Originally Posted by Burleyboy
I'm a little concerned about how loud it will be. I always wear hearing protection at the range but I hate wearing it while hunting. I actually got rid of a few great shooting rifles that had brakes on them because I didn't want to mess with ear plugs while hunting. The blast on my 20" 338 rcm doesn't seem much worse than any of my other rifles but this 16.5" 358 could be a whole different ball of ear wax.

Bb
........BBoy......While the compact has its attributes, the noise is greater. Compromises! Compromises!.........But there is protection you can buy designed for field use which I certainly use.

My 300 WSM Frontier shorty is a loud one for sure!..........But what fun!!


28 Nosler,,,,300WSM,,,,338-378 Wby,,,,375 Ruger