How Does a Silencer Actually Work?

Today we're going to take a look at how silencers actually work for all different types of weapons, from rifles to tanks. Check out our new military video where we break down the science behind the ultimate stealth mode for your explosive gun shots, the silencer.
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[@garpu_9187]

Tank: uses a silencer to take out another tank Terrorists: "must’ve been the wind"

[@sidestides8504]

MAN DOWN MAN D- Must've been nothing.

[@el_pheimos]

What a nice Skyrim reference.

[@jaytracer147]

Me: Shoots a arrow through someone's head instantly killing them. The Bandit Guy after 1 minute: must have been the wind

[@nueb30]

Normal wind blowing up a tank

[@quartz358]

@Richard Miller yea but we cant hear you because theres a silencer

[@LostWhispers1]

"There is no way to stop a bullet from creating a sonic boom" Me looking at my box of subsonic 300 blackout

[@undersc0r]

Vss gang

[@hw7001]

@rwsthedemonking ok boomer

[@OGAngrySauce]

rwsthedemonking Ahh yes, I remember hopping in the Studebaker with my old man to buy a box of 45 aarp and watch a show at the theater for a nickel.

[@naylor7495]

rwsthedemonking ok kid boomer

[@justsomepandawithinternet]

@@hw7001 Shut up kid

[@KenGames45]

Actually you can prevent a bullet from breaking the sound barrier. It is called “sub-sonic” ammunition. Bullets made to intentionally go below Mach-1. Traveling fast enough to do damage, but slow enough to not cause a sonic boom.

[@veerchauhan4429]

🤓

[@KenGames45]

@@veerchauhan4429 what? This is common knowledge in the gun community, nothing nerdy about it.

[@garryleerob]

@@KenGames45 Spot on. It's a pity whoever scripted the video didn't know that. Check out the cartoon words too, @ 2.31 it seems they have an issue with things 'possible'. Posseble?? lol.

[@jeremymissens7608]

@@KenGames45 since it's only common knowledge to the gun community that makes it nerdy. It's not an insult in any way, so don't take it that way.

[@poulagayed6051]

Me when using a gun irl: time to use a suppressor and subsonic ammo 😀

[@iodizedsalt9187]

"There is no way to stop the sonic boom of a bullet." Sub-Sonic bullets: Am I a joke to you?

[@nigelwolfe6150]

Actually the barrel of a pistol pressed firmly against the skull of such people that make such comments? Pretty sure will reduce the velocity from supersonic....and I guarantee said person will NOT claim there was any noise period....Said person having been forever "silenced" thus PROVING entirely the device IS in FACT a bonafide "silencer" rather than "just a suppressor" AND disproving any truth of the statement entirely! ....can I get an amen??

[@_argurios8253]

@Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz as some Lance guy replied to you on another comment sectio (from which you apparently didn't learn to avoid being condescending and arrogant to random people for no apparent reason) : you can still attach a suppressor to said weapon, thus virtually eliminating the sounds which aren't emitted directly by the action of mechanical parts of the weapon

[@gavinnathe3778]

@Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz Bruh the suppresser make the gasses go subsonic before we can hear them that what the whole video is about.

[@JoelRossWorld]

@Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz …. Not with a suppressor lol 😂

[@michaellevin1008]

@Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz let him shoot subsonic without hearing protection. Also his bullet might get stuck in the barrel…

[@bionicfighter7816]

video "SILENCER" my brain "SUPPRESSOR!!!!!"

[@honyatwashere]

Silencers are a type of suppressor

[@xprostreams7277]

@@honyatwashere no actually suppressors are called scilencers as an easy name suppressor is the real name

[@umbrellacorpmarketingdept7154]

@@xprostreams7277 they’re called silencers on the form 4 you have to submit to ATF so the official name.... silencer.

[@kamerongomes2871]

Same lol

[@rajdamoco5303]

Its the same thing mate, silencers are suppressors.

[@dan._.5720]

The bois know to put a monolithic suppressor on everything.

[@PhantomLily1677-]

What do you mean everything

[@fentures8850]

@@PhantomLily1677- on every weapon

[@naylor7495]

Yessir

[@dizzy5339]

POV: you’re here cause ur a COD player

[@angusc1]

When someone kills you with an unsuppressed gun and teammate sits next to them like nothing happened

[@WideMouth]

“Silencers” aren’t for stealth, they’re primarily for hearing protection. By the way, nobody calls them “silencers” anymore. They’re generally called suppressors, since they don’t actually silence the sound of gun fire.

[@sweetovandana]

Bro first they were called silencer this vid is 1 year ago so he did knew about that

[@jfor0948]

Try putting "suppressor" on your form 4 to the ATF at see how far ya get.

