how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
curious. how loud is a 20" BBLed 308 shooting a 200 with 9 gr. trailboss gr at 1000MV?
Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Loud enough to merit hearing protection.
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sounds like a good time to do some experiments.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
famous last words.CenCalSplicer wrote:sounds like a good time to do some experiments.
.308 sub suppressed is quiet... enough. Unsuppressed, it is very loud. Like a .45 going off. Have fun.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
I'd go to radio shack & buy one of their sound meters before I tested it with my ears. My hearing is bad enough as it is.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
I should have stated...
I am not interested in reducing the noise level in the origin but at, say, 300-400 meter mark.
If a person was 300-400 meters away at a 90 degree angle and heard an unsuppressed 308 with subs what would its sound signature compare to.
I'd do some testing but i cant be in two places at once.
I am not interested in reducing the noise level in the origin but at, say, 300-400 meter mark.
If a person was 300-400 meters away at a 90 degree angle and heard an unsuppressed 308 with subs what would its sound signature compare to.
I'd do some testing but i cant be in two places at once.
Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
It wont do you any good. gunshots happen to fast to register properly.Rapier1772 wrote:I'd go to radio shack & buy one of their sound meters before I tested it with my ears. My hearing is bad enough as it is.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
I looked into this when I got my first suppressor. Not only are the meters prohibitively expensive but from what I remember you also need a calibrated microphone. I remember looking at B&K and Larson-Davis mics - each at around $1,000 if I'm not mistaken.srt-4_jon wrote:It wont do you any good. gunshots happen to fast to register properly.Rapier1772 wrote:I'd go to radio shack & buy one of their sound meters before I tested it with my ears. My hearing is bad enough as it is.
There are places that will rent the equipment, but I remember the rental fee being in the hundreds for a week...
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
they are much more than $1,000. i want to say the cost is just under $10k
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I was talking about the mics - the db meters are a whole other ball of wax!
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Ahh makes sense now lol
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
This is what I thought too.jgreenberg01 wrote:I looked into this when I got my first suppressor. Not only are the meters prohibitively expensive but from what I remember you also need a calibrated microphone.srt-4_jon wrote:It wont do you any good. gunshots happen to fast to register properly.Rapier1772 wrote:I'd go to radio shack & buy one of their sound meters before I tested it with my ears. My hearing is bad enough as it is.
But I asked a sound guy & he said the shack's would work as long as it was weighted properly. Not worth it to test the theory for me
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Not quiet enough to merit using it for anything, subsonic doesn't equal quiet unless its suppressed.
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its my inderstanding that the report carries less over distance that the supersonic crack. and that a subsonic loading fired at +/- 90 degrees would reduce the signature at distance greatly.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
The difference between sub and super sonic is when the boom gets to you down range, before, or after the bullet arrives.
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99% of the time, the boom will be after the bullet arrives sice the bullet is traveling faster than the speed of sound.
Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
the supersonic signature of the bullet making a continous break of the there being no sound barrier is what causes the crack. with the bullet leaving the barrel below that speed there is a "silent run" of the projectile and thus an elimination of the crack.flyingirish04 wrote:The difference between sub and super sonic is when the boom gets to you down range, before, or after the bullet arrives.
the boom (while diminished) still exists. what I am asking is how much from a lateral perspective (not downrange) would the overall shots sound be reduced by crack?
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
none. Or at least not enough that you can hear the difference. You have shot a 45 before right???
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I saw a little on TV...flyingirish04 wrote:none. Or at least not enough that you can hear the difference. You have shot a 45 before right???
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
I will dis-agree with you there. Shoot a standard velocity 22 and a high velocity 22 side by side. Not only is there a notable difference in noise at the muzzle, but downrange, one bullet will be subsonic, the other will be supersonic. It will be the same as a 308 at 3-400 yards like the OP stated. Quieter at the muzzle (i'd still wear hearing protection though) and much quieter at 3-400 yards.flyingirish04 wrote:none. Or at least not enough that you can hear the difference. You have shot a 45 before right???
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Not significant enough for anyone to notice. Not with that charge of powder in that size of weapon.
22, yeah. 308 no.
22, yeah. 308 no.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
There is no way there will not be a difference. Not only will Trailboss burn completely well withing that 20" barrel, but the bullet will also be traveling 1400FPS slower. I'm not sure you are familiar with Trailboss powder.
Op here is a thread I just found on the same question
http://www.msgunowners.com/t21507-subso ... suppressor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Op here is a thread I just found on the same question
http://www.msgunowners.com/t21507-subso ... suppressor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My .308 150's sound like a potato chip bag being poppped without a suppressor and with it sounds similar to a primer being fired out of the barrel. Have no vids, sorry.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Question, (I don't really want to make a new thread for this) but doesn't a subsonic .308 defeat the purpose of a .308? Its made to reach out & touch someone but making it subsonic would be cutting the velocity in half, thereby limiting the range.
I understand using a suppressor on a normal .308 round, minimize muzzle flash & make it harder to locate source, but what is the range drop to for a sub .308?
I understand using a suppressor on a normal .308 round, minimize muzzle flash & make it harder to locate source, but what is the range drop to for a sub .308?
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Using a 200GR SMK... drop is in inches.Rapier1772 wrote:Question, (I don't really want to make a new thread for this) but doesn't a subsonic .308 defeat the purpose of a .308? Its made to reach out & touch someone but making it subsonic would be cutting the velocity in half, thereby limiting the range.
I understand using a suppressor on a normal .308 round, minimize muzzle flash & make it harder to locate source, but what is the range drop to for a sub .308?
