.357 noise :How loud are 110grain .357's?

Cognitive dissassociation with make it so you don't really "hear" the shots, assuming you have to fire in self-defense.
However, that will not protect you from the damage caused by the firing of the weapon.
I decided long ago to risk the hearing loss in a real shooting, to make sure I can live to deal with the after effects.

Heck, I am going deaf anyway, can't hear myself think anymore.;)
 
They don't make mufflers for .357's!

I've shot just about every bullet weight and pressure out of a .357. My opinion? If it says ".357 magnum" on the ammo, it's going to be painfully LOUD........regardless. Double your hearing protection on this round.
 
you guys figure that the over pressure or "blast" at the barrel/cylinder gap is right at peak chamber pressure?

A sound pressure level of 130+db comin outta the barrel/cylinder gap as a result of a 30k+PSI load would very likely carry a real sharp and painful sound quality as compared to a 120db blast coming from something like a 38special fired in the same gun.

At one time or another I really understood how decibel levels worked, if I remember correctly measurement equipment consider ever 3db step in sound pressure to be considered about 2 times louder. Our ears though are supposed to hear the sound logrithmically where every 10 decibel increase in sound pressure winds up sounding 2 times as loud. Don't take my word on it though, I'm working from a memory that has faded over the past 7-8 years since I touched up on the material.
 
"Please be advised that auditory exclusion does not protect your hearing at all. "


YESSS! I am glad somebody else stuck a pin in this myth. The brain may provide some adrenaline-induced reduction in the PERCEIVED level of the sound, but the sound waves hitting the tympanic membrane and driving the inner bones are the same. This will do the same amount of damage to the ear.
 
"as far as muzzle blast, stand in the shooting lane next to the one being used by the shooter and catch the whole blast effect. when i want several lanes between myself
and other shooters, the ported .44. moves people away all of the time."

Yeah, I know, I'm one of them. It's always a joy to have to leave 15 minutes into the hour of range time you just bought. Really appreciate it.
 
I would not advise shooting any firearm without hearing protection unless you simply have to (self-defense, hunting).

I shot a .357 without hearing protection once... and my ears rang for a week. I've never done it since. Nevertheless, I think I did permanent damage to my hearing. Ear damage is like eye damage... it's hard and slow to regenerate, and it will never be 100% again.

I want to be able to hear my grandchildren laugh.
 
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