[@GeorgeMitchell10]

@@sweetovandana the patent is silencer but anyone who knows anything about firearms calls it a suppressor or can because silencer is a misleading term that makes people think the gun is silent at all

[@tommysaulter9171]

You can reduce the SPL (sound pressure level) by adding a "wipe" into the suppressor. The "wipe" is 1/8" thick heat-resistant rubber with an X cut into it and is placed between last baffle and exit port. It is only good for about 10 rounds before needing replacement, but it will make a suppressor "movie quiet"...!!!

[@tommysaulter9171]

JAFO... I own several...both Form 1 & Form 4. BATFE doesn't think a thing about it...!!!

[@mateusspitz1057]

“There’s no way to break the sound barrier” AS VAL: “Hold me beer”

[@nethercrocodile5859]

"Hold me beer"

[@mxlrm]

more like: hold my silencer

[@tturi2]

Subsonic ammunition: AM I a joke to you?

[@stormolflak]

"There is no way to not break the sound barrier" AS VAL: Lol

[@espnvont8163]

i was actually waiting foe this comment 😂

[@fuckinuhhhhh]

The AS VAL cant break the sound barrier IT HAS NO SOUND

[@ll-oj4rk]

The 9x39mm cartridge doesnt go super sonic, that's why it's quiet. You can make any caliber sub sonic.

[@talatmehmood4678]

Wait which game is that from or which 1 are you talking about

[@stormolflak]

@@talatmehmood4678 Real life

[@vertigo1372]

Infographics Show: There is no way to stop a bullet from making a sonic boom. Subsonic ammunition: Am I a joke to you?

[@kensmith5694]

If you hold the bullet in your hand and throw it as hard as you can, there is no sonic boom. Thus I dispute your "no way". It merely is "would it be better than throwing a stone at them"

[@HeartTribe]

Goes to show how little the guy knows.

[@trout717oboeplayer9]

The problem with subsonic ammo is that they don't pentrate much armor and have a shorter range than supersonic ammo

[@kensmith5694]

@@trout717oboeplayer9 Getting hit by an anvil flying a 300MPH is still going to sting a little. A crossbow bolt has the advantage of being long and thin. In their era that would go through armor of the day.

[@gunner5183]

@@kensmith5694 XD

[@peppers7222]

A lot of Video Games usually make it that a silencer makes your gun stealthier than Being Sneak 100 in Skyrim with Nightengale Armor. I’m glad that your setting the word straight and Metro 2033 Games actually made it realistic.

[@austonbentley9745]

A man of culture I see Skyrim is the best game 👍

[@EllAntares]

Funny enough, a game, whose creators are quite inept at gun lore, had done it right. In "Seven days to die " silencers make it just slightly less attractive for zombies. But it alerts them if you're in same room.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

In COD it also takes you off the radar.

[@aprotogen9626]

Payday:Literally throws a Molotov,Yells and runs through a bank filled with people The guards:Hm,must've been the wind.

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

It's not really silent, more like suppressed That's why it's called a Suppressor

[@IzeecClarke]

True

[@slurpie-]

@UCJq62xZQP3XR61NAKm8Ce_Q the point hes tryna make is that it doesnt make sense to call it a silencer if it doesnt completely silent the sound

[@isaiahletsplay5492]

bruh you got it the other way around chief

[@slurpie-]

@@isaiahletsplay5492 oh yeah 😂 thank u bro

[@nr3336]

I think he made the title about Silencers because more "everyday" people recognize what a silencer is over a Supressor. If you know what I mean

[@siegeofdoom8226]

“You would need a silencer the size of a refrigerator.” Me with a fridge at the end of my pistol: secret agent man.

[@randomspacedude4007]

me with a 100% vacuum

[@Spoon97]

Me With Bullet Sound Volume Set To 0% : LOL

[@__-zc2gz]

Stelth

[@mingoliplays2365]

WHAT WHAT THE FU)

[@thepeskyone]

Sneak 100

[@ufcassidy]

Infographics: "Theres no way to stop a bullet from creating a sonic boom..." Me: Subsonic bullets...

[@noahyang8070]

This is literally the "Did you put your name in the goblet of fire, Harry?" situation. "Hold on I need to go feed my baby that's quietly screaming for food."

[@chillmushroom6016]

Silencer In game: pew pew Silencer in real life : sound of grenades*

[@D_LGND]

Reuben the Blogger! Piece*

[@LITTLE1994]

More like "Pit" in reality.

[@gimmethemtoes]

or a staple gun, nail gun or bb gun

[@gavinbrandao209]

A grenade is about the same amount of sound of a gun without a silencer, and yes this is true

[@RonJeremy514]

Really depends, a .22lr suppressed or even .300 Blackout subsonic is really that quite depending on the action of the gun too.

