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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1073608" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I know that some people don't wear hearing protection when hunting (I didn't at one time)</p><p>But I have had hearing loss and had to do something.</p><p></p><p>While testing Muzzle brakes we used a DB Meter to monitor the sound levels of rifles with or without</p><p>brakes and also to measure the so called "Quite Brakes".</p><p></p><p>Our findings were different than we thought and had been told for many years.</p><p></p><p>All High power rifles and pistols (No matter what caliber) Produced sound above the safe level (Below 80 DB) and the addition of a brake only raised the 'perceived' sound NOT THE ACTUAL SOUND LEVELS.</p><p></p><p>Here is a chart for reference. <a href="http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/6measuringsound.html" target="_blank">DdB: Measuring sound</a></p><p></p><p>They all ran on average of 106 DB to 108, and the lowest reading was 105 DB (Well above the safe level). armed with that information I highly recommend using some kind of hearing protection while firing any weapon where pressures exceed 15,000 PSI. </p><p></p><p>No matter what kind of hearing protection you find that works for you it is better than not using any and loosing your hearing. No type of hearing protection is as comfortable as not wearing any, but the benefits far out weigh the discomfort.</p><p></p><p>In other words, There is no free ride.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1073608, member: 2736"] I know that some people don't wear hearing protection when hunting (I didn't at one time) But I have had hearing loss and had to do something. While testing Muzzle brakes we used a DB Meter to monitor the sound levels of rifles with or without brakes and also to measure the so called "Quite Brakes". Our findings were different than we thought and had been told for many years. All High power rifles and pistols (No matter what caliber) Produced sound above the safe level (Below 80 DB) and the addition of a brake only raised the 'perceived' sound NOT THE ACTUAL SOUND LEVELS. Here is a chart for reference. [url=http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/virtualexhibit/6measuringsound.html]DdB: Measuring sound[/url] They all ran on average of 106 DB to 108, and the lowest reading was 105 DB (Well above the safe level). armed with that information I highly recommend using some kind of hearing protection while firing any weapon where pressures exceed 15,000 PSI. No matter what kind of hearing protection you find that works for you it is better than not using any and loosing your hearing. No type of hearing protection is as comfortable as not wearing any, but the benefits far out weigh the discomfort. In other words, There is no free ride. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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