Re: Hearing and firing guns
I think that it depends a lot on the person, some people are bothered even with hearing protectors others do not seem to be bothered by shooting without hearing protectors. I guess it is a bell curve where most are somewhat affected.
Personally I have not noticed hearing degradation from shots nearby when without hearing protectors, but the sharp noise is somewhat uncomfortable. It has happened maybe 10-15 times in my life that someone has fired something nearby when my hearing protectors where not on.
Current electronic protectors are just nice to have as they allow normal hearing between shots and still protect the hearing.
Further funny thing is that on my .22 with the really bad baffle type sound suppressor that would likely be only counted as -1 or maximally -2 in Gurps terms, most people do not react to the sound as being too loud without any other sound protection. So a .22 is apparently only slightly too loud for most people.
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