I don’t tolerate muzzleblast very well due to damaged hearing. I remember reading some military rifle boards preferred long barrels to reduce muzzle blast. Have any of you gravitated towards long barreled mild cartridge rifles?
I won’t own anything shorter than 22” anymore due to hearing damage in the military as well. I tolerate recoil better than muzzle blast. This is something overlooked with new shooters and their “compact” barrel lengths. I just started wearing hearing protection while hunting 2 years ago, and while suppressors are intriguing, in some cases (older firearms) they don’t jive. If I were to do it all over, .308 based cases and shorter would wear 22” barrels, 30-06 based cases would have 24”.
