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Old 04-04-2010, 19:51   #48
Peregrino
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Originally Posted by allamerican8204 View Post
One question I did have, has anyone who has fired the military version have any problems with the noise level? I know the muzzlebreak is different on the civi version. On the very first shot (I wear hearing protection when firing handguns but never with long guns) I completely lost hearing in my left ear. T.P.
I hope you enjoy your purchase. Everyone has the right to learn their own lessons in life. My question has to do with the quoted portion of your post. Are you out of your ever loving mind? Rifles are far more damaging to your hearing, not just for the decibles but for the frequency too. You've only got one set of ears and anything that causes you to completely lose hearing, also causes permanent and cumulative damage. We've got a number of threads here devoted to hearing protection for excellent reasons. Crickets (tinnitus) can mask sounds that might give you sufficient warning to save your life. Why do you think the Army developed the current generation of earplugs (that can be worn outside the wire)? Why do you think SF is using electronic hearing protection? I go as far as to keep a set of the SureFire plugs in my carry bag with my pistol, just in case I have time to put them in before things get noisy.
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