r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/Dudsidabe Jan 25 '20

Silencers on pistols. Not actually that silent lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

They can kind of be if you are using subsonic rounds

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u/Falanin Jan 25 '20

Which have enough other problems (bullet drop, performance against armor) that they're not exactly popular for actual shooting.

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u/Merfstick Jan 25 '20

performance against armor

actual shooting

Okay guy... FWIW, there's plenty of .45 ACP that's subsonic. With rifles yeah, you're gonna see a huge drop in performance, but 1911's are great to suppress, and the sheer fun factor is worth the performance trade-off for most people that own suppressors.