I'm guessing that bullet weight is supersonic?
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How do the hogs react to suppressed fire? Are they confused as to which direction the shot came from?
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The bullet is supersonic. Muzzle velocity is about 2400 fps.
The suppressor isn't nearly as quiet as Hollywood makes them out to be. Typical unsuppressed muzzle blast is about 170db. Suppressed drops it about 30-35 db, meaning it's still in the 130+ db range. That's still pretty loud. Also, one field study I saw indicated that the sound of a supersonic bullet hitting a hog makes a 'Thwack' that's >130db, so even if the gun made no noise, the hit is very loud. My experience is that when hogs get shot at, they either run back in the direction from which they came, or they run in the direction they were already going. On occasion that's meant they actually run toward the shooter. With or without a suppressor, their behavior doesn't vary much. But, using a suppressor allow me to hunt in some areas where an unsuppressed weapon might attract unwanted attention. In this case I was in an area of small farms with a few residences in the area. Suppressed is quiet enough that folks more than maybe a quarter of a mile away don't wake up. |
Sounds like a fun night, a threefer is really hard to do.
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Originally Posted by der Teufel
(Post 4396297)
The suppressor isn't nearly as quiet as Hollywood makes them out to be.
My question was a little deeper: In military applications the silencer (argue with Maxim and the US Patent office, I will not try and change words to appease anti gunners) has a couple applications: 1. First and foremost flash suppression 2. The silencer makes it harder to interpret shot direction. And a subsonic .22 (mob favorite) or even a 147gr 9mm with a good can is awfully quiet. I'm not big on talking points or complaining about the mag/clip thing. |
Originally Posted by der Teufel
(Post 4396297)
. With or without a suppressor, their behavior doesn't vary much.
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