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[Janice]

Does exploding ammo affect the modifier to perception checks to hear a firearm being used I know it may seem to be obvious to some, but I have to ask for two reasons: 1. because I'm curious as to whether or not exploding ammo is louder than the noise of a suppressed weapon (which can still be quite loud), and 2. because as far as I can tell, Shadowrun doesn't differentiate between the noise of the firearm's discharge, the noise of the round breaking the sound barrier, and the noise of impact, which makes the subject kinda fuzzy in my head.

[Muspellsheimr]

Explosive ammunition has a fire-cracker like detonation on impact. Thus, while you would be able to easily hear them striking, that does not necessarily mean you can hear them being fired.

That being said, there is no RAW modifiers to Perception Tests in regards to this ammunition. A silencer would provide the normal modifiers for hearing the gunfire, but would not affect the actual bullets. Because of this, a silencer could assist with concealing your location, but not your presence with such ammunition.