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if you have to rip off some rounds inside to save your life you might hear some of them. when your body gets an adrenaline dump it tends to shut down peripheral things and focus very narrowly on other things.
if you've hunted you know how loud your rifle is simple zero'ing it when you're calm, yet when you make that shot for real and your heart is racing and your breathing changes.... its hardly that loud. |
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I wouldn't sweat it too much, shoot what your familiar with. Chances are if your a Harley guy and tune them or work on them, (I have) you've exposed your friends and loved ones to allot of noise already. My effectiveness with my weapon would be my biggest concern. And as ^^Jerry said, adrenaline does some strange things when you shoot, although this doesn't address your family members in the same room or house.
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I'll happily trade some more hearing loss for something much worse happening to myself or my family.
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I'm a wheelgun guy. And in a SD situation, there is no other gun I'd rather have in my hand than (one of) my S&W 686(s).
But. . . Noise IS a serious consideration in a home environment. Not only are 357 Magnums particularly loud, but pretty much all revolvers are loud - due to the barrel-cylinder gap (it also generates an unacceptable of side-flash - but that's a different post). That said, I go with a semi-auto for home protection. I prefer the 45 ACP round because it's low pressure; and therefore, low noise ("low" being a relative term, of course). And of course, it still delivers a pretty good punch.
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Some interesting real measurements, graphs, explanations, etc. here, http://www.elcaudio.com/decibel.htm It's more or less consistent with anecdotes here and elsewhere - depends on the gun, but some guns are capable of causing permanent hearing damage.
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I can hear it now... "Kids! Get your ears on! Daddy heard a noise downstairs!"
Seriously, the presence of the carpet and stuffed furniture is something I hadn't considered. I hope if it ever comes down to it that all that sound-dampening helps a LOT. |
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I had an incident next door with someone that had to be removed by police. The person turned a pitbull loose on two officers and one officer fired three rounds into the dog with a .40. I was standing right behind the officer doing the fireing and all I heard was three small pops.
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Maybe off topic. But. Fired 6 shot cylinder of standard pressure .38 lrn. Didn't perceive noise as loud but temporarily lost more and more of my hearing each shot. Perceived it as a pop noise but my ears felt like they were clogging and they rang badly for a few days. I've fired .22 magnum inside a full shop warehouse. Into a backstop of course. Didn't find it too bad, loud with very temporary ringing. But I stopped doing this after I fired a round when the place had Been emptied and cleaned up. Had the ring but a actual pain when fired. .22 lr as well but to a lesser extent. One of the main reasons I won't carry .357 anymore is the noise. I just couldn't imagine. .38 fine for me.
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Lee N. Field, cute , the name thingy. Now if you have read my initial post as well as my latter insertion, you will note I am not associating; NOT defending self or family with any said weapon available, when necessary. I was asking a question in order to determine if most of us ever give consideration to the aftereffects of such altercation.
Now with that said, I am also not a Rambo mindset either. I do know that some of us can do better with smaller calibers than larger calibers. But our male manliness brings out the big guy in us and we mostly have to have the biggest thing going. I have owned almost every cal. hand gun short of 44 mag and 50 cal. I even had a $3800.00 Wilson Combat 45 that I couldn't hit the narrow side of the barn with. I have in like had a 17 that I could split casings with at 75 feet. My proportions are 6'-1" 240#. I also served in the Army during but not in V.N. as a Medic. So I have heard noise. My point again goes back to the one poster here, whom really had an altercation and had to use his weapon for defense. His response qualifies him better than any of us speculators and range shooters. I do know an empty room, such as a shooting range is going to be much different that a deep pile carpeted room with suspended ceiling, and full of furniture. If you have family, which should not change your reasoning for shooting and defending self, you might be interested in the after effects as I am, which is why I pretty much asked the question. i love all the responses here especially the hearing effect information, which is part of what I was looking for. Since it appears that most believe that the hearing loss thing is only temporary, I'm considering a Ruger 30 cal pistol for basement target shooting!!!!!!!! |
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What? Can't hear you.
I can tell you that I am certain there was some permanent loss after that one incident. I cal also tell you being a teenager in the 70s has taken a toll as well. I can now go to a full blown concert and not leave deaf because I am sure I am not 100% in the hearing area! So, if you can avoid it, don't fire any weapon without hearing protection. During self defence situations, you have no choice. I stopped dove hunting because I hate ear protection while hunting dove and the shotgun noise is just too much. Mel |
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To add to what Lee said, even though you are in the right, the hearing loss may be far less of an issue compared to the legal and psychological burden brought upon you after defending yourself. The criminals seem to have just as many rights as we do.
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I dont understand the debate here. I have used firearms (both handguns and longguns) defensively against threats, sometimes without the benefit of ear pro. It WILL mess up your hearing...period
If legal in your area, jump thru the legal hoops and put a can on your HD pistol. My Glock fitted with an AAC TiRant 9s is about perfect. Still short/light enough to be easy to wield in close quarters. Quiet enough indoors to not worry about blowing my ears out. Come home...screw the can on...attach a light and its ready to repel any mid-night visitors. DONE!! |
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Interesting and quite informative thread. To be honest I never gave the issue much thought, figuring I suppose that if I had to use a handgun for self defense at home, some hearing loss would be a relatively minor issue - compared with the risk of not dealing effectively with the threat.
For reasons I'd rather not explain in detail () I always wear ear plugs in bed. After reading this I will more likely keep them plugged in if I'm awakened and there's a possibility of needing to defend myself. My 2.5 in. 357 Mag is loud enough on the range with full ear protection .... |
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I have a set of muffs near the night time SD gun. One for me and one for the wife. Unless, it is an instantaneous go for the gun - there's time to put them on.
We have alarms, etc. - so we might have the time unless it is a dynamic assault. As far as not detecting damage - you need a professional exam to detect such at threshold levels and across the frequency spectrum.
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No way I would want muffs on is a life or death situation, I think it would really mess with my senses and awarness.
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I shot a raccoon in the corner my 36'x48' pole barn one night. I had put ear phones on before I shot. After I shot, I couldn't hear anything it was like the volume on the world was turned to zero. I took the 'phones off and over the span of a minute my hearing returned. It was scary at first, even with the hearing protection the .44 had temporarily deafened me.
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Having used electronic muffs in numerous matches and FOF training, I will go with them as compared to losing my hearing in a critical incident.
Perhaps I shouldn't wear my glasses either?
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Speaking of daily CC, I know it isn't uncommon for people to carry a back-up mag or speed-loader but what about other accessories? Hearing protection seems pretty impractical for the 99+% of the time that we are not under attack and putting it on is probably more complication than we'd have time for if we were... |
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But if it's just for a bump-in-the-night type situation, I can put them on and actually get a sensory benefit of being able to hear better than normal. And if the bump turns out to be sinister, I'll still be able to hear after the first gunshot. I do not advocate putting them on in a situation where there's any hint that time might be critical. There are better uses of your time in a situation like that and hearing loss shouldn't be really high on your lists of worries in that case.
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