"..quit hunting first day out after exactly three rounds... it was so Damn loud it actually hurt!!!"
Hurt bad! Worst thing I ever fired, felt like two ice picks had been driven deeply through my ears and into my skull. I stopped that after ONE shot......
Traded for one of these back in the '70's....when I was in my 20's....shot it with surplus carbine ammo....no hearing protection....once....boomtube nailed the feeling....have tried to describe how it felt but never quite found the words...excellent description....promptly traded it off....