matthew261
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Conversational decibels are around 60-65 dB. Ear pain threshold is considered to be around 140 dB...
9mm = 159.8 dB, 38sp. = 156.3 dB, .357 mag. = 164.3 dB, .45 ACP = 157.0 dB, 12 ga. = 151.5 dB
The damage caused by one shot from a .357 magnum pistol, which can expose a shooter to 165 dB for 2msec, is equivalent to over 40 hours in a noisy workplace.
Bottom line: whatever you're shooting is going to cause some level of hearing damage if your ears are unprotected. Exceptions to this are blowguns, slingshots, or boomerangs. Silencers notwithstanding.
9mm = 159.8 dB, 38sp. = 156.3 dB, .357 mag. = 164.3 dB, .45 ACP = 157.0 dB, 12 ga. = 151.5 dB
The damage caused by one shot from a .357 magnum pistol, which can expose a shooter to 165 dB for 2msec, is equivalent to over 40 hours in a noisy workplace.
Bottom line: whatever you're shooting is going to cause some level of hearing damage if your ears are unprotected. Exceptions to this are blowguns, slingshots, or boomerangs. Silencers notwithstanding.
I wouldn't shoot one indoors.