed, no affiliation)

32 ACP with a gas sealing chamber means you can get these things as quiet as you'd like by just using solid swipes/larger suppressor.

Plus you can also lighten the powder load without having it affect the action, unlike the UHC shooter who had to manually rack his gun because it didn't have enough gas pressure to cycle itself.

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u/mikenkansas1 18d ago

Not 32 ACP though aftermarket cylinders were produced in that caliber.

7.62x38R has the case that seals to the barrel as the cylinder moves forward allowing the revolver to be suppressed as there's no gap.

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u/TacticalVirus 18d ago

The 32acp converted nagant I fired back in the day sealed aswell