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
A suppressor is largely used on a rifle for those reasons rapier. I know the ones we had were used with regular match grade ammo. The use was purely to mask muzzle flash and directional noise, like you said.
Subsonic rounds were never used in that round for any type of at range shooting. Purely CQB weapons.
And SRT, I see what you are saying. I still think it will be loud enough to not want to shoot with ears. All the subsonics that I have shot, have been still loud enough to cause hearing damage.
Subsonic rounds were never used in that round for any type of at range shooting. Purely CQB weapons.
And SRT, I see what you are saying. I still think it will be loud enough to not want to shoot with ears. All the subsonics that I have shot, have been still loud enough to cause hearing damage.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
subsonic 308 serves the same role as 300blk subsonic. short range hunting and cqb.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Yes, 300 blk and whisper is a bit more efficient of a round though.
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how is it more efficent? it is a .308 caliber bullet traveling at subsonic velocities.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Still use less powder and powder burn is more efficient in shorter, thinner, less shouldered case.
I am mainly speaking for the other reason both were designed: achieve 7.62x39 type supersonic capabilities. The 300 W, and blk do that much more efficiently than the 308.
I am mainly speaking for the other reason both were designed: achieve 7.62x39 type supersonic capabilities. The 300 W, and blk do that much more efficiently than the 308.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
so im assuming you know nothing about trailboss powder.
how is one .308 bullet@1080fps better than aanother .308 bullet@1080fps?
how is one .308 bullet@1080fps better than aanother .308 bullet@1080fps?
Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
These might not be efficiency related, but...srt-4_jon wrote:so im assuming you know nothing about trailboss powder.
how is one .308 bullet@1080fps better than aanother .308 bullet@1080fps?
1. 99.9% of 308 rifles are not rifled for 200-220gr bullets at 1080FPS, 99.9% of 300BLK rifles are.
2. Subsonic 300BLK 220gr will cycle semi-autos in that cartridge, subsonic 308 will not.
3. Safe powder choices for sub 308 are very very few, many more for 300BLK. Subsonic 308 is just more picky/dangerous all the way around.
4. Ammunition weight, mag capacity, reloading costs etc are all better with 300BLK.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Accuracy. Trail boss is crap for accuracy in a 308. You have other loads that work in the Whisper and Blackout that won't work with the 308. The 308 win is a terrible subsonic round.
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http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthr ... er=2811277" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;12.2 gr. with the AMAX and 14.2 gr. with the RN put me just above 1030 fps out of my 22" barrel. Groups were sub-MOA with no first round drop out
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Sub MOA at 100. 3 MOA at 200.
Tell you what, try in and post your targets. I have shot 308 subsonic loads, and they are terrible past 100. I have shot 300 Whisper with identical projectiles and it held tighter groups further. Still not really useful past 300 yards in my experience.
It is easy to post stats from message boards, but from a person that just spend a year fine tuning my 6AI loads, I can tell you it is another thing getting results in the real world, especially with factory equipment. I own 3 custom rifles and they took a while to shoot CONSISTENTLY in the 3s and 4s and hold that at range. So I am going to have some issue with someone that claims they can get all world performance with TB and a 308 cartridge on a stock setup. It is possible to get it at 100, but where does it go from there?
There are every once in a while factory rifles that shoot very well, but to take the net's word, everyone owns one, and that just isn't true.
But for subsonic work, go for it. Chances are that the 300 Wh and Blk will perform better at range though.
But go right ahead and try. I still bet you wear ears either way.
Tell you what, try in and post your targets. I have shot 308 subsonic loads, and they are terrible past 100. I have shot 300 Whisper with identical projectiles and it held tighter groups further. Still not really useful past 300 yards in my experience.
It is easy to post stats from message boards, but from a person that just spend a year fine tuning my 6AI loads, I can tell you it is another thing getting results in the real world, especially with factory equipment. I own 3 custom rifles and they took a while to shoot CONSISTENTLY in the 3s and 4s and hold that at range. So I am going to have some issue with someone that claims they can get all world performance with TB and a 308 cartridge on a stock setup. It is possible to get it at 100, but where does it go from there?
There are every once in a while factory rifles that shoot very well, but to take the net's word, everyone owns one, and that just isn't true.
But for subsonic work, go for it. Chances are that the 300 Wh and Blk will perform better at range though.
But go right ahead and try. I still bet you wear ears either way.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
I have actually already said I would shoot it with hearing protection. It was back in one of my first posts in this thread. I am posting many others' good experiences and showing references and you are just talking about your limited time trying it.
Back to the OP
Yes subsonic 308 will be quieter than supersonic 308 to the shooter and especially downrange.
That graph alone tells it all about the flight noise.
Here is a first hand experience
http://www.silencertalk.com/forum/viewt ... =2&t=86948" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Back to the OP
Yes subsonic 308 will be quieter than supersonic 308 to the shooter and especially downrange.
That graph alone tells it all about the flight noise.
Here is a first hand experience
http://www.silencertalk.com/forum/viewt ... =2&t=86948" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
When running targets in the pits at the 600yd line, I can very distinctly hear the bullets 'crack' as they fly overhead. You'd swear they are pulling the trigger directly in front of you. Not so. At that distance you can not really hear any of the muzzle report, all you're getting is the supersonic crack as the bullets pass over the pit. Loud enough to require plugs.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
Fair enough. I don't think it would matter at 600 yards though, you likely aren't going to hit the target with a subsonic load. Possible, but not likely.
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Re: how loud is an unsuppressed 308 with subs?
i agree with that. the drop would be horrible. that said, there will still be notible differences at closer ranges.
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