[doikor]

One thing I have noticed messed up in a lot of fiction (written/tv/movies/etc) is how loud guns actually are. Scenes of multiple people without any hearing protection emptying their guns that doesn't have any kind of supressors/silencer multiple times in a closed space (usually a single room) and then just casually chatting with each 5 seconds later.

In general the sounds of guns are very bad in most movies/tv shows (Heat from 1995 comes closest for me).

[stasomatic]

A buddy of mine was showing off his new Ruger hammerless .357 to me. Intrigued by the hammerless design, I asked him where the safety was. He fiddled with it and the thing went off. We were both deaf for about a week. The round went through a dresser and 2 dry walls. We found the slug in the kitchen (we were in another room). I lived to tell, but guns are indeed loud, even a 22.

[nickpeterson]

Michael Mann movies tend to get this right, Heat and collateral have really decent gun sounds. Turns out they are very loud.

Edit: just noticed you mentioned heat already, I need more coffee…

[thrill]

Just watch "that scene" from Heat again - it's like a double espresso.

[rayiner]

I wonder if part of this is also failing to consider the acoustic effect of loud sounds in enclosed spaces. Guns don’t sound nearly as loud if you only shoot outside.

[calyth2018]

Guns are still not hearing-safe outside. And if you're indoors, you probably should double up on the hearing protection (foam plugs with over the ear protection on top)

This one is not that surprising in mass media - there's no way the good guys and bad guys are going to take a pause and actually put on PPE before the shoot out.

[m463]

The only time movies try for sound accuracy is with flashbangs.