Judas Priest
Super Member
I´m posting this here because it is about our hearing, more than it is about guns.
When I was a kid, I used to shoot my .22 rifle all the time without hearing protection. I didn´t think it was that loud. I did find a .22 pistol to be very loud, and a .38 Special was also too loud without protection.
I accidentally shot my .41 Magnum without protection once. I forgot to put them on, and only remembered when I pulled the trigger! I think I even have a video of that somewhere.
My uncle was a WWII nut, and he took us out to shoot the 8mm Mauser rifle that my dad found at an antique store. That was the first time I heard a firearm live. That really left an impression! It was unbelieveably loud to my virgin, unprotected ears
Well, I have since found out that a .22 rifle is somwhere between 134 and 144 dbA.
Shit.
I fired thousands of rounds back then
I wish I would have known better
When I was a kid, I used to shoot my .22 rifle all the time without hearing protection. I didn´t think it was that loud. I did find a .22 pistol to be very loud, and a .38 Special was also too loud without protection.
I accidentally shot my .41 Magnum without protection once. I forgot to put them on, and only remembered when I pulled the trigger! I think I even have a video of that somewhere.
My uncle was a WWII nut, and he took us out to shoot the 8mm Mauser rifle that my dad found at an antique store. That was the first time I heard a firearm live. That really left an impression! It was unbelieveably loud to my virgin, unprotected ears
Well, I have since found out that a .22 rifle is somwhere between 134 and 144 dbA.
Shit.
I fired thousands of rounds back then
I wish I would have known better