[MarkL]

As someone who's shot and scored "High Power Rifle" matches, I can tell you that a silencer on a rifle is not of much use, if the bullet is traveling at supersonic speeds. Even if you can't hear the shot itself, as the bullet passes near you, you hear a VERY sharp and loud "crack."

And a bullet that light, moving that slowly, wouldn't be terribly accurate.

Mark

[Trailerpark Badass]

As someone who's shot and scored "High Power Rifle" matches, I can tell you that a silencer on a rifle is not of much use, if the bullet is traveling at supersonic speeds. Even if you can't hear the shot itself, as the bullet passes near you, you hear a VERY sharp and loud "crack."

However, the witness will "hear" the ballistic crack as coming from a direction perpendicular to the line of flight of the projectile as it passes him. That is a primary function of a suppressor in sniping, to disguise the shooter's location.

However, I doubt the shooter is using a suppressor.

[B4Ranch]

Loading down to subsonic is effective at 200 yards with a .223