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NDTerminator · January 21, 2006, 06:49 PM

I have a Remington 700 in 300 RUM with a muzzle brake on it. I fired exactly one round without hearing protection, just to see what would be like. I'll never shoot it, either off the bench or hunting, without hearing protection again.

The only experience I've ever had that compares was having a 175db Def Tec 25 Flash Bang (I'm a SWAT Operator and lead a team) detonate at my feet.

I can only imagine the big Weatherby would be worse...

January 21, 2006, 06:49 PM	#15
NDTerminator Member Join Date: January 8, 2006 Posts: 59	I have a Remington 700 in 300 RUM with a muzzle brake on it. I fired exactly one round without hearing protection, just to see what would be like. I'll never shoot it, either off the bench or hunting, without hearing protection again. The only experience I've ever had that compares was having a 175db Def Tec 25 Flash Bang (I'm a SWAT Operator and lead a team) detonate at my feet. I can only imagine the big Weatherby would be worse... __________________ To my great mortification, my father once told me; "you care nothing but for dogs, shooting, and rat catching, you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family" Charles Darwin