Originally Posted by keith
sound like an excuse to buy another rifle!

22" 7 mag barrels are very LOUD!


They're actually not that bad, IME. People that shoot with me can hardly tell the difference in noise and blast between my 22" .280, 22" .25-06, 21.5" 7RM, etc.

Even a friend's Win 70 7x57 with muzzle break is much more abusive on my ears than my 21.5" 7RM...