Beretta686
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I have a 7.5 inch .44 Mag and a 7.5 AR-15 in 5.56.
Shooting the .44 Mag has quite a hefty report, but not something that will blow your eardrums out after just one round without earplugs. However shooting the 7.5 AR will blow your eardrums out.
Why is this? Clearly the .44 mag is pushing quite a bit more energy than the 5.56, but it's nowhere near as loud as a shorty AR shooting the relatively anemic 5.56. Clearly there's a reason for this, but I'm not sure why.
Shooting the .44 Mag has quite a hefty report, but not something that will blow your eardrums out after just one round without earplugs. However shooting the 7.5 AR will blow your eardrums out.
Why is this? Clearly the .44 mag is pushing quite a bit more energy than the 5.56, but it's nowhere near as loud as a shorty AR shooting the relatively anemic 5.56. Clearly there's a reason for this, but I'm not sure why.