LOUDEST HAND GUN

[Rock185]

I've shot the Blackhawk in .30 carbine, while wearing hearing protection of course. I did not perceive it to be any louder than the .357 Magnum and not as loud as the .41 and .44 Magnums. The freedom Arms .454 with 4 3/4" barrel using factory 300 grain ammo (1585 FPS in my gun) seems much louder to me.

Whoever created the .50 BMG handgun might very well hold the record for loud.......

 

[NYlakesider]

In conventional handguns a .357 Maximum in a revolver has to be heard to be appreciated!

In unconventional handguns the .458 Win Magnum fired in a Competitor pistol is without a doubt the loudest handgun I have ever fired or been around! Had both plugs and good muffs on and it was super bad!

 

[PatriotX]

Another vote for .357 Maximum here.

It has a head-ringing crack that seems to defeat most ear protection.

 

[Tom S.]

Voting for the 500 magnum in 4" barrel!!!

When I fire mine, the range gets real quiet. And sometimes the people next to me move.

 

[625-7]

Colt .45 Government with a muzzle brake. Been asked at the indoor range "what the h**l are you shooting?". Louder than my m29 classic , though the 44 is much more violent.

 

[SW MP15]

My S&W 629-6 PORTED 3" barrel 150th anniversary edition revolver. I can't imagine a louder hand gun?

 

[Muss Muggins]

.22 WMR has always seemed awful sharp to me . . . .

 

[PatriotX]

.22 WMR has always seemed awful sharp to me . . . .

.22 Mag may be the winner of the noise-to-recoil prize, especially out of something like a PMR30.

 

[Smith357]

TC Contender in .223 with a 14" compensated barrel would wake up the range, it also shot 45 grain pills sub moa at 100 yards.

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

Ditto, the Contender in .223 and the factory "Hunter" ported barrel.

Otherworldly loud.

 

[snuffy51]

My Ruger SBH with Rem UMC 180 gr. SJSP (1600 + fps). Muzzle blast so bad I can use it for a leaf blower at our log pile range. I wear earplugs and muffs when I shoot it. It does make everything else I have a lot more pleasant to shoot.

 

[retiredbadge8091]

Got to be my Model 48-2 .22 WMR, it makes my sinuses hurt... And the shooters next to me are always asking, "what the hell are you shooting?"

 

[Texas Star]

Come to think of it, the BSA in .30-06 with a BESA muzzle brake is LOUD!

I don't think BSA makes rifles any longer. But UK gun laws are probably more to blame than the muzzle brake slots.

 

[Donn]

My vote, hands down, goes to the Ruger Black Hawk in .30 carbine Mind blowing noise !!

Interesting. I had a Blackhawk in 30 carbine. Don't recall it's report being all that severe, but it has been a while.
These days, first place is a tie between two shooting buddies of mine. One has a 454 Casull, the other a 50cal Desert Eagle. Both shake the dust out of the ceiling tiles as well as loosen the shooter's fillings.

 

[jimmyj]

1. Smith and Wesson Model 53 .22 Jet with six inch barrel:
Winter time-fired from inside a closed up 1953 Chevrolet

2. Winchester 12 gauge shotgun with 20 inch barrel fired in a concrete tunnel

**** WILL YOU PLEASE SPEAK LOUDER, I CAN'T HEAR YOU !

 

[Wyo]

I agree the Ruger Blackhawk in 30 M1 Carbine might be the worst, but a close second would be a .32/20 rifle load fired in a 4" M&P. Did that one time - it made my ears ring for a week!

 

[LouisianaJoe]

My Ruger Blackhawk in 30 M1 Carbine is very loud.

Others that compete are my .460 S&W Mag and my Kel-Tec PLR16. The PLR16 is a .223 with a 9" barrel.
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[cmort666]

1. My 4" Smith 29-2 - With Winchester White Box 240gr. Magnums, it's breathtakingly loud.
2. .45acp Hi Point with a muzzle brake - my .44 Magnum is just a HAIR louder

 

[italiansport]

I have an AMT Automag in 30 cal carbine that's really loud. The only thing that comes close in my S&W in 22 Remington Jet. Firing either will shut the range down as everyone else turns to stare.
Jim

 

[twodog max]

In a handgun I go the Ruger 30 carbine. Earsplitting!

I once tried punching holes in a 55 gallon drum with a 357 and got a little to far in the barrel very memorable and extremely painful.

I once got to pull the tigers tail on a 155 self propelled two times. So loud it is beyond description but it did not hurt. It did seem to suck all the air out of you. WOW