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What about a subsonic round thru a silencer?


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I'm pretty sure the 45acp was subsonic as this is inherent with the caliber. I'd be surprised if the 45acp was supersonic.

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BlDtyLry wrote:
I'd be surprised if the 45acp was supersonic.


Only by accident. And when that happens, usually something in the firearm suffers.

Most .45acp ammo is in the 850-1,000 fps range.

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That was pretty cool. I re-posted that on facebook after seeing it here.

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