which round is the loudest? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

jclif1995 · 04-21-2006, 02:23 PM

I thought i'd offer this up to the forum based on another thread concerning the db of the 40s&w round. i really don't know but i'd like to see some input on the normally used rounds as far as volume is concerned. here are the rounds:

**einheit 13** · 04-21-2006, 02:27 PM

a .40 as far as what my ears tell me....I shoot a .40 and my the ringing starts faster than all the others.....

jclif1995 · 04-21-2006, 02:33 PM

while we are thinking about it, rank the order from least loud to ear bleeder.

Brad Johnson · 04-21-2006, 03:06 PM

If memory serves, there is only about a 10 dB dynamic range in SPL's (sound pressure levels) for centerfire pistols of any caliber. And the SPL's begin at a level that will quickly and irreperably damage hearing.

All that to say that rating cartridges from loudest softest might be a fun exercise, but hearing protection is still mandatory (that is, unless you don't mind asking everyone to repeat themselves).

Brad

RobKong · 04-21-2006, 03:21 PM

I think my .45 is louder, but my SC9 seems to hurt more when I shoot sans hearing protection. It really "cracks" more than the .45 and just seems to hurt my head more. Not very scientific, eh? LOL

**magnumize** · 04-21-2006, 04:05 PM

40 is the loudest of what is listed....my opinion anyway.I didnt see 500 magnum on ur list lol.

**Old School** · 04-21-2006, 04:56 PM

.357SIG beats them all

nightraider · 04-21-2006, 05:20 PM

For service guns, .40SW always seems the loudest to me. I notice almost no difference in .45 and 9mm, but then again I have ear muffs on.

AKM · 04-21-2006, 08:58 PM

I didn't vote cause you didn't have 357 snubnose revolver on the list.

**einheit 13** · 04-21-2006, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKM

I didn't vote cause you didn't have 357 snubnose revolver on the list.

Ha, try a .44mag snubbie....hell, any .44mag pistol with a barrel shorter than 6"

View Poll Results: which round is the loudest
380acp	0	0%
38spl	1	2.63%
40s&w	25	65.79%
45acp	12	31.58%
9mm	0	0%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

04-21-2006, 02:23 PM	#1
jclif1995 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 93	which round is the loudest? I thought i'd offer this up to the forum based on another thread concerning the db of the 40s&w round. i really don't know but i'd like to see some input on the normally used rounds as far as volume is concerned. here are the rounds: __________________ john National Rifle Association Life Member Texas State Rifle Association Member

04-21-2006, 02:27 PM	#2
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,856	a .40 as far as what my ears tell me....I shoot a .40 and my the ringing starts faster than all the others..... __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

04-21-2006, 02:33 PM	#3
jclif1995 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 93	while we are thinking about it, rank the order from least loud to ear bleeder. __________________ john National Rifle Association Life Member Texas State Rifle Association Member

04-21-2006, 03:06 PM	#4
Brad Johnson XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 141	If memory serves, there is only about a 10 dB dynamic range in SPL's (sound pressure levels) for centerfire pistols of any caliber. And the SPL's begin at a level that will quickly and irreperably damage hearing. All that to say that rating cartridges from loudest softest might be a fun exercise, but hearing protection is still mandatory (that is, unless you don't mind asking everyone to repeat themselves). Brad __________________ Lotsa Springfields Lotsa Rugers A coupla Winchesters and Remingtons A Taurus A Stoeger ...and a vicious man-eating rabbit with nasty, big, pointy teeth...

04-21-2006, 03:21 PM	#5
RobKong XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 195	I think my .45 is louder, but my SC9 seems to hurt more when I shoot sans hearing protection. It really "cracks" more than the .45 and just seems to hurt my head more. Not very scientific, eh? LOL __________________ A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. -Teddy Roosevelt http://www.iowacarry.org

04-21-2006, 04:05 PM	#6
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,511	40 is the loudest of what is listed....my opinion anyway.I didnt see 500 magnum on ur list lol. __________________ XDtalk member# 2344 Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take away everything you have..The course of history shows that as Government grows,liberty decreases...Thomas Jefferson The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

04-21-2006, 04:56 PM	#7
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,675	.357SIG beats them all __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

04-21-2006, 05:20 PM	#8
nightraider XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,483	For service guns, .40SW always seems the loudest to me. I notice almost no difference in .45 and 9mm, but then again I have ear muffs on.

04-21-2006, 08:58 PM	#9
AKM XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,511	I didn't vote cause you didn't have 357 snubnose revolver on the list. __________________ Liviu Librescu - În veci pomenirea lui. U.S. Army/Marine Snipers - Making the World a Better Place, 175 grains at a time.

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