LOLBELL
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327 Federal Magnum in a 4.62 Single Seven with AE Federal 100 grn loads. The 30 Carbine won’t top it. JMHO
Seems quite a few responders can’t read too well. Sorry, ignoring the OP’s request is a pet peeve of mine.This is excluding muzzle devices and porting.
Ouch. I know how that feels. I ruined my hearing back in the 80's by getting squashed in the front row of a Gary Moore gig without earplugs and dropping my earmuffs in the middle of an IPSC stage THE SAME WEEK, and pretty much finished it off spotting for a buddy of mine in Africa, plugging my ears ½ a second AFTER he fired a braked .375H&H two feet from my left ear. In a sense, nothing feels that loud anymore through my world class tinnitus, but loud noises just seem to hurt without being otherwise perceptibly loud.An unintentional discharge of a .38 left me deaf for an hour and certainly contributed to my tinnitus. You couldn't pay me to fire my Mosin Nagant without plugs in.
plugging my ears ½ a second AFTER he fired a braked .375H&H two feet from my left ear.
In a sense, nothing feels that loud anymore through my world class tinnitus, but loud noises just seem to hurt without being otherwise perceptibly loud.
Smith and Wesson model 65 with 110 hollow points pushed by a max load of h110. I have ear protection hanging with my rifle. I don't want to lose any more hearing.Another posters discussion about self defense and lack of ear pro got me thinking.
From hunting rifles to snubbie revolvers and everything in between, What is the loudest gun you own, or have shot without ears? how does it compare? What would you never consider as an emergency or practical rifle because it’s too jarring? This is excluding muzzle devices and porting.
There's absolutely no question this
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Is the loudest gun I've ever fired, nothing else even comes close.
It destroyed my hearing the very first time I shot it.
As a matter of fact I'm sitting here writing this post and my ears are ringing
I spent 8 years shooting those things. M110 8" Howitzer. 13 Echo. Definately loud. A loud you can feel through your whole body.
Besides artillery my M1A scout squad with the compensator is pretty brutal. especially if someone is on the next bench. I have had people pack up and move down a few benches.
13E is FDC