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EXACTLY. Even with a suppressor that single loud noise is still in the permanent damaging range. Just lower...but still damaging.

Every time your ears hurt or Ring. That is damage to your hearing...

If that is the case then you could look at buying another barrel. Dan Hardy sells ones new from time to time on trademe. They are taken off new rifles that he then puts his barrels on for builds. ...

You must be about 40 years older than your birth certificate says :D

I think there is time and place for everything. I love lever guns and blued/walnut rifles too. Your Mauser sure is nice but not...

PS. If you are not aware db scale is not linear.
Every 3 db increase is double the sound energy of the previous. so 103 db has twice the enery of 100 and 4x the energy of 97.
But peoples perceived...

A few things to note:

1. A suppressor will still not eliminate hearing damage. Depending on the cartridge etc a suppressed rifle will still be around 130-140db. Hearing damage starts at even 85db...