[@thehighscalls]

The Silencers in Games and Movies go Piew Piew Piew

[@viisual_ice]

Not to hate but this really wasn't that funny bruh ._.

[@jonikyro1168]

Do you mean:🔇🔇🔇

[@lucy_buster9575]

Reden Jones SO TRUEEE 😆

[@Klim04]

This couldve been funny without the "nobody" skrr

[@bestGaming132]

@@acezheng8148 makes sense but reloading if you call it so could be hard

[@bencrampton1708]

There's a 9mm round, and 9x39 round can be shot at subsonic speed, meaning that guns can be fully supressed with a normal-sized silencers.

[@waymanjohnson4100]

The 45 acp is subsonic and still hits like a mack truck.

[@bencrampton1708]

Couldn't have described the 45 ACP better myself.

[@callsignblaze4388]

@@waymanjohnson4100 it suppresses wonderfully as well. My FNX sounds amazing when I run my can on it.

[@jackmemphis3203]

@@waymanjohnson4100 300 AAC Blackout subsonic ammo tends to hit the same or harder than 45 ACP. I like buying 9mm subsonic the best though since its only like 30-40 cents a round right now versus subsonic 300BLK which usually costs me $1.5-2 a round.

[@jackmemphis3203]

@@unlisted5152 true, thats why the bolt action Elf Owl 300BLK is so cool. That thing is ridiculously quiet

[@LucianoPavarotti-]

"The laws of science will never allow a gun to be completely silent" Maxim: hold my maxim9

[@maineymonroe8225]

You got me in the first 5 seconds: ‘member Goldeneye.

[@LITTLE1994]

Same. I still own that game.

[@pilotike]

Same

[@discodynamitetnt2938]

Still got my 64

[@discodynamitetnt2938]

Do a BARRELROLL!!!

[@Rurik_Luci]

Okay who got the likes off 64

[@roshanmaharjan732]

Next invention: Silencing a nuke!

[@Rurik_Luci]

Please don't give them ideas the US military waists enough money as it is

[@haltingultraman7147]

@@Rurik_Luci Wastes money? I'm pretty sure we're spending billions of dollars to stay number one of the world.

[@meiyunwu8590]

Lucifer Morningstar I agree if yes then that’s were our taxes are going

[@JSA-Studios]

HaltingUltraman stop trying to argue about everything

[@user-ql6zy1tu9q]

@@haltingultraman7147 number one about what?

[@filoeniki3018]

"there's no way to not break the sonic barrier" subsonic ammunition: am I a joke to you?

[@djargen]

There is also subsonic ammo that makes it possible to make really silent shots with a supressor, for example the MP-5 SD can fire subsonic 9mm bullets and all you hear when it shoots is the sounds of the bullets cycling and chambering and a quiet pop.

[@benplayz5248]

Infographics: You see the military ALSO has a silencer for a tactical nuke.

[@jesdonut2223]

Lol

[@JoeJoJ]

😂

[@alekoposting9366]

Tactical nuke incoming *in sign language*

[@raccoon5124]

It’s a suppressor not a silencer

[@Boypogikami132]

??? WDYM? It’s impossible!

[@vv_mv]

Scientist: I made a new suppressor! The suppressor TANK SILENCER

[@localcomradedimitri261]

I am also I fellow cultered payday brethren

[@paprikaa117]

Search it up, it looks really weird lol

[@lauramusa4489]

Stonks

[@bluearmy6847]

@@paprikaa117 bruh in reality it look so wrong 👀

[@whyhellothere9822]

@@bluearmy6847 yes it is pp

[@gabrielkawa3477]

Thanks for this video. I was always curious about this.

[@tyegodfrey639]

He just wrote a whole freaking film in 2 minutes 😂

[@supremeleader_riley9159]

A proper sas mission that would be set in America not the Britain

[@jamesthenomad729]

Plot twist: There’s someone inside the gun teaching the bullets to be quiet

[@dodjidahoue7523]

😂😂😂

[@user-mk1wu8su6p]

That makes sense

[@PashaGamingYT]

Shush.

[@dgavinin]

dont mind me im just pulling out my woooosh gun incase an idiot comes

[@laurentthibault564]

I feel this is how kids see suppressors

[@constellation1986]

“.50 caliber heavy machine gun” *Shows MG-42*

[@meanloveyou2861]

Bruh 1:19

[@constellation1986]

meanlove you We can’t exactly tell that if it is the M2 Browning..but in the next frame,the soldier firing the MG42 is shown,and the narrator is now talking about it being the .50 cal equipped with a silencer mowing down all of those enemy trucks..

