Learn from my mistake

[17+1]

Really? Wow OP you're a baby. Trying shooting a M2 with out plugs. Even then how complacent could you be that you didnt notice you didnt have your muffs on?

[45guru6918]

My comment was genuine, from the initial post there was no information about how you were shooting. As I said most if not all Hunters don't use hearing protection. You want to get all pissy about being a badass that's your problem not mine. That's not where I was headed. No ****ing Wonder California is losing gun rights. SMH

Thanks man, Ive been looking for the @$$hole causing my gun rights to be diminished in california... I bet the next time he criticizes a "bad****" they are taking our AR15's for sure.

[aklon]

Strange that it had that effect on you. I don't know a single Hunter that uses hearing protection, perhaps it happened because it took you off guard, I don't know.

If he was shooting from an enclosed firing point, that would magnify the sound. I suspect the reverse applies if you are out in the field; how many times have people described gunfire as sounding like firecrackers?

[bk23103]

My dad was on the Army rifle team at Ft. Hood in 1971. He and his team traveled around the country shooting in competition, I believe as a recruitment/PR tool. He tells stories of shooting his M-14 from dusk til dawn on a near daily basis.

Today, he can't hear a damned thing and relies on closed captions on the TV. He is always annoyed that people are talking too quietly and that nobody bothers to speak up. I think he might be in just a little bit of denial...

[wpage]

There are factors that magnify sounds...

Best protect eyes and ears.

[John Henry]

[Mayor McRifle]

The physical experience of that single unmuffled .308 round would be impossible to describe.

Try going to war.

Fire in the hole!

[FeuerFrei]

"the world ended" hyperbole was what I thought was funny as hell,but I was kinda hoping for a good blood blister story, so...

Lesson learned.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER take your ears off when shooting.
Unless you're hunting or using a properly designed silence-r.

[Preston-CLB]

I have some high frequency hearing loss and minor tinnitus from being around jet engines, hydraulic system test stands for aircraft, shooting in the military and for fun. I did wear ear protection a majority of the time, but sometimes it was not possible. Lesson learned.

Here's a nice chart of sounds and their decibel levels. Noise Level Chart.

The chart makes it pretty clear that the noise from gunshots is very bad for your hearing.

I am preaching to choir here, but Safe shooting also includes eye and hearing protection-be safe.
--P

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Thankfully Calguns is full of tough, brave men who can teach us all lessors in manliness. Truly amazing men here. With the level of manliness here, how do the Democrats stand a chance?

[GM4spd]

To all the manly men who have commented, maybe get a head start on learning sign language.


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LMAO

[Bigtwin]

Thanks man, Ive been looking for the @$$hole causing my gun rights to be diminished in california... I bet the next time he criticizes a "bad****" they are taking our AR15's for sure.

Don't be dense, I was referring to all the bickering and in fighting over petty ****!

[SMarquez]

If the range has an overhead cover, that will amplify the noise impact. Is your rifle comped?

[Lmo]

EVERY WWII vet I ever knew personally, wore hearing aids early on.

That was certainly my dad; infantry, M2 mortar platoon sgt., Battle of the Bulge. He couldn't hear sh*t, unless it was the middle of the night and there was an unknown sound in the house. Never could fathom that.

[Barbarosa]

Mawp....