Easiest home defense gun on the ears

[TEXASforLIFE]

Most 9mm rounds are slightly louder than 12 gauge rounds. 9mm can reach into the 160 decible range where 12 gauge typically lands in the 150 up to 160 range.

The frequency gets me more than the decibels. A 105 will definitely be the exception!

 

[Old_Me]

Most 9mm rounds are slightly louder than 12 gauge rounds. 9mm can reach into the 160 decible range where 12 gauge typically lands in the 150 up to 160 range.

wait till you get OLD like some of us.....

ain't gonna be that much difference beyond what the sounds a gnat makes.

 

[10mmLife]

Now that ain't no lie, My 5.56 SBR wiill kill the eardrums forever.

I personally know the outcome of firing a 5.56 short barrel firearm in an enclosed setting. I was legally deaf for over a month after it happened. I was immediately put on prednisone steroids and was getting hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy treatments daily for weeks and I was lucky to get get my hearing back to a normal range after all the treatments. Immediate treatment for acoustic trauma hearing loss is necessary to have any chance at recovery. Every day without treatment greatly decreases the chance of healing.

 

[Belt Fed]

I personally know the outcome of firing a 5.56 short barrel firearm in an enclosed setting. I was legally deaf for over a month after it happened. I was immediately put on prednisone steroids and was getting hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy treatments daily for weeks and I was lucky to get get my hearing back to a normal range after all the treatments. Immediate treatment for acoustic trauma hearing loss is necessary to have any chance at recovery. Every day without treatment greatly decreases the chance of healing.

Yeah, that would be bad. mine has an 8 1/2 inch barrel and it hurts some hearing muffs on. you can definitely feel the thump from it

 

[Belt Fed]

I have tinnitus and ringing in the ears 24/7 from gunfire, loud rock concerts and chainsaws. any loud noise really hurts now.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Full load 45-70 isn't bad, even with an 18.5" barrel. 44mag I can handle without ear protection, but 357mag........no way!

 

[Belt Fed]

If fact I doubt you will even notice the reports.

You're probably right on that. the adrenalin will be flowing.

 

[papa]

Full load 45-70 isn't bad, even with an 18.5" barrel. 44mag I can handle without ear protection, but 357mag........no way!

You should try a .357 Maximum round without ear protection. It is 0.300" longer then a .357 magnum.

 

[HansGruber]

After having done some experiments on this subject…

A 16” 9mm carbine running subsonics was the second quietest, by perception.

A 16” .357 lever action running a 158gr .38 Special was the quietest—also by perception.

Compared to rifles & shotguns, they were the least painful.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

After having done some experiments on this subject…

A 16” 9mm carbine running subsonics was the second quietest, by perception.

A 16” .357 lever action running a 158gr .38 Special was the quietest—also by perception.

Compared to rifles & shotguns, they were the least painful.

Those smaller bore higher velocities will get you. A 12.5" 308win w/m80 is bad also.

 

[Belt Fed]

Have a couple foward blast devices, can't tell they do much good though.

 

[Lexie__M]

Here is a gun to use that is very easy on the ears in the house.
Looks like a real gun, makes a low level bang sound and the smell of gunpowder.
But wait: there is more, not too snappy.

 

[Sld1959]

Non gun, Silent, can be used thrusting or slashing. A foot of steel in the gut does wonders for disposition.

 

[rcurtner]

In 69 got too close to a 90mm tank gun. Blew out my right ear drum and partially popped out my right eye. Am still deaf in the ear, the eye was basically popped back in with no long term vision loss. Got lucky.

 

[Blackfeather]

45 ACP suppressed.

 

[youngolddude]

"Honey, do you want to go to the LGS to pick out your present?"

 

[HansGruber]

Those smaller bore higher velocities will get you. A 12.5" 308win w/m80 is bad also.

Yeah, the absolute worst in our tests was a tossup between a 7.5” 5.56 AR and the 8-9” (iirc) AKSU74 in 5.45x39.

We also had a PTR HK51 copy…we just decided that was a bad idea after blowing plaster off the walls with the 7.5” AR. Even with double earpro, the concussion of firing in a hallway was debilitating. A buddy with experience in such matters compared it to a flashbang in how it felt.

 

[The Night Rider]

What would you guys consider an ideal home defense gun that wouldn't bust an eardrum when fired inside a house.

The average firearm is around 160 decibels a one time exposure will cause permanent (however slight) hearing loss

I have major hearing loss. It affects my entire life. I'm sitting here typing this and my ears are ringing so loud it hurts. I was actually sitting at work one day when a fault alarm sounded on the fire alarm control panel. After a minute my coworker looked at me and asked "Do you not hear that alarm?" I told him I thought is was my tinnitus. (Tru story bro).

Hearing loss is cumulative and permanent. You will suffer permanent hearing loss to a greater or lesser degree from one exposure. Anything you can reasonably do to mitigate that would be worthwhile.

 

[Blackfeather]

My tinnitus sounds like hundreds of Cicada making their sound in the woods all around me, plus other insects joining in the chorus.

 

[Bassbob]

My tinnitus sounds like hundreds of Cicada making their sound in the woods all around me, plus other insects joining in the chorus.

Mine too. Standing in front of bass amps for 40 years.