Gunshot Sound Effect

📝 Description

The gunshot crack is cinema's sharpest punctuation — a single explosive report that resets every scene it enters. Film built an entire grammar around it: the shot that starts the race, ends the standoff, or echoes across a valley to announce that the plot has opinions. Use it for western and action edits, race starts, and dramatic scene breaks where softer sounds lack jurisdiction. In comedy it works as the world's most excessive answer to minor provocations — delivered as audio only, all bark and zero consequence. Handle volume and context with care; this one commands attention by design.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:01

Format

MP3

File Size

22 KB

Added

June 12, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by okieactor via Freesound. View original source →