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SolSerkonos@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Ehhh, you probably could if you weren’t extremely close and it was the right firearm.

There’s a lot of variation between different guns when it comes to volume- even the same caliber can be dramatically quieter out of a long barrel. I own a .22lr rifle that’s entirely fine to shoot without ear protection, and a .22lr revolver that’s definitely not fine to shoot without ear protection.

What I’m getting at is 12ga is fucking loud, even by gun standards.

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ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Do you know how many dB that 22lr is actually producing? I would bet it’s actually just inside the danger zone with most ammo.

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- SolSerkonos@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  No clue. It wouldn’t surprise me if it was technically outside of hearing safe, but it’s not actively uncomfortable to shoot. It’s a single shot bolt action so I’m not gonna do long term hearing damage fast lol.
  
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ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I had both .22LR rifle and revolver and that revolver was louder than a 9mm (Uzi) so gun design makes a massive difference.

I think it’s possible that a recording on surround sound might get close to the noise of a smaller caliber gun, but I just doubt that it would be an easy mistake to make. Particularly if that person doesn’t play a lot of loud movies and games and it’s just a sudden burst or something.

I bet you had tinnitus for awhile.

That makes me think of something I never put together. I did everything I can in life to protect my hearing. Never shot without protection, never even operated heavy machinery or went to concerts without some kind of hearing protection, I was so infatuated with preserving my senses that I was made fun of for always having PPE. Now later in life I have constant tinnitus and no idea why. Come to think of it, maybe that one single shotgun blast at point-blank range is what knocked something loose in there and I’m only just now feeling the long-term effects.

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