Loudest Muzzle Blast

[billy ahring]

The most impressive muzzle blast from anything in my safe has got to be hands down my Weatherby .30-378 with the accu-brake. Holy moly you can't stand to shoot it without muffs, its like having 10 penny nails pierce your eardrums. I only shot it once without ear protection and I learned my lesson. That's probably the biggest reason that I've never shot game with it, only punching paper at the range.

Once while at the range firing it I just fired a shot when I noticed a bird nose dive into the ground just in front of me. There were a couple guys that were standing behind me watching and I guess admiring the sheer noise this thing creates and they saw the bird as well. We walked down and looked at the bird and he was dead as a stump. One of the fellas that was watching said he saw the bird fly over us just as I fired so we figured that the concussion from the muzzle blast must have been what killed him. Talk about crummy bird luck! This gun is generally viewed as a nuisance by fellow shooters at the range because it will bounce stuff that does not weigh much like ammo boxes etc. off the bench when fired. I usually only shoot it when there is no one else at the range. I have gotten some dirty looks from some of the old timers at the range. I know that I have sparked many a debate in the clubhouse as to you can only kill them so dead you know. I also view as extreme overkill for the kind of whitetail hunting that I do. I have considered selling it but have always talked myself out of it because I have only gotten rid of 2 guns in my life and I regret getting rid both of them.


Billy