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Does the 6.5PRC need a Muzzle Brake?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 1800521" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>This is also wrong. 85db and less is safe for 8hrs CONSTANT. Any louder than 85db will depend on length of time exposure and how many dB above. So theoretically a one time exposure to 120db may cause the tiniest amount of hearing loss that medical grade equipment may not detect. But repeated exposure to 120db will definitely cause hearing loss. This is why older gents from the days of not wearing hearing protection are now starting to really notice their hearing loss, such as my father in-law. He rarely wears hearing protection and is almost def in his right ear. He has been hunting and shooting since he was 5. He is now 65. His hearing was still decent 8 years ago but has drastically gone down hill since. I am not advocating shooting without hearing protection, just stating the appropriate facts. Another example is his beat friend does not really shoot much but he hunts every year with a 300 ultra mag. When he sights on rifles he always wears shooting protection. When he hunts, he never wears it. He shoots that gun maybe 3 times a year during the season. He still has good hearing. It is all about dB level and length of time exposure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 1800521, member: 52437"] This is also wrong. 85db and less is safe for 8hrs CONSTANT. Any louder than 85db will depend on length of time exposure and how many dB above. So theoretically a one time exposure to 120db may cause the tiniest amount of hearing loss that medical grade equipment may not detect. But repeated exposure to 120db will definitely cause hearing loss. This is why older gents from the days of not wearing hearing protection are now starting to really notice their hearing loss, such as my father in-law. He rarely wears hearing protection and is almost def in his right ear. He has been hunting and shooting since he was 5. He is now 65. His hearing was still decent 8 years ago but has drastically gone down hill since. I am not advocating shooting without hearing protection, just stating the appropriate facts. Another example is his beat friend does not really shoot much but he hunts every year with a 300 ultra mag. When he sights on rifles he always wears shooting protection. When he hunts, he never wears it. He shoots that gun maybe 3 times a year during the season. He still has good hearing. It is all about dB level and length of time exposure. [/QUOTE]
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