Fionn wrote:How loud is the 300blk in a 16" barrel unsuppressed? Compared to say a 223 or 308?
Fionn wrote:How loud is the 300blk in a 16" barrel unsuppressed? Compared to say a 223 or 308?
JimTom wrote:Fionn wrote:How loud is the 300blk in a 16" barrel unsuppressed? Compared to say a 223 or 308?
About the same as a 223 mate.
wanneroo wrote:Fionn wrote:How loud is the 300blk in a 16" barrel unsuppressed? Compared to say a 223 or 308?
Probably if you decibel metered it, it's probably close to both. However I find it not as loud or obnoxious as 223 or 308. I find 223 has more of a loud bang and 308 more of a loud boom. Also for new shooters, the plinker load where I use just over 16 grains of Lil Gun with a 150g bullet is a nice mild load that is very accurate but not intimidating.
Eventually my plan is to move more in the direction of using suppressors more often to help protect my hearing long term. Even with hearing protection you can still have long term hearing damage.
Fionn wrote:I have read that it's about the same as a 223 but seems to not sound as loud.
I like a short barrel but don't want an obnoxious muzzle blast that often goes along with them.
I am thinking of getting one with 16" barrel as I want a medium range cartridge that's good in the dense bush and when hunting I don't normally wear hearing protection.
Fionn wrote:JimTom wrote:Fionn wrote:How loud is the 300blk in a 16" barrel unsuppressed? Compared to say a 223 or 308?
About the same as a 223 mate.
Same as a 223 in a 16" barrel or in general.
in2anity wrote:The obvious parallel to draw is the report from an kalashnikov vs ar15. Two different beasts. Certainly can hear the difference on the line beetween a 7.62x39 bolt gun and 223 bolt gun, (like for like, i.e. No4 conversions) - 223 being a much sharper crack. Powder speed also plays a part.
In terms of raw DB though - probably similar.
JimTom wrote:Although I have developed some subsonic loads for mine i shoot it at around 2000fps with 125gn pills for hunting. Not expecting 308 performance out of it but for a close range pig rifle it goes well.
JimTom wrote:How did you find the Speer TNT mate? Have you taken any hogs with them?