[@roderickpixler3239]

Yeah lol

[@youraveragebean5284]

The mg42 can use .50 caliber bullets like the mag is big enough to carry it

[@constellation1986]

Dba015 Yeah,the mag can be big enough to carry it,then how about the feeder mechanism?It’s too small that .50 cal can’t fit into it,plus MG-42 has high fire rate,firing .50 cal ammo can jam and destroy the gun

[@fathersun6238]

Bravo you explain why & how with the best way

[@dejamike88]

The intro talking about golden eye on 64 brought back sooooo much memory. I was a junior in high school and I remembered that my best friend and I skipped school couple days just to play that game lol.

[@seangonzales5147]

Teachers trying to find the bully: 2:25

[@PhantomLily1677-]

This be true tho

[@dylancastlehow1343]

Ah yes

[@ploperdung]

😂

[@oksharks358]

Not that I’m boring but I don’t really find this funny at all

[@ploperdung]

@@oksharks358 It's hilarious and true

[@cesarenava7962]

"There's no way to stop a bullet from creating a sonic boom" Subsonic ammo: am I a joke to you?

[@lelmorelel8972]

yes, you are

[@asparagus7014]

@@lelmorelel8972 I felt that

[@BroskySam9716]

Are we just going to ignore blackout rounds?

[@callmesamuel2868]

@Alex Dulko its a SUBSONIC round so it doesnt brake the sound barrier thus it is more silent than a normal round

[@bloodelfreku]

I literally just said this. Lol.

[@themightymicrowave7086]

5:21 „We do not recommend you break the laws of Physics“ 😂😂

[@chisomugwuegede9857]

Love the presentation. It is genius.

[@RowBearToe]

"Sub-sonic" ammunition exists and is commonly used with suppressors.

[@SSFallingTTB]

@martin a sonic boom is when something goes faster than sound, im fairly sure.

[@loganallaire5328]

It goes relatively slower. But hits like a truck

[@krishnar1182]

Yeah I don't get that either. There are some neat clips on KZbin where you can see the difference in subsonic ammo and sound levels.

[@mayukhdatta4017]

The VSS Vintorez

[@lucasbock4208]

Sub sonic is way to slow, no range

[@potatomanlp4812]

1:20: "Hey! It's a machine gun!" *Erika plays in background*

[@gggaming4tg]

Hahahhahahahahahaha

[@TheKingChino]

Thanks for that

[@trisrenaquino8794]

Its called a "Suppressor" it basically protects your hearing. Now the right subsonic rounds would make it quiter. But its still loud

[@dominozaur98]

Both term are correct.

[@trisrenaquino8794]

@@dominozaur98 no, only Hollywood calls them that

[@olileoli2788]

9:22 “there is no way to stop the noise of a sonic boom from the bullet” *laughs in subsonic ammo*

[@SugarGliderTribe]

It's sad that ignorance can be taught faster than facts, isn't it? I shoot 55grain bullets at 1000 fps out of a .250 rifle with a silencer, and it sounds quieter than in video games. I use it with a thermal scope for rat sniping, up to 300 yards, sub moa.

[@olileoli2788]

@@SugarGliderTribe yep, infographics show has gotten a lot worse overtime

[@makotonaegi4419]

They only said something about sonic bullets not subsonic never said they dudn’5 exist.

[@akshideout8652]

5:16* also yeah

[@volkanyt7926]

@@SugarGliderTribe ok the speed of sound is 1125 fps?

[@Arnianor]

"There is NO way to stop a bullet from creating a sonic boom" If only subsonic ammunition existed.... oh wait!

[@braydengrant6553]

I was thinking the exact same thing, wow who knew subsonic bullets existed

[@isaiahmiller9142]

Actually, the MP5SD, Honey Badger, and Black Mamba (a version of the SIG MCX) have special suppressers and muzzle devices that attach the rifle and suppressor that actually slow the supersonic bullets to subsonic speeds. Ian McKellan of Forgotten Weapons did a video on this with the MP5SD, and the other two firearms use the same principle.

[@princenoah21]

Yeah, HEAVIER bullets so they CAN'T go super sonic!

[@xturner09]

Hornaday makes suppressor specific ammo

[@depressormk1]

Noice

[@ryanclay959]

When I was enlisted and using silencers on the firearms, they worked so well that the only noise was the slide moving back to eject used round and load new round from magazine and the action locking back up. The moving parts on the gun made more noise than the bullet coming out with the military silencers.

[@peterdaudelin3594]

that's insane

[@ryanclay959]

@@peterdaudelin3594 yeah, try taking in a deep breath, hold mouth shut and build pressure trying to blow air out and let it all go, that is close to the sound it made but with semi auto or full auto. Yes thin rubber or felt buffers can be put in to quiet the action but if you take a firearm and pull back the action and let it go, that was as loud as it got but we did lower that noise with the buffers in the action.

