Originally Posted by bigsqueeze
Originally Posted by Swampman700
Not really blaming the ear on anything, I just don't shoot high intensity cartridges in 20" barrels anymore.
....Yeah I know! But on every thread where shorter barrels are discussed, regardless of cartridge, high intensity or not, the first complaint is the noise. Then I see posts that say,,,,,Huh?,,,,,What did you say??,,,,Can`t hear ya,,, and blah blah blah!!

And in all cases where there was hearing loss, the problem could have been avoided regardless of barrel length and the cartridge.

Can`t blame any hearing loss on shorter barrels.

I have yet to read ANY post, where someone`s hearing was adversely affected or affected in any way because of a shorter barrel, WHEN WEARING good hearing protection!

But yet, most who do lose their hearing or a portion of it, did not always wear hearing protection when firing their longer barrels.



This is very true. It's not that hard to carry plugs or muffs in the field and it is definitely worth it. I would definitely wear muffs with a short barreled gun!