I don't know if he does ot not, but he is right.
Reread his statement. He stated that it would go through several walls AFTER leaving the bad guy's body.
I don't know if he does ot not, but he is right.
I shot a 12 gauge 2 3/4" Magnum 00BUCK (18.5" barrel) from inside a very narrow inside room with no hearing protection. Yes, it was extremely loud, yes, my ears were ringing. It didn't damage my hearing any more than my hearing was already damaged!I think the biggest downside to an AR, or any other rifle caliber, for inisde HD is deafening noise and muzzle blast which is only exasperated by a shorter barrel. A pistol caliber carbine has an advantage in this regard. However, IMO, the best HD weapon is a AUG or other bullpup platform with silencer firing 40 to 50 grain bullets. Some may think these are too light but the 5.7 has proven to be an exteremely effective round at close range. If a silencer can not be used the best flash suppressor available should.
If my life is about to be snuffed out by some threat, do you think I am going to be worried about my hearing?
I have a pair of ProEar stereo hearing protectors with left and right mic's and R&L volumes. I would really think twice before using THEM in an emergency situation, as I want to be able to hear everything about where the BG is or might be! Putting those on would be disorienting!Okay, but we're talking about planning ahead here. Nothing in my post even begins to imply one should choose death over hearing damage but if you can take steps in advance to mitigate the loss why wouldnt you? However, I never said a thing about hearing loss to begin with. The main concern i am addressing is disorientation.
Secondly, one must consider how differently a projectile may likely react to going through a sheetrock wall, then a space, representing a room (say 10') then another wall, separated by another space of, perhaps 8'.
I love my AR. It's my first choice for an HD weapon, even over my 870. Having shot a lot of stuff with it at the range, I have to laugh at all the gun shop commandos who say 5.56 is weak. Compared to a .308, yes. Compared to just about any other HD round no. Hearing that throaty "blam!" and having 29 rounds left took all doubt out of my mind the first time I fired it.
In terms of peak dBA, a 16-18" unbraked .223 is certainly louder than a pistol-caliber carbine, but is actually comparable in peak loudness to a 4" 9mm/.40/.45 or an 18" 12-gauge, and considerably less loud than a .357 revolver.I think the biggest downside to an AR, or any other rifle caliber, for inisde HD is deafening noise and muzzle blast which is only exasperated by a shorter barrel.
Yes, I was aware of that post when I made mine. Thank you for pointing it out, though!See my links in post #23 for just that