Here's a video with a blast shield (similar to the Noveske pig and KAK device) and a decibel meter. The decibel testing starts around 4:30.
They obviously push the concussion forward rather than to the side, but to say that they are quieter is very misleading. The Griffin blast shield reduced the noise at the muzzle from 170ish to 166ish decibels.
165 decibels is enough to rupture your eardrums. So yes, if the sound is "reduced" to a level that will cause serious damage to your ears / hearing, the "reduction" is a marketing gimmick.
I am just trying to reduce noise to where muffs or plugs alone will work, instead of both that are needed now with 16" mid length A2 flash hider. My 22" AR is much better, but heavy to lug into coyote blind.
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Its a gimmick alright, but in reality, if you feel the need for a compensator, why not look for the quietest. But ONLY if it doesn't reduce the compensation... after all if you feel the need, you are competing against a clock or shooting moving yotes etc... at that point the recoil reduction is more important than any sound level. IMHO
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
Here's a video with a blast shield (similar to the Noveske pig and KAK device) and a decibel meter. The decibel testing starts around 4:30.
They obviously push the concussion forward rather than to the side, but to say that they are quieter is very misleading. The Griffin blast shield reduced the noise at the muzzle from 170ish to 166ish decibels.
I don't think you understand how the decibel scale works.
The decibel scale is logarithmic, not linear.
On the decibel scale, a change from 10 to 20, is a change in power from 10 to 100. Where a change from 90 to 100 is a change from a million to 10 million. Your example of the rustling leaves is a misapplication of the scale.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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If you are trying to reduce the pain from shooting a 16" carbine with an A2 installed when hunting, the linear compensators do reduce some of the side blast and improve your comfort. Still loud as heck...
On the decibel scale, a change from 10 to 20, is a change in power from 10 to 100. Where a change from 90 to 100 is a change from a million to 10 million. Your example of the rustling leaves is a misapplication of the scale.
AMEN! Also, audio engineers will give their specs in one of two scales, dBa or dBm. Which one makes a big difference. Of course, marketing guys take whichever looks best to them, number-wise, and push that. May or may not be accurate but, hey, it sells!
I don't care who you are, 166dB is LOUD and injurious!
Even Chuck Norris doesn't snore at that level!
Ed
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I am just trying to reduce noise to where muffs or plugs alone will work, instead of both that are needed now with 16" mid length A2 flash hider. My 22" AR is much better, but heavy to lug into coyote blind.
with David Clark muffs with gel seals or Peltor Bullseye Shotgunner muffs that are low profile. The muffs bother me more due to interfering with the stock and getting pushed askew.
My ears ring when I'm dehydrated at all from power tools and aircraft engines as well as gunfire.
There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!
The custom molded plugs are easy to get in the ears, twist em in, and have done most of our work over the years when low profile muffs interfere with stocks....
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
