There are several factors that can contribute to the sound level of your gun. If you think your gun is too loud please consider the following...
- Are you shooting a pellet or dry firing?
Some guns such as spring and gas piston air guns, can be harmed when shooting dry. This is not something you should do in these guns. It also makes for a far louder shot. Make sure a pellet is properly loaded for every shot.
- Are you using a heavy enough pellet?
Some guns can shoot pellets over the speed of sound. This sonic crack cannot be silenced by any suppressor or baffle. To reduce this, you want to shoot a pellet that will keep your velocity down to around 1000 fps or less. This will keep you accurate and quiet.
- Are you indoors or outdoors?
Depending on where you are shooting can also change how loud an air gun sounds when it goes off. Closed off spaces can echo the report of an air gun.
- If the gun is suppressed, are the baffles intact?
Many guns come with baffles and suppressors on them from the manufacturer. It is possible that they are damaged or missing on some guns which can change the report. Make sure to visually check for damage or missing pieces.
- Is the gun just plain loud?
Some guns are just loud. They either have no suppression or the power plant itself such as CO² is just a loud way to go. In these cases there may or may not be things you can do to make them more quiet.
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my gun is louder then i thought ? well wich one,well i got to say i like this ,an to add to it with safety in mind too, being close to around buildings fences will also affect sound ,i would also say they can help keep the sound more in the yard too keep it down,now that being said ,some are just not for back yard use ,i dont think some use commen sence ,when shooting a 3,57 threw some wood on youtube in there house with trap behind it ,i will guess to say its a choice i would not make with such a powerful air rifle,now my gamo swarm .22 & my hatsan 30 cal break ,can be shot in my 1/4th arce yard carefully with a scope,next to me i have nothing but woods for 700 feet or more, a couple dead trees an a pile of sand about 6 feet high that helps alot ,so would say wich one a person owns too an the kinda suppressor one has ,though one can make the say 3,57 very quiet i still don think it should be shot ,in my back yard for alot of reasons they teach us with firearms safety ,my gamo swarm .22 to 975 fsp book says to have 500 feet open from the back stop now for indoor ranges it would not apply ,so if we want them quiet for a back a yard friendly rifle ,or our ears ,we one should know they have ear plugs cheap Enough ,the kinda air rifles out these days high power air rifles should be treated like a firearm,so those who would a shoot rim fire 3.57 in the living room may not be thinking about gun safety ,my 2 cents ,is take it out to a range an or one big field ,take the time to know whats around you 500 feet or more S E W N of the spot your shooting for targets,around where i live many are shooting there high caliber rifles an makes my pellet rifles seem very quiet ,so suppressor ear protection or deep in the woods ,an #1 safety comes first,not to mention most states say 300 feet from others property with rim fire , we should use some of the same thoughts behind some of these high powered air rifles to prevent accidents too as well
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