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[Delmonico]

<Mine sound more like the Emergency Broadcast System test sound except it ain't quite that loud, to many air chistles, grinders fan blowers, hammers both large and small, blow guns, paint guns and the day my brother shot the 44 Mag in the house. >

[Trinity]

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[Delmonico]

<He shot a mouse with it.>

[Trinity]

<<Did it sound something like this:
Pinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggg?>>

[Delmonico]

<Nope, just a loud boom and a hole in the floor with mouse all around it.  We buldozed the house the next week so it ain't like it was a good house.  I looked at him and said, "that was damn dumb,"  He looked at me and I saw his lips say "what?"

[Trinity]

<<I wasn't talking about the boom... I was talking about the onset of the ringing. >>

[Delmonico]

<Oh I thought you meant a ricket-shay. >

[Lucky Irish Tom]

<<Nope iffen he gets one a them he gots ta get somebody ta pull it!>>

[Trinity]

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I once went shooting and forgot my ears.  Well, I just decided to see how long I could hold out.  Everything was fine while shooting the .38s but when I moved up to .357 I nearly dropped the gun.  My friend was behind me but didn't hear it and must not have believed me because he tried it too.  Same result.  We both agreed that it sounded like a ball peen hammer on an anvil.  We didn't move up to any other calibers that day.>>>

[Delmonico]

My brother was off to the side of me one day and got caught by the blast of my 243 which I load with very slow ball powder.  He said that hurt.

Was at an event one time a run what ya brung and if it is Class 3 make sure you bring the papers.   I had in plugs, but the shock wave off the guy next to me's rifle was tryin' to take off my hat.  It had a brake meant to pull the rifle some forward and it was funnelin' right to me till I moved.  Caliber 375/50BMG

Also had plugs on the day some damned fool shot a 35/284, in an XP-100 under a cover

[Ozark Tracker]

any more I try to remember the plugs,  figure after so many years of not using them, I better try to keep what hearing I got left.

[Delmonico]

One reason I like my 22 Hornet with the 24 inch barrel, if I don't have time for the plugs, my ears don't ring.

[Lucky Irish Tom]

??WHAT DID YA SAY??

[Silver Creek Slim]

<Arthur's note: I used to own a Taurus .44 Mag with a ported barrel. I stupidly shoot a cylinder full without earplugs. I couldn't hear right 'fore a week afterwards.  >

Now, back to the story.
Slim puts his thumb in his mouth and blows. Soon, he is back to his "normal" shape. He feels a terrible hunger and goes to gather eggs and milch. He steps on the porch and feels a terrible breeze on his backside.  He goes to his room to change clothes. 

[Delmonico]

On his way to his room, duke cold noses him.

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Slim jumps halfway up the stairs! 

[Delmonico]

and falls back down.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Duke!" 

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Duke cocks his head and gives Slim the "I do it to Trinity all the time look!" 

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim reads Dukes look. "Do I smell like Trinity?"