A .22LR with a suppressor is still 112 decibels. According to Purdue, it compares to... Steel mill, auto horn at 1 meter. Turbo-fan aircraft at takeoff power at 200 ft (118 dB). Riveting machine (110 dB); live rock music (108 - 114 dB).
A suppressed M1911, .45 is 130 decibels, which according to Purdue is the same as Military jet aircraft take-off from aircraft carrier with afterburner at 50 ft (130 dB).
Last edited by Gelston; 06-10-2018 at 02:53 PM.
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In response to Gelston's comments that it will be ovious a firearm discharged even with a suppressor:
Quite fankly you fucks owe me an apology. First of all I addressed concerns around the use of silencers early in this discussion, I know what a silencer is, I'm not scared of the name (FFS I was an 0311) and you're all butthurt because I taught you something you didn't know.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~ Marcus Aurelius“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The urge to shout filthy words at the top of his voice was as strong as ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Where did I say that all these people are assassinating police officers? I'll help you out. I never did. We do have Dorner's example. When he shot those cops they were baffled why neighbors never reported gunshots. The reason they didn't? Take a guess...Silencers.
Make these things ubiquitous will mean they'll be used more and more often in crime. Does anyone not agree with that? If so, please explain.