ppl use ar-15 indoors?

[benEzra]

the indoor range i go to has a rifle lane all by its self
really its just about the size of a long hallway
when i shoot the ar 15 its LOUD
i wear earplugs and ear muffs
sometimes i still get ringing

I've shot a .357 revolver in an indoor range. Loudest thing I've ever shot, I think.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

The answer is, only if things go horribly horribly wrong, but yes.

From the Db table, looks like .45 Colt would make a darn good home defense round, loaded to cowboy or "standard" loadings. Relatively easy on the ears, effective manstopper. Bet it'd be downright quiet from a lever action carbine (relatively speaking). Maybe my Puma 92 16" .45 colt levergun is the ultimate home defense gun after all.

 

[jpatterson]

Might have been mentioned and I hope most people do this, but *always* double up on ear-pro when shooting indoors. I lost something like 80% of the hearing my left ear permanently from an indoor range, and I'm only twenty!

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Sorry to hear that - I'll do you one better. I double up outdoors, and I won't shoot at all indoors (unless I'm shooting rimfire, and there's no one on either side of me with .458 win mags.

 

[orionhawk]

I use foam plugs indoors or out (pressure changes from muffs make me nauseous), and have never had a problem. then again, my hearing wasn't great before I ever fired my first round.

 

[RP88]

all my other guns put my ARs to shame - from my AK to my Mossberg 12ga. to the Mosin

I like to double up on hearing protection when possible, if only to help with concentration. An outdoor firing line is not as unnerving as a congested indoor firing line.

 

[scythefwd]

Yes, it is loud. I fired my m16 at a nbc range with one earplug out (it fell out, my bad for not having it in better). My right ear rang for days. I still have tenitus in my ears (I have also fired a 9mm in a indoor 15x20 concrete room with no protection). For home defense, I'd rather be def than dead. Any other time, I won't fire anything larger than a .22 without plugs.

 

[badbadtz560]

so.. one underlying question that hasn't been answered.. what do SWAT team and such close quarters ppl do about it? Do they all wear earplugs for combat?

 

[desidog]

so.. one underlying question that hasn't been answered.. what do SWAT team and such close quarters ppl do about it? Do they all wear earplugs for combat?

one word: Suppressors.

In the next few years, you'll see more lawsuits from deaf former tactical gov't guys.

People in Europe understand this; and it is considered bad form to shoot at public ranges without a can; but in the USA they are considered evil by the majority...."If you have a silencer, you must want to kill somebody." or some crap like that...from people who have never fired, or even held, a gun.

 

[desidog]

Also, i should mention, that if your entry team are all employing suppressors, and you hear shots...that means you're being engaged.

 

[dispatch55126]

Note to self-when clearing a BP revolver in the rain, standing in the summer kitchen to stay dry will result in permanent hearing loss.

Anyone wants to guess why I bring this up?:banghead:

 

[WNTFW]

One place I shoot is a borrow pit, even a .22 is too loud.
Indoors is loud.
Outdoors under a cover is loud.
15 Garands is loud.
15 F-Class rifles is loud.
Just one or 2 rifles out in the open seems tame. I still wear hearing protection.

I always wear earplugs & earmuffs. The earplugs help if your earmuffs come
off or loose. I even wear them working in the target pits. I've never regretted having too much protection. I have regretted too little.

 

[nekwah]

Have shot many a .243 or .223 or .30/06 without hearing protection and dont seem to have a huge problem but i think my ears should be better than they are for as young as i am. Might catch up to me when im old. My great uncle was a macine gunner in those big mombers in wwII and he cant hear a thing now, my grandpa served with the artillery in Korea and blames it for his bad hearing. I think wearing the ear protection is a good idea but i honestly dont think it would be a bother at all to shoot a couple times indoors. Ears might ring for awhile but no serious problems i wouldnt think.

 

[butters]

I've never shot indoors. I've never shot an AR-15 either for that matter although I just bought one 2 days ago. When I shoot I use a pair of cheap ear muffs and sometimes double up with foam plugs. Depends on what we are shooting and the mood I am in.

I did shoot a S&W 9mm from under a covered porch once many moons ago without ear protection and that was loud. My buddy played a joke (not a very funny one) and fired a 30-06 with a blank in it in his bedroom. That was the loudest thing I have ever heard. My ears were cashed in for 2 days.

I think that with adequate ear protection shooting indoors or outdoors shouldn't really be an issue.

 

[FreuderLocks]

I fired my AR15 once outdoors with no hearing protection. It hurt. Ill never do it again.
-FL