[@aryanmehra1436]

thank u so much is did not have this video I could not do my gun silencer presentation

[@patrickstarwithaguitar1187]

Nobody: The quiet kids KZbin recommendations:

[@akipuffy]

Does that mean I’m a creepy quiet kid?

[@patrickstarwithaguitar1187]

Akihabara no that doesn’t mean you are a quiet kid it was just a joke

[@akipuffy]

@@patrickstarwithaguitar1187 ye ik lol

[@Brian_-yq8hs]

The quiet kid 😂😂😭😭

[@zay9R]

lol

[@Old_Zealand]

Infographics: "There's no way to eliminate the sound of a sonic boom" Everyone with any knowledge of guns and ammunition: *S* *U* *B* *S* *O* *N* *I* *C*

[@gunner5183]

yes it made we anxiouse that he didnt know

[@sasavulic1236]

i was just about to say that.subsonic ammo was around for some time now does this channel have a fact checker.

[@May-gr8bp]

IKR This channel gets all of this wrong 🥴

[@Zarraeda]

@@May-gr8bp At least most of the information is right, it would be unwise to say it is wrong. It is however, incomplete yes. Subsonic would mostly be utilized in a CQB environment almost exclusively, and if you look over the military specifications for infantry munitions, youll find there is no documentation on subsonic ammunition. SOCOM has indeed used subsonic for covert ops for years, use in military service probably dating back decades but has never been normalized as there is no large scale demand nor requirement. In the infantry role, it almost exclusively applies to 9x19 and 5.56, with lesser representation in 300 AAC and .308

[@_ruted]

Yeah but at one point the cycling of the gun would be loud than the firing itself

[@dannypipewrench533]

5:20 SATURN INT-20 GUN! What a funny concept. On a related matter, on the seventeenth page of the Best of the Nonsense, the official beginning of that book's Missile Section, Penny the Dog uses the Saturn V Bazooka, which is a shoulder-mounted artillery piece that launches Saturn Vs, on Toys for Todd.

[@nexpro6118]

Called it!!! Infographics had no idea about sub sonic rounds lol

[@shadowtape5706]

USA: Put a silencer on atomic bombs Japan: what happened to 500,000 random civilians

[@amirelangouri75]

Hahahahahaha

[@tres8003]

imagine if you could put a silencer on a RPG-7, ill delete my account if you can find one

[@LooperEpic]

You can't because it's a rocket...

[@justchill4139]

@@LooperEpic r/wooosh

[@deinos1229]

@@LooperEpic ya missed a joke

[@hyve2212]

5:00 actually subsonic ammo exists

[@adrianbriggs8387]

Very good video and very fun

[@Dedboi_adi]

10 million hurray! Congratulations

[@joe4588]

USA: Puts a silencer on a jet so the enemies can't hear them dropping bombs

[@Johnnywishborn]

*suppressor

[@joe4588]

@@Johnnywishborn both refer to the same thing and are the same thing

[@CarterFootBum12]

Lol

[@mateusspitz1057]

suppressor*

[@mateusspitz1057]

@@joe4588 it’s called a suppressor and not a silencer because it doesn’t make it silent it just makes is quieter

[@mysteryman447]

there is actually ammunition’s that won’t break the sound barrier they’re called subsonic

[@maryconley1746]

Brain: I wish someone told him bullets dont brake the sound bartier anyway

[@number1kenyan]

Brain: I wish someone told him the difference between brake and break.

[@maryconley1746]

Me: says wait i is wrong

[@maryconley1746]

@@number1kenyan my mistake but did you know you can put an apple in front of your gun and it can be a suppreser

[@colombianleone8663]

News flash: the ejection port opens every time a gun fires.

[@ashtongroening1234]

Loved the video but the whole “silence” thing is way off. A suppressor doesn’t make the volume of a gunshot that much less, it just sounds a lot different.

[@uggman9]

Love how creative humanity gets creative when creating things that destroy or kills people but lack funding and technology when creating things to save lives.

[@Xyb3rAnims]

Me: gets milk in midnight floor: *Creeks as loud as possible* Me: equipped with a silencer floor: "Understandable, have a nice day"

[@theslaysplays949]

Underated 😂😂

[@pbonfanti]

there was a story in sakigake's manga, were a floor was designed to squeak as much as possible, as some kind of alarm to reveal intruders.

