Loudness of guns fired indoors
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Any word on where they get their numbers?
I flat out deny that a CCI Standard Velocity .22lr out of a 3.5" barrel is 160 dB.
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Indoors at my house? Here is my bedside rig in the nightstand drawer for things that go bump in the night. I want to be able to still hear after the first shot. There might be a second intruder.
Looks like our home defense setups are very similar.
May have been stated already, but 22 LR out of a pistol is much louder than from a rifle from my experience. You can almost go w/o hearing protection with a rifle (not recommended). With a pistol, it will ring your ears.
Also, DB readings can depend a lot on how it was tested. How far away it was from the source.
I had a 5.45X39 round go off indoors a few feet away from my head once. My ears were ringing for a couple hours.
I haven't shot indoors in a while, but I got in the habit of doubling up on the protection when I did. I still do that for pistols if I can. 30 DB soft insert plugs plus decent muffs. I don't have electronic muffs. Need to fix that.
The only thing I would mention is be careful using muffs only. If they don't fit and seal right around your ears, you will not get the rated protection.
Also, DB readings can depend a lot on how it was tested. How far away it was from the source.
I had a 5.45X39 round go off indoors a few feet away from my head once. My ears were ringing for a couple hours.
I haven't shot indoors in a while, but I got in the habit of doubling up on the protection when I did. I still do that for pistols if I can. 30 DB soft insert plugs plus decent muffs. I don't have electronic muffs. Need to fix that.
The only thing I would mention is be careful using muffs only. If they don't fit and seal right around your ears, you will not get the rated protection.
AlfonsDeWolf
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The 1" barrelled NAA .22 mag is an example of that. Ouch
edmo01
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I keep a set of Peltor electronic noise cancelling headsets next to the bed...
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walnut1704
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I fired off a 2 1/2" .357 loaded with some 125 gr HP by the campfire one night just to show off the fireball. Nobody would talk to me after that. Or maybe they did and I just couldn't hear them.
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Indoors at my house? Here is my bedside rig in the nightstand drawer for things that go bump in the night. I want to be able to still hear after the first shot. There might be a second intruder.
AKA - "The don't wake the baby gun."
Robbins290
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As a guy that shot a few firearms inside. All times were safe and legal. Its a world of difference inside. Shot a 12 gauge 18" shotgun. A 40 s&w pistol. Think it was a 4006 or 410s. A 22lr rifle and a ar15. The rifle was the worse
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