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For giggles I decided to fire off some rounds with a handful of my pistols outside at our outdoor shooting range to see exactly how loud they were & if I would flinch from the sound. I wanted to get a feel for the loudness. All shot outside in the open with no hearing protection.

First up was a Beretta 92 9mm...standard 115 gr ball ammo... -------- sharp POP!low ringing in ears that lasted a split second. definitely doable with no after effects.

S&W Victory 22lr pistol and a 6" S&W mod 617 in 22lr....-------About the same more or less of that of the 9mm..--- doable with no lasting effects

Glock 23 40s&w... ------ about the same sharp, but loud POP as a 9mm but I noticed the ringing in my ear that lasted a split second after each shot was slightly louder that the almost inaudible ringing the 9mm gave me...

S&W model 10 4" heavy barrel in 38 special. standard pressure ammo, non +P------- the same effects as 9mm although it was more of a distinctive thud instead of a sharp POP. Revolvers sound differently than autoloaders.

S&W 686 357 magnum.-------I used full power Hornady 125gr XTP in 357 magnum and shooting this outside with no hearing protection sucked! The ringing in my ear sucked. The headache that followed sucked. I only shot once and if you could imagine getting hit with a 24 ounce ball peen craftsman hammer between the eyes. That was 357 magnum with no hearing protection on.