Airgun noise vs .22 rimfire

[Hogbear]

I've told folks for years that my Marlin 39A with CB longs is quieter than most air rifles. Today I got a chance to use a sound meter that Radio Shack sells to test it. I set up the sound meter and fired a couple of air rifles and my Marlin at 6 feet away from the meter and wrote down the db reading for all of them.

Marlin 39 with CB long ammo: 92db
Marlin 39 with high velocity lr ammo: 108db
RWS 34 .177 air rifle: 96db
Beeman HW-30 .177 air rifle: 91db
Crosman Titan .22 air rifle: 94db

So the Marlin with CB's was quieter than two of the airguns and just barely louder than the weaker one. Yes, I have better things to do with my time, I just didn't feel like doing them today.

 

[ttf909]

cool info.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Yep, theres a reason coon hunters buy CB's for the off season.

 

[Tiny]

Got any Sub Sonics around???

From my 39A there still quieter than my air rifles,and about the same foma couple shorter barrel 22's.