Pros and Cons of shooting next to the guys with a .44 mag

You don't need to breakout big stuff, just drop in a 357 Sig barrel into your 40 S&W. You would be supprised what a necked down pistol cartrage will do in a 4 inch barrel. 12 inch flames and supersonic sound waves will take care of the shooter with his 44 mag next to you.


Jim
 
I go with the "double" hearing protection, Howard Lieght "33" foam ear plugs and a pair of Howard Lieght ear muffs. That calms me right down. :)

Normally I find the "33" foam ear plugs good enough, but if a real blaster is next to me, I put on the ear muffs and all is well. :D

And I agree with the theory that it is the "blast" that bothers not the recoil, mine or the folks near me.

- Thomas
 
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I was actually going to send in my coupon for a .357sig upper for my sig in a couple of months. Perhaps that will do the trick, without having to get an entirely new gun.
 
I normally shoot at an outdoor range, I shoot on the rifle range all of the time, due to it being longer, ( I normally shoot most of my hand guns at 75 to 100 yards), I find that shooting next to .308 or 30-06 will teach you to ignore the loud hand guns for the most part.

While I may be the odd man out, I am sort of a recoil junkie, and the shock wave just adds to the rush, you might say that guns are my drug of choice, after an hour or two at the range, I am a totally different person ,tension and stress are gone and I feel very calm and relaxed.

Also to add, my hand gun collection includes a ruger sbh .44mag, a blackhawk .357 mag. an American derringer .45acp, CZ 52 7.62x25, And a Thomson center contender, ten inch bbl. 30.30win. So I just might be that annoying guy in the next lane.
 
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Was just wondering what do you do when someone breaks out something big.Don't shoot at indoor ranges myself, but even the outdoors gets loud when the local boys break out the big stuff, the 44 is about the starting point and it goes up fast. Me I just wish I could shoot em all.
 
Sigcurious, I'd get that upper as soon as I could afford it.

I actually will be getting a drop-in .357sig barrel for my Glock 22 for this reason also.
 
Boom Boom

Whenever I go shooting, I usually try to find a lane away from other shooters when I take a .44 MAG or .357 MAG Revolver to an in door range. When that isn't possible I shoot anyway. That's life.
 
Big blasts get to me sometimes. The more you shoot in a covered or indoor range the more natural it becomes to ignore it. I will just stand at the line take a deep breath and listen for a min or two before starting to shoot. Just to get used to the noise.
Guy came up to a 7 yard line next to me and whipped out his .357mag snub nose. Not only was it loud but i dont think it was locking up rite. Was literally painful like getting slapped in the face. You cant do anything to get used to that.
 
Back in the early 1980's we had club matches man on man .NO one would shoot against me if I used my RUGER REDHAWK 44 MAG.:D
 
I have had people next to me in the indoor range pulling the trigger as fast as they can with there 44 mags(most of the time there not even hitting paper) laughing and just being inconsiderate dopes.

When that happens I will pull out the 454 casull and fire off 5 shots and they usually go away when they find out there not the biggest dog on the block.

To me being considerate of other people at the range is what makes a good range experience.
 
To me being considerate of other people at the range is what makes a good range experience.
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I agree. If someone is working on accuracy and having fun: great. If they are just 'sprayin an prayin', then I don't like to be around them-no matter how large or small their firearm is.
 
I dont like when people with powerful calibers are next to me. I was at the range a while back, some guy was shooting a AR platform, no idea caliber. He had the target @ 75feet, the sound made a "ring" in my grip of my gun, I could feel a recoil in my guns' grip! or "echo"
 
When I shoot my 500 at the big outdoor range everything gets quite until I'm done with my 5 shots then people start shooting again. I've never shot it indoors but I may have to try it. I just always make sure people around me have ear plugs in before I shoot it. My 2.25" 357 mag makes quite a boom but nothing like the 500.
 
I've fired some pretty hot reloads for my .460 at an indoor range once. Its funny how everything gets really really quit after touching one of these off. :D
 
Okay I just have to post this because I'm so guilty! :p

My good friend came from out of state to visit and we were at the range. The folks assigned us a lane right next to the GSSF indoor competition that was going on. We were running out of lane time and he'd lugged his AR all the way here so.... every few pop-pop-pop-pop of the timed rounds would be interrupted by a BOOOOM from the AR. I tried to wait for reloads but I'd only get 1 shot in for a good 10 seconds of their shooting.

Yeah that was me. Not making friends with the locals :( just kidding
 
Thompson

The indoor range I go to has a Thompson .45 auto you can rent. They have to be there with you to help manage the weapon. Doesn't cost that much except for the ammo you have to pay for and that can add up fast.
I was shooting my new Sig Mosquito .22 and that full auto Thompson going off in the next booth really gets your attention. They only fired 2 or 3, 30 round mags, so it didn't last very long. There is nothing that makes the sound of a Thompson.
 
I realize this sounds counterintuitive, but perhaps it's possible that the person shooting the big bore revolver isn't experiencing the full effect of each discharge, due to his position immediately behind the gun, and his anticipation of the recoil and muzzle blast.

A few years ago, when I first started shooting my .454 Casull SRH, I was genuinely surprised when other shooters at the indoor range stepped back from the firing line whenever I started shooting, as I didn't think the gun was that loud. That perception quickly changed after I let someone else shoot the gun while I stood off to one side. For whatever reason, the muzzle blast and report seemed twice as severe to a nearby observer.

That was a real eye-opener for me. I now warn shooters in adjacent lanes when I'm about to shoot my .454 or .480 revolvers, and try as much as possible to shoot when they're reloading.
 
Double earmuffs was going to be my recommendation. The reaction to noise is much more disruptive to me than the occasional hot brass in my lane. With 2X ear protection I can put up with most anything in the next lane at the indoor range.

Outdoors is another story. I have had guys who show up after me and set up shop to the left with an AK or AR and start making it rain. Rifle brass is hot and heavy. Double earmuffs do nothing to suppress the reaction of a 7.62 case bouncing off your dome. I got nothing on that for a solution :p
 
Outdoors is another story. I have had guys who show up after me and set up shop to the left with an AK or AR and start making it rain. Rifle brass is hot and heavy. Double earmuffs do nothing to suppress the reaction of a 7.62 case bouncing off your dome. I got nothing on that for a solution
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That's why I got the tactical ear muffs. I can wear my ear plugs with ear muffs/cans over them, and wear a brimmed hat on my head the brim keeps the brass from going down my shirt.
 
I've run into that issue at my local indoor range. It was a bachelor party of some sort and they were of course shooting the biggest caliber rentals the place had, including a 44mag.

It wasn't so much the sound (I always double up the ear protection indoors) as it was the concussive blast that you really feel in your chest.
 
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