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Spin Zone / Re: Vegas Massacre Was Stopped Because The Shooter Didn't Have a Silencer
« on: October 16, 2017, 12:27:25 PM »I have suppressors. I love shooting with them and hope to hell they never get banned, but.. I have to side with the lib side on this one. One of my favorite things is shooting subsonic ammo out of the AR15 with my suppressor. It is quiet as hell. Sounds like an air gun. There is no way in hell anyone would hear someone shooting sub sonic ammo through a suppressed rifle at that range. Just like the movies, well.. almost. Especially if it is not a semi auto and there is not repeating action of the gun. I also do a lot of long range shooting and use it for that as well. Shooting normal ammo, It will not hide the "Crack". That is the sound the bullet makes when it breaks the speed of sound. Impossible to hide that, but it does hide the "BOOM". I can shoot without any ear protection and the only sounds I hear are the gun action, air rifle sound, then the "crack".
I've never used subsonic ammo in an AR but I can't imagine it would have any range. It certainly wouldn't have been of any use to the guy in Vegas at that distance. Even subsonic .22LR ammo has no range and you can watch it fly through the air to the target. The much heavier .223 round would drop like a rock I'd think.
Using standard ammo in an AR with a suppressor dampens the sound to a very loud crack. I.e. You'll still want hearing protection. Somewhat louder than a .22LR maybe. It might have helped the Vegas shooter a little at first, but not for long. Once the music stopped you'd have still heard the shots. They just wouldn't have been as loud.