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Scorch · September 15, 2012, 08:57 PM

There is a reason that most ranch houses have a 22LR bolt action rifle sitting by the door. 22LR is about as quiet as you are going to get. I have shot them without hearing protection many, many times. Good to 100-150 yds, quiet, and will kill critters with a solid hit. Or move up to a 22 Hornet, they are quieter than a 223, but they are not really quiet.

That said, I gotta agree with Hawg; what in the world possessed you to fire from under the carport?

September 15, 2012, 08:57 PM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 11,044	There is a reason that most ranch houses have a 22LR bolt action rifle sitting by the door. 22LR is about as quiet as you are going to get. I have shot them without hearing protection many, many times. Good to 100-150 yds, quiet, and will kill critters with a solid hit. Or move up to a 22 Hornet, they are quieter than a 223, but they are not really quiet. That said, I gotta agree with Hawg; what in the world possessed you to fire from under the carport? __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Taylor Machine