Boring question #78; sonics aka silencers are they that quiet really or does size matter?

Boring question #78; sonics aka silencers are they that quiet really or does size matter?
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The mythbusters did an episode on that recently. “Silencers” do not make gun shots quiet. Just a bit less loud.
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