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"One shot, even from a suppressed(not legal in most places), .22 can cause permanent irreparable hearing loss"
You've got to be kidding. Yes...and even 1 cigarette can cause cancer and kill you. |
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.22 LR isn't as loud because you've got a relatively small amount of powder being burned. The centerfire cartridge with the most similar report is probably .25 Auto because it's burning a similarly small powder charge. .25's however, usually have quite short barrels so unless you're shooting a short-barreled .22 handgun like a Beretta 21a or NAA Mini, the .25 will probably still be noticeably louder.
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Just shoot outdoors. Problem solved.
Seriously though. I stood 6 feet from a guy shooting a 6.5 Creedmoor outdoors and WOW, what large blow-by they have. Pretty sure my hair blew back. |
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Hearing is based on sensitive structures within our ears. These structures can be permanently damaged by very loud noises, like gunfire (especially indoors). You might not notice right away but that damage tends to be cumulative. Here is an overview: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/noi...d-hearing-loss |
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Health and Human Services? I'll pass.
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I know, firsthand, exposure to 22 LR unsuppressed can cause permanent hearing damage, but I'd like to know who is saying suppressed 22 can do that and what mechanism they are attributing it to. |
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I understand that factory load .327 Federal magnums can be VERY loud out of the shorter 3" barrels such as the Ruger SP101. Being a high pressure round and a short barrel must be a noisy combination.
I'll find out whenever I take my new revolver out to the family land to shoot it (with a new pair of electronic Howard Leight ear protectors over some little foam earplugs). |
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Here's what you do.
Buy or rent the 10mm pistol of your choice. Buy a box of Buffalo Bore 10mm 220 hardcast ammunition. Shoot it at your indoor range. Everything else with now seem mild. ![]()
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