I wanted to know whether the sound of the rifle or the sound of the bullet striking would be louder, and just how loud the muzzle blast is from a distance. I had my brother shoot (1) each of a subsonic 208 A-max, and a supersonic 150 Sierra Pro-hunter within a few feet of me and into a tree. Yes, I know some will say "You had him shoot at you!" BUT I was behind a 3.5' thick pecan tree and only one round was loaded at a time. I was completely protected behind the tree. This test was conducted with my 10" 300 BLK w/ 308 suppressor.
RESULTS:
With the subsonics, I could clearly hear the sound of the shot, and it was louder than the sound of the bullet striking the tree 40 yards in front of me. It was obvious where the shooter was.
With supersonics, my right ear was ringing and that's about all I knew.
The sound of the supersonic crack is greater than the sound of:
A. the rifle
B. the bullet impact
I can now see why people say that sometimes a group of pigs will run TOWARDS them when they shoot. If I did not know where the shooter was, I would have assumed the shot came from my right because that's where the ear ringing sound came from. Despite being louder, supersonics may be better overall for hunting. Thoughts?
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