No matter how much you believe that the sound of gunfire of any caliber "doesn't bother you" it IS doing permanent damage to your ears. I spent years working on USAF flight lines and gunnery ranges and our hearing was tested monthly. All of the guys who did not wear protection because the noise "didn't bother them" lost large portions of their hearing and developed tinnitus (ringing). In every case. Protect your ears and eyes. They are not replaceable. Not using protection because the noise doesn't "bother you" is like saying nuclear radiation doesn't "bother you". It will if you keep doing it.
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