thefirearmfoundry on Nostr: Suppressed handguns are some of the best suppressed weapons. The reason is that ...

Suppressed handguns are some of the best suppressed weapons. The reason is that handgun rounds are subsonic or can easily be subsonic without losing too much power. Subsonic rounds are the perfect match for a suppressor as they eliminate the muzzle flash, muzzle crack, AND the downrange crack. Rifle calibers typically rely on speed to deliver significant kinetic energy at the target, so reducing that speed meaningfully reduces the effectiveness of rifle rounds, but fast, supersonic rounds create a sonic crack downrange, which reduces the effectiveness of a suppressor. Common handgun calibers do not suffer from this same issue as they typically rely on mass instead of speed to deliver energy, and are thus the perfect mate for a suppressor.