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"I spent a couple years in an Artillery unit in the Army, if you think a 12ga is loud try standing behind a 105 Howitzer with no hearing protection."
My grandpa was in the Marines during Vietnam and operated a 105 and 155 Howitzer. He's deaf in one ear (at least mostly so, can't hear but vague noises) and has tinnitus in the other. He also mentioned something about not always using earplugs with rifles (The Garand and the M16 originally chambered in 7.62) but blames it largely on the Howitzers.
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