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Is it true that latest Dart Guns make almost no sound? (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago by Spike@hexbear.net to c/guns@hexbear.net

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I have been told this recently by a local who owns many guns, but I figured Muricans here would be able to verify this

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does dart gun mean something specific here? Because if it just means dart gun, I could imagine they're pretty quiet by now with modern materials

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

Sorry I should have clarified, dart guns used for sedatives/tranquilisers

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did they ever? I figured they were just compressed air, not exactly BLAM BLAM shoot guns.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago

You can still hear that easily in a quiet environment (sound is variance in air pressure), though it is nothing compared to gunfire of course.

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean sedative dart gun or like nerf? (I just found out dart gun could mean nerf gun)

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I meant sedative dart guns. This guy was claiming they wouldn't be heard even metres away

[–] fannin@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If this is just curiosity ignore the rest of this post but sedative guns are not, have never been, and will never be viable for self defense.

[–] BarrelsBallot@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 months ago

OP is a little more creative than the rest of us

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you skip to about the 6 minute mark, there’s a large number of shots made in relatively quick succession that you can listen to.

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[–] TheVelvetGentleman@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tranquilizer dart guns are not common. But they are essentially the same as pellet guns, just with larger bores, obviously. These can be very quiet, depending on how powerful they are. You could definitely still hear them at a few meters away, but the sound would not be recognizable as a gun.

Here's a guy shooting a pistol dart gun. https://youtu.be/ZJA57vEc27o

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