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Its hard to hear the noise difference with a suppressor on youtube. Until you hear one in person, it's hard to explain. With full powered loads, its not necessarily "quiet" but definitely brings noise down to a hearing friendly level. Any bullet traveling faster than the speed of sound will have the "crack" that you hear. That sound travels with the bullet so there is no way to suppress it. A good way to hear the difference is to pop a round into the dirt a few feet away. The sonic crack is very very short (obviously) so you really get to hear the effects of the can. Its quite impressive the first time you experience it.

Good silencers bring the noise level down below 140Db which is considered "hearing safe" with limited exposure. In other words, you would want ear plugs if you were firing a full magazine from a AR-15 or something like that but a few shots with a bolt action isn't bad at all. Really like a .22lr with high velocity rounds.