Is the visual suppression effect that bad in real life?

[TH3pilot]

In real life the impact of projectiles on hard matter such as concrete, rock, metal etc can be as loud as a pistol shot. So that added by the "whizz" or "crack" will make you shut your eyes..its an instinct...not controlable.. even experienced shooters flinch their eyes when firering a gun for example... you cant control that.

[Wing Walker]

Originally Posted by Omina

But what I'm curious about is how bad it is in real life

There is something a little inappropriate about asking someone what it was like to get shot at, so you know if your game has it right or not.