[@mythical1645]

Have a nice day but it’s midnight so would it be night or day

[@hanhong2267]

@@pbonfanti IIRC those kinds of floors are actually real. They're called nightingale tiles or something like that

[@thearcheovistofsolkeeperof6326]

**Frantically shoots the floor**

[@arhammuhammad1568]

kids: tactical suppressor bois: lightweight suppressor real men: monolithic suppressor

[@johannavori8698]

Here's my proposition Lightweight for MP, Monolithic for Warzone

[@b.singh16]

Real war veterans: Agency Suppressor

[@jolyne_kujo_04]

A real war veteran chad: Suppressed barrel.

[@faisalalodat9037]

Lol mw player

[@typicallymilk955]

Everyone else: Silencers

[@ZBmechanical]

There are many ways to prevent a bullet from breaking the sound barrier. Use subsonic loads. They are widely available for many calibers out there and for heavy slower moving rounds like the .45acp and .22lr it is easy to suppress the sound close to Hollywood levels. Besides the stealth that suppressors offer another reason that the military is looking into adopting them is because of the hearing damage that they can help prevent when soldiers are fighting indoors. As any person that has been to an indoor shooting range or stood next to someone shooting a rifle with a muzzle break those sounds can be deafening even with hearing protection. If you are interested in a rifle that is actually quieter than what they show in the movies I advise you to look up the Russian Vss Vintorez. It was supposedly developed for the Spetsnaz as an assassination weapon. It shoots 9X39 which was developed from the SKS and AK47 round the 7.62X39. Also check out the Welrod. It was a pistol developed by the British for covert operations and assassinations during WWII.

[@daddymiru]

0:55 “Bravo Six, going dark!”

[@sirmorallyincorrect4638]

"we do not recommend breaking the laws of physics as it could create a singularity and destroyed the planet." Me: *silently farts* Everyone: SHI-

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

Immediately gets reminded of the movie The Three Idiots

[@ErnestNotInUse]

BHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAA

[@reyza3871]

Military: You get a Silencer, you get a Silencer, everything gets a Silencer!

[@jefferyjohnson3327]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@itdotho661]

Its called a Suppressor!

[@reyza3871]

@@itdotho661 Its the same thing!

[@itdotho661]

@@reyza3871 yea except one of them isnt real

[@cobrajmr]

@@itdotho661 actually it's called a silencer. It's just called a suppressor by many people. The original patient states it's called a silencer and by companies, ie. SilencerCo

[@dabugger_9]

The weakness of the suppressor is that it makes the gun harder to conceal in a stealth mission.

[@dominozaur98]

I heard somewhere that when agents were given Welrod they were explaining that it was a pump for bike tires. I dunno if it's true but made sense. It is very hard to conceal them

[@Terlinilia]

Well, unless you're a spy, you just avoid getting seen in general, so concealment doesn't matter.

[@dudeguy7988]

There are subsonic bullets so it is possible to almost entirely remove the sound for rifles. (9x39, .300 AAC Blackout, and .22LR are a few of these bullets)

[@Rurik_Luci]

9:25 there's literally tons of companies selling subsonic pistol ammo in other words ammo that when fired the bullet travels slower than the speed of sound it wouldn't surprise me if some of these rounds were traveling as fast as 340 meters per second that's three meters per second slower than the speed of sound

[@Pao234_]

Yeah but range is negatively affected

[@JohnWhiteHere]

Pao234 you don’t need much range when clearing a building

[@Learn.The.Hardway]

@Ziad Khaled basically you hear the action of the weapon, thats almost it.

[@JohnWhiteHere]

Ziad Khaled yup but you put a suppressor on there, take out all the targets in a room and the people in the room next to them will only hear a few pops that could be explained any number of ways instead of loud BANGs that instantly tell you there’s a firefight going on

[@JohnWhiteHere]

Ziad Khaled you’re aware that you can use both at once right?

[@BlunderedGaming]

8:52 “The Military sees this acceptable” *Tax payer dollars intensifies*

[@pbonfanti]

Clearly you know a thing or two about government spending...

[@totallylegendarygamer7447]

1:50 i thought this was gonna be like a suppresed RPG or bazooka which would be hilarious, but honestly this is even more hilarious

[@jensbergrosenkrans2909]

The biggest expert I know said that when firing a weapon, hand held, it's three sounds you hear. The metal slamming into itself, which is pretty loud, but no bang. Then of course the powder deflegrating, and gasses expanding, but the highest bang is the bullet breaking the sound barrier. So with sub sonic ammunition, you would get that movie pop. He demonstrated it with an ar.

[@dreww9011]

silencer manufacturers : *nooo you cant just make everything that has a 4 inch can at the end of the barrel make the whole thing go quiet!1111!!! thats not how sound works!!11!! movie and sound producers : *haha gun go*

[@potatomanlp4812]

*pew pew pew*

[@peknive8331]

@@potatomanlp4812 more like ft, ft, ft

[@rj-mu7ns]

More like fooo fooooo

[@superhotdogketchup6847]

Haha Gun go __ __ __

[@randomdachshund2452]

eX iiandrreww it’s called a suppressor 😑

[@Problem_Child96]

U.S. Military: *Sees a tank* Enemy: We will win! U.S. Military: Hehe, artillery go pew pew.

