I recently won a Ruger American rifle in a raffle.
It's chambered for the diminutive .204 Ruger.
I like the round, and I already own a Howa 1500 Sporter action in an A.B.A. chassis but I noticed one thing.
Both rifles are incredibly loud.
Both seem much louder than my .223's.
I don't know if it's louder than a .308 or .30-06, but the crack on the .204 Ruger is very sharp.
Yesterday I decided to try out my new Ruger Ameeican so I set a target up on my home range (50 yards) and readied everything else.
I was hoping to sight in the new scope I had just installed.
I walked back to the firing point and took aim.
When I squeezed the trigger it was immediately evident that I had just screwed up.
I had my ears on, but they were riding up high for my walk to the firing line.
I forgot to put them over my ears before that first shot.
The shot was not just load, but painful.
I won't do that again!
So what makes that little .20 caliber pill so loud?
Is it that it's moving nearly 4000fps?
It's chambered for the diminutive .204 Ruger.
I like the round, and I already own a Howa 1500 Sporter action in an A.B.A. chassis but I noticed one thing.
Both rifles are incredibly loud.
Both seem much louder than my .223's.
I don't know if it's louder than a .308 or .30-06, but the crack on the .204 Ruger is very sharp.
Yesterday I decided to try out my new Ruger Ameeican so I set a target up on my home range (50 yards) and readied everything else.
I was hoping to sight in the new scope I had just installed.
I walked back to the firing point and took aim.
When I squeezed the trigger it was immediately evident that I had just screwed up.
I had my ears on, but they were riding up high for my walk to the firing line.
I forgot to put them over my ears before that first shot.
The shot was not just load, but painful.
I won't do that again!
So what makes that little .20 caliber pill so loud?
Is it that it's moving nearly 4000fps?
