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 09-16-2017, 14:32 Post: 101535
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 How loud is subsonic .22 ammo?

Do you still need hearing protection with subsonic .22 ammo? I'm looking for something I can put by the door and use to shoot varmints without grabbing for my ear plugs and muffs. I've lost enough of my hearing already.






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 09-17-2017, 05:15 Post: 101542
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Yeah, when I was a teen I went into the desert to shoot my .357 magnum revolver without hearing protection. Once. Very painful and my ears didn't stop ringing for a week. I now suffer some significant mid range hearing loss and I'm fairly sure that dumb stunt is why.






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 09-17-2017, 15:04 Post: 101545
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 How loud is subsonic .22 ammo?

Thanks Denwood. That's what I wanted to hear. My pellet gun doesn't have quite enough pop and the .22 bolt action Remington I inherited is in another state so I couldn't try it out.






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 09-18-2017, 00:53 Post: 101547
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 How loud is subsonic .22 ammo?

My pellet rifle is CO2 powered and doesn't seem to have much power. Plus the stupid CO2 cartridge is always empty when I need it most. How does your Benjamin compare to CB caps in terms of power? I sure like the idea of not messing with pumping or CO2 cartridges but CB caps don't sound like they'd have all that much power.






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 09-19-2017, 11:14 Post: 101570
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 How loud is subsonic .22 ammo?

Archdean, my audiologist disagrees with you. So does the National Institute of Health. It's called Acoustic Trauma. I've lost some hearing, diagnosed as nerve damage caused by Acoustic Trauma, and it is not any fun. I now wear hearing protection for almost every noisy activity - chainsaw, circular saw, hammering, shop vac, etc. Might as well try to preserve what hearing I have left.






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 09-20-2017, 01:57 Post: 101576
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Archdean, I appreciate your thoughts, but I'm not sure how you read the NIH link and concluded that only prolonged exposure to noise leads to hearing loss since "gunshots" and "long exposure to loud noises" are comma separated and listed as separate causes. The audiologist told me that a single loud noise event could damage sensory hairs in the inner ear and lead to hearing loss years later. No offense, but I believe her.






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 09-20-2017, 06:52 Post: 101579
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 How loud is subsonic .22 ammo?

I had no idea that pellet guns had become so sophisticated. The ones I've used have all been fairly cheap. There's a website that sells about 20 different brands and some of them look really, really nice. My plan is to try different types of rounds ammo in my .22 rifle (when I can get it shipped here) and measure the noise with a sound level meter. If none of them are quiet enough I'll spring for a nice .22 pellet rifle.






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 09-22-2017, 03:02 Post: 101602
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 How loud is subsonic .22 ammo?

I haven't fired a .22 for probably 30 years so I don't remember how loud they are. I mostly just do target shooting around here and shoot either .40, 9mm, or .357 pistols, .30 or .223 rifles or shotguns. Those are all pretty LOUD. So, you guys are probably right about .22 rifles noise being fairly quiet, I just don't remember and ASSumed they were loud based on current experience with other guns.






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 09-25-2017, 09:33 Post: 101695
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I'll pass on the scuba tank setup, but I'll have to check out a modern pump air rifle. My Sheridan .177 CO2 rifle is fairly accurate but I've found CO2 cartridges to be a pain.






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