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How loud are brakes, to the shooter, in a hunting situation, in the woods?
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<blockquote data-quote="EarlYoung" data-source="post: 1344067" data-attributes="member: 102663"><p>As others have said, damage to hearing will occur with or without a muzzle break on any supersonic round. You should always wear ear protection before taking the shot but admittedly if I saw a record size animal walking away in a hurry I might not take the time to put it on if I know it's not too loud. Despite not being very old, I made the mistake of thinking every shot while you hunt doesn't warrant ear protection and now have issues sleeping without a fan on. What people don't tell you is that it doesn't so strongly damaging what you can hear but causes a never ending ringing in your ears that makes quiet rooms miserable.</p><p></p><p>Buy a set of the walker 9x hearing ear muffs, I know it seems like a lot when something more basic would work but now that I've gotten used to them I plan to always have electronic protection. Luckily theyre only $80 but even if I lived a world where they were several hundred dollars I'd still buy them. When I shoot now, at a range or privately, I no longer find myself ever taking hearing protection off because I can have a casual conversation in them on even a low setting and, despite the size, theyre comfortable for me. I will warn, electronic hearing may amplify the sounds around you but it's harder to pick up direction and harsh winds make that annoying scratching sound; it's very similar to listening to the environment through a sensitive phone. Before taking them hunting in a serious way, use them at the range and during pest control to get your brain used to it. It's strange, it can be disorienting just walking at first but it gets much better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EarlYoung, post: 1344067, member: 102663"] As others have said, damage to hearing will occur with or without a muzzle break on any supersonic round. You should always wear ear protection before taking the shot but admittedly if I saw a record size animal walking away in a hurry I might not take the time to put it on if I know it's not too loud. Despite not being very old, I made the mistake of thinking every shot while you hunt doesn't warrant ear protection and now have issues sleeping without a fan on. What people don't tell you is that it doesn't so strongly damaging what you can hear but causes a never ending ringing in your ears that makes quiet rooms miserable. Buy a set of the walker 9x hearing ear muffs, I know it seems like a lot when something more basic would work but now that I've gotten used to them I plan to always have electronic protection. Luckily theyre only $80 but even if I lived a world where they were several hundred dollars I'd still buy them. When I shoot now, at a range or privately, I no longer find myself ever taking hearing protection off because I can have a casual conversation in them on even a low setting and, despite the size, theyre comfortable for me. I will warn, electronic hearing may amplify the sounds around you but it's harder to pick up direction and harsh winds make that annoying scratching sound; it's very similar to listening to the environment through a sensitive phone. Before taking them hunting in a serious way, use them at the range and during pest control to get your brain used to it. It's strange, it can be disorienting just walking at first but it gets much better. [/QUOTE]
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