Looking for a particular Coach gun configuration

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And I have been in a room when a shotgun has been fired...can't imagine wanting to do it more than once, much less twice! It is louder than they show in the movies.

Inside a closed room, the loudness of a gunshot is just a matter of degree. All of them hurt, and rifles are the worst because you still get the supersonic crack. If ever you have to shoot in an inside home defense situation, just be prepared to lose some of your hearing. Of course, having a prepared weapon with suppressor and subsonic ammo will mitigate things a bit, but then you have the trade-off of a longer gun vs a very maneuverable one.

I was once at a military range, where automatic weapons had to be fired through 75 feet of baffled concrete culvert 4 feet in diameter, the near end of which was just beyond the gun's muzzle. This was done to cut down on the noise for benefit of those nearby the range. I've never had anything hurt so much as firing a MG42 through that culvert, wearing plugs and muffs. It was almost like taking a beating.