THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Often seen on many posts, phut & wait for the thud of the bullit strike. So in theory if your rimfire silencer is "the best" a rabbit won't hear the gun go off & rum before the bullit hits home. Have you ever thought what the rabbit does actually hear ? Warning, contains images of shot, injured or dead fruit & vegetables. If your a vegetarian you may be offended. Speed of sound v's velocity of a subsonic Eley bullit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 looking at the vid and actually hearing the rifle sound and seeing the target struck from that end shows how fast bullets travel. As for the rabbit hearing the gun go off and having time to react, no way. For my money a moderator is used to keep the background noise down for the next rabbit on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 You absolutely ruined that tin Darral! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I'm sure I saw that potato dying like that in a spaghetti western once. V happy with eley subs in my CZ. I have some RWS to try.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 seems to me that a bullit going faster than sound so why use subs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Speed of sound is 1,125 ft/s ish, speed of subsonic bullet is approx 1100 ft/s ish, so the noise of the rifle firing is only a few feet in front of the bullet as it travels, theres no way the rabbit could react that quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Going for round figures A eley .22 sub will take .195 of a second to reach 65 yards, the sound of the shot arrived at approx .183 of a second, so the noise hits the rabbit while the bullet is 11 feet away still traveling at 948 fp/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Figures are approximate Is that OK by you bivvs, see you been hanging around waiting for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks for the comments guys. Sort of myth busting & thinking out loud. I've seen many times the comment subs are slow & people thinking, as a shooter, there's a delay between the bang & the bullit strike. Well, now they know different. If the rabbit heard the shot, It's his mate who's going away for dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Figures are approximate Is that OK by you bivvs, see you been hanging around waiting for the reply Figures are approximate will let you of then, nice to see you trying Paul.good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Have you all gone anorak tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Have you all gone anorak tonight? NOOOPPEE, not me, not tonight last night may be bored, very very bored, not been lamping this week at all , and i'm not even ill i'm so bored the thought of cleaning the paper work off the computer desk seems attractive :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 NOOOPPEE, not me, not tonight last night may be bored, very very bored, not been lamping this week at all , and i'm not even ill i'm so bored the thought of cleaning the paper work off the computer desk seems attractive Do I detect a modicum of boredom in the wilds of North wales then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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