Range must be horrible.
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If the standard .50BMG round is supersonic if fired at a distant target the target would be dead before he heard the sound of the rifle going off.Whats. The need for a subsonic round?
Subsonic means you might hear it in time to duck! Remember the old saying that you never hear the one that kills you?
Subsonic rounds would also have less recoil, a good thing if you’re using a suppressor that negates most of the effectiveness of a muzzle brake.
You cant tell how quiet a supressor really is or isnt from a video. The sound impluse quickly exceeds the input level of the mic. A supressor helps both the sound impulse and felt recoil. Howeverb the recoil is not bad in the first place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8fRprj3P90
The problem with subsonic ammo is its really designed to punch through material. It drops so fast the range is terrible.
“Many know the 50 BMG shot to be one of the loudest and most painful out there.”
Most painful indeed.