HankB
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A couple of years ago I was at a carbine match (think IDPA with rifles) and one of the participants was shooting a suppressed AR. Though he wasn't using subsonic load, the residual "crack" from standard .223s was not bad at all - subjectively, it was less than a standard velocity .22 out of a long barrel. Spectators in the peanut gallery (about 15 yards behind the firing line) could carry on a normal conversation, with no need for ear protection.
The shooter wasn't wearing ear protection, either . . . though he wished he was when his rifle malfunctioned and he had to finish the stage using his.40 loaded with Cor-Bon.
The shooter wasn't wearing ear protection, either . . . though he wished he was when his rifle malfunctioned and he had to finish the stage using his.40 loaded with Cor-Bon.