What's it Sound Like to be Shot At

[9outof10mms]

Interesting video that YouTube thought I oughta watch today


Never heard of these guys before. Despite them saying "Garand" incorrectly, they are moderately entertaining.

The crack of the rifle shots is louder than I thought it'd be.

 

[9outof10mms]

We, on occasion let people HEAR a bullet go by......interesting the different "Take Aways"...........ssssssssssssssssssssZAP!

On the video it darn-near sounded like a gunshot itself, the crack of the bullet.

 

[Catfish]

some of the pistol bays at CR-PC are down near the 300-yard berm. Incoming fire is very distinctive when you can hear the round impact, the sonic crack, and muzzle report all separately.

 

[Jmoser]

Work the target pits at a highpower match . . . thud/crack . . . . . . . . . .boom . . .

 

[Yoda]

Anyone that has worked a pit or has gone down range knows what it sounds like. In fact the sound can sometimes tell you how good the shooter is and if you need cover or concealment.

 

[DrScaryGuy]

Anyone that has worked a pit or has gone down range knows what it sounds like. In fact the sound can sometimes tell you how good the shooter is and if you need cover or concealment.

i suppose if you hear one, they're not the best shooter, and yes you do need it.

 

[JBoyette]

i suppose if you hear one, they're not the best shooter, and yes you do need it.

this is why you do not hear the one that hits you. You only hear the misses.

 

[Yoda]

i suppose if you hear one, they're not the best shooter, and yes you do need it.

Rounds that are passing close to you have a more distinct crack. If the cracks keep getting snappier in sound then they are walking the rounds into you. There is wild unaimed fire and accurate fire... two different sounds. I prefer none of them but one says I'm good right here for a few while the other says to reposition.

 

[georgel]

Many years ago, in Charlotte, while standing in the kitchen, I heard 3 loud cracks overhead. like maybe something hit the roof. It was immediately followed by 3 booms in the distance. I immediately recognized it as gunfire and told everyone in the house to move away fromt the windows. I estimated that it came from an apartment complex a few hundred hundred yards away. There was not a clear line of sight, so I determined it was not deliberately directed at us.

I once had an instructor, who was often criticized for his methods. One exercise was to have the class stand forward of the firing line while someone fired rounds down range. We stood beside and front of the shooter, backed off by a few feet.. His rationale was that we needed to experience the dynamics of being in front of the muzzle duing a gun fight. It's loud and sometimes you feel the powder in your face. Some may balk at this, but we were never actually in the line of fire and we all found it a beneficial learning experience. IIRC, it was starting to get dark as well, so we also got bright muzzle flash.

 

[9outof10mms]

Many years ago, in Charlotte, while standing in the kitchen, I heard 3 loud cracks overhead. like maybe something hit the roof. It was immediately followed by 3 booms in the distance. I immediately recognized it as gunfire and told everyone in the house to move away fromt the windows. I estimated that it came from an apartment complex a few hundred hundred yards away. There was not a clear line of sight, so I determined it was not deliberately directed at us.

I once had an instructor, who was often criticized for his methods. One exercise was to have the class stand forward of the firing line while someone fired rounds down range. We stood beside and front of the shooter, backed off by a few feet.. His rationale was that we needed to experience the dynamics of being in front of the muzzle duing a gun fight. It's loud and sometimes you feel the powder in your face. Some may balk at this, but we were never actually in the line of fire and we all found it a beneficial learning experience. IIRC, it was starting to get dark as well, so we also got bright muzzle flash.

I helped out with the Green Beret’s Operation Robin Sage acting as the guerrilla force that they were friendly to. The trainee GB’s had to “teach” us and win us over as part of their overall mission. In the one day I got to help out we had two firefights with the opfor. Of course we were all firing blanks, but it was surreal being on the business end of an M4.