LOUDEST HAND GUN

[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

 

[bigchuck83]

so far for me it has been a 357 magnum. fired at an indoor range, a few full power rounds can make your teeth hurt, don't even want to think about anything more powerful. Had a Glock 32C that sure was a bit loud as well.

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

22 TCM...has a very 357ish bark to it. I've only shot it outside so far. Have read that some indoor ranges ban it because of the muzzle blast.

 

[JAFO]

savage striker in 308 with muzzle brake is the loudest I have shot. I use plugs and muffs and its still loud.

 

[e3mrk]

My Son had a Smith and Wesson 500 that was pretty loud.

 

[Abbynormal]

#1. Lone Eagle .30-06 pistol
#2. AutoMag II in .30 Carbine
#3. .500 Smith

 

[Streetbob]

Thompson Center Contender in. 45-70 with a 14" compensated barrel. You couldn't place anything on the shooting bench! It was a "blast" to shoot

 

[hangnoose]

SPEAK INTO MY GOOD EAR.

Any handgun loaded with 2400 powder &/or fired from inside a car. My old Ruger 3" hybraported SP101 357 mag was my, make people at the range move away gun. I no longer SHOOT WITHOUT EAR PROTECTION if I can help it. Damage has already been done, but not as bad as others, & I don't want it to get worse.

 

[Stan O]

Loudest

TC Contender in .444 Marlin. Ouch!

 

[jdlii]

I agree with the others who have proclaimed the Ruger .30 carbine Blackhawk the loudest and most "ear splitting" to shoot. They are very accurate but, I have owned and sold two of them simply because they lost their charm as a result of the decibel level!

 

[stu1ritter]

Any cartridge with a full load of Power Pistol powder.

Stu

 

[Laketime]

Desert Eagle .50 AE. The percussion blew the over heads lights out at the indoor range I was at.

 

[tjtoolbox]

Mine would be my Model 29-2 , 44 mag, It shook up the guy in the next shooting station.
One powerful Revolver !!

 

[rwsmith]

I know I ain't...

I know I ain't gonna get one of them Ruger Blackhawks in .30 carbine. I had heard that was a loud cartridge but never heard one.

Somebody must have been shooting a 10mm when I was at the range last. Louder than everything else in there.

I guess the worst I've done is my 686 full blast.

 

[DFrame]

My model 53 can certainly make some concussion. I refer to it as the worlds loudest 22

 

[F75gunslinger]

There's a difference for me between loud and sharp. I don't seem to mind my 460 or 629 ( they're both loud ), but not very sharp. I have a little Walther P22 that has such a sharp report that it is painful to anyone nearby without ear protection.

 

[DT75]

Loudest I've fired is my 5" .460 V, the shorter barrel is louder than my buddy's 8 3/8" XVR.

We shoot the same 300gr. handloads in both revolvers, (as my buddy do reload and I don't, yet...).
Both have the compensator holes blocked off with a ss sleeve.

I also enjoy the shockwave when firing it, it's a rush.

 

[Kid Shileen]

Gotta be the 357mag. Fired it once without hearing protection. It felt like someone cracked a whip by my ear.OUCH!

 

[hkcavalier]

I agree with the OP! The Automag in .30 Carbine is almost as loud, as is a NAA in .22 Mag.

.30 Carbine and .22 Mag are rifle rounds, plain and simple.

 

[murphydog]

Speaking of rifle rounds, depending on your definition of a "handgun", an unsuppressed short-barrel AK/AR in 5.56 or 7.62 mm would be very loud.

 

[Gitagun]

The loudest handgun I ever fired was a Taurus Raging Bull in .454 Casull. There was a tremendous muzzle blast and the shock wave disturbed people 8 shooting lanes away.