You know call me silly 
but anytime I buy a new gun it doesn’t matter what caliber or type it is I always fire at least one round from it without ear protection. I tell myself that I do this because In real life if I need to use this for any reason I need to know what to expect sense I don’t go around wearing my walkers 24/7. Now I’ll admit when I shot my XDs .45 mod2 without ear protection I was almost in tears 
. That sucker hurt like the dickens.
but anytime I buy a new gun it doesn’t matter what caliber or type it is I always fire at least one round from it without ear protection. I tell myself that I do this because In real life if I need to use this for any reason I need to know what to expect sense I don’t go around wearing my walkers 24/7. Now I’ll admit when I shot my XDs .45 mod2 without ear protection I was almost in tears . That sucker hurt like the dickens.
