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.