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I would assume our special forces have access to silencers that can quiet a weapon to "X" db level. What level are we able to get a silencer/suppressor down to?
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The military has access to the same silencers as civilians do in the USA. It is civilian manufacturers designing and selling to the civilian market that define state of the art in silencer design now. Unless military units are buying the latest silencers on the market, they are lagging behind in what the rest of us are using.
The only small arms that the military can do better than civilians with are machine guns and destructive devices using explosives. Because the military has criteria other than maximum noise reduction or accuracy, they are not always able to choose what is quietest or most accurate.
Forget about what the military is using. Find out what fits your budget then get what you need, whether it is small and light or sturdy, maintainable and high performance. Most of the silencers you will find at this link
http://www.silencertests.com/links.htm will make an AR-15 hearing safe as long as it is shot out in the open. None of them will make any firearm quiet enough to keep the coyotes around while you shoot them as they will quickly learn that bullets hitting flesh/fur are a reason to flee.
Look here for noise data from 2005;
http://www.silencertests.com/results.htm
Ranb