[@gtforever7474]

Actually artillery go _________

[@Problem_Child96]

Fair point.

[@bobjacobson858]

Silencers and vehicle mufflers have some things in common although their designs are somewhat different--maintaining the speed of the exhaust isn't a priority, and no solids are ejected.

[@unhpsychology3909]

I think most people would be surprised at just how loud the violent cycling of the action is on most guns, not even factoring in the noise from the gun powder.

[@mr_kwkd]

I was expecting when the tank came along they would use a bombing run with bombs equipped with silencers

[@twilliamspro]

Silencer equipped Grenades

[@cpt._dimitri]

The correct term is "suppressor" You can't fully silence a firearm

[@johnbrown3397]

Finally a smart person

[@DVLD0GG98]

The original patent called it a silencer. But you are right it is more of a supressor than silencer. Technically are both right going off of maxims patent

[@joxzsh9553]

That's what I was thinking!

[@rangehotcom]

You are wrong. The correct name is silencer as it was invented by HP Maxim in 1902 as it was patented as such. When you fill out an ATF Form it is classified as a silencer. The term "suppressor" came out sometime in the 80s.

[@kangxin2613]

@AR Reign there is something called KZbin kids

[@blacksix5331]

There is a way to stop the sonic boom. Using subsonic ammo. If you wanted to keep using supersonic ammo though, you could do something like what the MP5SD does, having a system that reduces the bullet's speed below sound barrier.

[@deepachauhan949]

This motivated me to out a silencer on RPG.

[@jotato]

The more this guys says “silencer” the more i wanna silence him

[@bartkor1220]

They seem so smart yet they made the mistake of saying silencer instead of supressor. WHY.

[@captkcp]

I agree with you here. If your gonna talk about how something works, use the proper terms

[@robertoliver5483]

The proper term is actually silencer, as that is what the original patent referred to it as. And yes ai realize it did doesn’t actually silence but suppress noise. Personally I just call it a can.

[@lordbanetheplayer8844]

@@robertoliver5483 Oil can?

[@Hotmaildotcomz]

Who cares ya big baby

[@philipzou5181]

Normal gun: I’m dead Silenced gun: ur dead Silenced gun with hollow point: run for ur lives

[@low-budgefudge2164]

Suppressed gun, it's called a sound suppressor.

[@greybogdan8451]

Supresses

[@cobrajmr]

@@low-budgefudge2164 actually it's called a silencer. It's just called a suppressor by many people. The original patient states it's called a silencer and by companies, ie. SilencerCo

[@greybogdan8451]

@@cobrajmr if the founder of a brand of guns named them feathers, the right term will still be gun

[@cobrajmr]

@@greybogdan8451 no, but the guy that created them, Hiram Percy Maxim, named them silencers. So I'm pretty certain that's what they're called

[@mohsenfarahani4440]

It was great 😊👏👏

[@chrisnurczyk8239]

The OSS tried to make a super silenced .45 ACP auto during WWII. The barrel had numerous small holes along much of it's length, a silencer on the end of the barrel, and used stacked metal mesh washers to construct the receiver. It was very quiet, described like the sound of a kitchen match being struck. The velocity of the bullet was much reduced of course, but it was meant for close-up work. Unfortunately, the racket raised by the slide and bolt working was so loud the gun was useless for it's intended job. Sot hey switched to a single-shot pistol.

[@spoockybro]

Me at 1:48 : "They will put a silencer on a tank?" 1:50 : *"Yes."*

[@youfoundsimple]

Subsonic Rounds + Silencer = Quiet Rounds, disabling the gun’s flash ability and sound. Resulting in a massive 345 PSI Drop.

[@ryanslaughter2830]

Thank you too many people don’t know that subsonic ammo exists

[@awwk8452]

Hello fellow no videos challenge

[@MrAvalanche]

I thought it was an SCP Explained video by watching the animations in the beginning of the video. It's great video👍

[@jc_hunter]

Not all ammo is supersonic, the 45ACP for example (used with the MK23 for example) is subsonic, this (MK23) was used as primary weapon for special forces as the 45 packs a mean punch but since it is subsonic is easier to be suppressed (not silenced, you will still hear a distinct sound).

