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Just curious.....
My SA .45 with a five inch barrel and my XD9 SC with a three inch barrel seem to be about the same as far as how loud they sound.
I have been at the range on occasions and had guys with .44 magnums and I suppose .50 caliber guns near me that were so loud it was ridiculous. Actually would make me sort of jump.....not easy to shoot when someone next to you is discharging a cannon (at least I find it unnerving).
I fully expected my (new as of last Sat.) .45 to also be substantially louder than the 9mm. But they seem to be about the same. When I switch back and forth, the loudness of the XD9 still surprises me.
Is this a factor of the shorter barrel being louder? I know some of you guys have XDs in different lengths. Are the guns with the longer barrels less loud in the same calibers?
TIA.
Peace,
D.
My SA .45 with a five inch barrel and my XD9 SC with a three inch barrel seem to be about the same as far as how loud they sound.
I have been at the range on occasions and had guys with .44 magnums and I suppose .50 caliber guns near me that were so loud it was ridiculous. Actually would make me sort of jump.....not easy to shoot when someone next to you is discharging a cannon (at least I find it unnerving).
I fully expected my (new as of last Sat.) .45 to also be substantially louder than the 9mm. But they seem to be about the same. When I switch back and forth, the loudness of the XD9 still surprises me.
Is this a factor of the shorter barrel being louder? I know some of you guys have XDs in different lengths. Are the guns with the longer barrels less loud in the same calibers?
TIA.
Peace,
D.