Gunshot

Gunshot is also a British hip hop group.

A gunshot is the discharge of a firearm, and the sound effect thereof; the term can also refer to a wound caused by such a discharge.

Gunshot sound

A typical rifle gunshot is very loud — in the region of 140 to 170 decibels while the threshold for pain is 130 db. This can be lowered to around 115 db through the use of a suppressor and subsonic ammunition.

Gunshot as distress signal

Some doctrines of survival training allow for the use of three gunshots with an interval of one or two seconds as a distress signal. .

Gunshot wound

A wound caused by projectile from a gun. See: Ballistic trauma

• Stopping power
• Hydrostatic shock
• Wound ballistics
• Terminal ballistics

External links

• Introduction to Firearm Suppressor Technology
• Detailed measurements of the sound of a .308 rifle firing

References