[@kosgrim2170]

2:38 Is where the actual video starts Oh and did you know he added in that little mission so he could get the video just over 10 minutes

[@nou6206]

I found the comment the moment the video got to that point :(

[@tonyguy7914]

I dont think he ran any ads tho

[@bigmanpeter]

@@tonyguy7914 yeah he ran 1 ad at the middle of a video

[@Whyisme23]

Well I mean KZbins a job so they gotta make money

[@greg2243]

@@tonyguy7914 they ran like 4 or 5

[@echowolf5638]

So, first off, subsonic rounds exist. Second, you can make a subsonic load for a cartridge. Third, subsonic rounds aren't commonly used due to a lack of power. Fourth, depending on your recoil spring, you may need to swap out for a weaker recoil spring. Fifth, have a nice day.

[@nuut_]

sixth: to avoid reduction in kinetic energy the bullet is made heavier instead of making the powderload weaker.

[@emerygrimm]

Exactly!! And that probably would reduce cyclic rate with subsonic ammo even if you put a weaker spring in it

[@gimmethemtoes]

yea my gun wont cycle when i use subsonic rounds with my suppressor

[@joepratt6748]

@rwsthedemonking no. Force=mass x acceleration, or F=ma.

[@joepratt6748]

@rwsthedemonking no, because a smaller bullet traveling faster can impart more force. A 200gr 300 BLK round has a velocity of approximately 1017 fps at the muzzle out of a 16" barrel for 459 ft.lbs. A 55gr 5.56 round is approximately 3085 fps for 1311 ft.lbs. Tell me again how bigger bullets are always harder hitting..... You nitwit

[@tylerbrown705]

You can get heavy slow sub sonic ammo for various calibers .45 and 300 blackout come to mind they can get rather quiet with the right setup.

[@dorukekingultutan7250]

There is no way to stop a bullet from creating a sonic boom Subsonic ammo: Hold my beer

[@calumdickson7016]

"there were no casualties" The opposing side: 'Am I a joke to you?'

[@user-tw1pm6nr5e]

ok

[@wendychavez8437]

Plot twist: There’s someone inside the gun teaching the bullets to be quiet

[@ChristopherB.]

him: a gun can never be completely silent, because of the sonic boom from bullets people who know about subsonic rounds: dont ever use the word smart with me.

[@apexspyder8994]

😂

[@thegreatscythe2217]

This is is me 😂😂

[@plsdontshoot3614]

@Manuel Labor 78 the welrod silent pistol is bolt action, forcing everything into the silencer

[@chinchilla641]

You can prevent bullets from breaking the sound barrier. Check out subsonic 300 blackout. Designed to be fired supress and not break mach 1.

[@glovebox9000]

Oil Filter supressor: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@centex7409]

Many silencers employ a combination of enclosed gas expansion, waveform cancellation and frequency shift to attain amazing levels of suppression. They can also provide freebore boost increasing bullet velocity and gas vortex stabilization of the round to increase accuracy. They can even be tuned to the weapon to reduce barrel harmonics and help with cycling... Suppressors have been advancing by leaps and bounds lately. Much of these advancements are coming from gas and fluid modelling software and materials advances.

[@mackjoeceo]

wow.

[@vibemusic6478]

Don't read my channel name

[@jeff4r533]

When you're watching attentively and eventually realize; Why am I even watching this kind of videos?

[@zyagard8962]

That is what I feel like for the most if my life

[@ishigami4622]

Incase.

[@clashoclan3371]

Because we have no life

[@soroushgaming4508]

@@clashoclan3371 true

[@innovativedunce3706]

"How Does a Silencer Actually Work?" Why, you just shoot the guy. Boom, silenced.

[@sketcham9234]

The fact that you called a suppressor a silencer really shows how qualified these people are...

[@m1zxry_tt832]

The terms are interchangeable you nerd. They literally refer to the same thing. Suppressors are still legally called Silencers, look up the patent for the device. Stop being knit picky.

[@sebastianstephens8779]

Anyone else notice the typo when it said “is this scenario even posseble?”(possible)

[@JohnWhiteHere]

SeaB ForYou How dare you!?! moniseur Possèble has been a benefactor of the infografics show for years!!! It’s not a typo, it’s a tribute!

[@Saigonas]

@@JohnWhiteHere uh

[@pepethefrog50]

far from the worst mistake in this video almost none of it is factual

[@JoeJoJ]

I did

[@thomassnapp1341]

They are no actual "silencers." They are called "suppressors."

[@Smokeyr67]

Or moderators

[@bikewheel5835]

THANKYOU, someone who understands

[@KevenIdiotII]

In games there silencers irl suppressors

[@paperreee9110]

They're still legally called "silencers", most people just use the term suppressors

[@JT-yl7lk]

The patent says silencer, look it up, the maxim silencer

[@trevorniddrie1088]

I didn’t know they had silencers for tanks, mind blown!

[@chickenblade694]

1:21 why did I like that part so much lol