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craZivn · June 16, 2013, 11:57 AM

I switch out my magnum rounds for much quieter .38s at night, I'm willing to trade the extra power of the .357s for the chance of less hearing damage on the gamble that an intruder isn't going to be wearing armor and I'm not gonna have to shoot through media.

I'm more comfortable with a handgun than a shotgun for HD, even my pistol-gripped light-equipped Mossberg Persuader is a bit clumsy indoors compared to having a pistol in one hand and flashlight in the other.

So for me, the only step I take to avoid hearing damage is to load with lighter rounds. At the ranges I will encounter inside my house I'm willing, literally, to bet my life on that.

Ivan

June 16, 2013, 11:57 AM	#47
craZivn Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 138	I switch out my magnum rounds for much quieter .38s at night, I'm willing to trade the extra power of the .357s for the chance of less hearing damage on the gamble that an intruder isn't going to be wearing armor and I'm not gonna have to shoot through media. I'm more comfortable with a handgun than a shotgun for HD, even my pistol-gripped light-equipped Mossberg Persuader is a bit clumsy indoors compared to having a pistol in one hand and flashlight in the other. So for me, the only step I take to avoid hearing damage is to load with lighter rounds. At the ranges I will encounter inside my house I'm willing, literally, to bet my life on that. Ivan