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Originally Posted by Unconventional
My point is that the location of one's ears in relation to the muzzle should be factored in. The shooter is being exposed to far less noise than what is read at the muzzle.
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Not necessarily. With many silencers the sound is actually louder at the shooter's ear than at the muzzle thanks to the extra gas coming back through the action on a semi-auto. Here are two examples out of many:
https://youtu.be/hY6J9lGLHY4
https://youtu.be/0L6lZ3Pi3Fc
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Originally Posted by Unconventional
As far as the hearing safe discussion goes, a key component is from where report of the gun is being measured. At the muzzle? 1 meter laterally and abreast with the muzzle with the microphone 1.6 meters off the ground as dictated by MIL-STD? At the shooter's ear? This can make a big difference in whether or not the shooter and bystanders are being exposed to harmful noise levels.
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Regardless of where you measure it, a rifle with a silencer isn't anywhere close to "hearing safe" and will cause permanent hearing loss if you make a habit of firing it without hearing protection.