Maximally obnoxious noisy gun.

[EdDekker]

Dixie Gun Works is http://www.dixiegunworks.com.


Ed

 

[patrickg]

Thanks, Ed. Really glad to see their old house survive. Unfortunately the only cannon they list is .50 caliber firing a .490 ball from a 7.x inch barrel. No mortars found via their search engine. Gone are those days my friend. Well, we can look on the bright side, since the sale of replica black powder mortars and cannons has been curtailed there have been no roberies, murders that have hit the press, or in general few or no felonies committed against any citizens of these United States through the use of replica black powder mortars or cannons. Yet another amazing victory for the gun control folks!

Of course even without specific legislation enacted to prevent it, you might note the dearth of news stories regarding the use of small rodents propelled from surgical rubber powered slingshots to commit mischievious acts or assault the law abiding citizenry. I'm sure it is only a matter of time until the forces of "weapon control" save us from high velocity rodentia. What might be next? One can only wonder!

Patrick

 

[bgott]

http://www.pressenter.com/~audiodr/noise.htm

This site gives the decibel levels of a few common guns. Looks like the .357 magnum is the loudest common gun. And I totally overlooked the .44 magnum. I bet a .454 or a .480 is louder, just haven't made the list yet.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by bgott on 09/30/01 00:28 AM (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[bgott]

http://www.remington.com/ammo/pages/industrial/ind_guns.htm

This took a while to find. I think I need to get a life!

 

[patrickg]

I shoulda known! I had a Ruger Blackhawk but sold it to an admiring friend and bought a Super Blackhawk. The .357 was very obnoxious, a truly rude bark. The .44 was LOUD but not a snarly sharp grating crack.

Patrick