Air stripper vs moderatorI planned to test accuracy with each today but the stripper is just too loud for my home range, for various reasons. I shoot from inside the garage and it was loud enough to hurt my ears, but also loud enough that I was concerned with annoying the neighbors. So, I have another place that should be more appropriate, I'll try to get over there and do some accuracy comparisons, but I did take a few decibel readings today that I'd like to share.Situation: decibel meter app on my phone with phone placed 2ft in front, 6 inches below, and 1.5 feet to the side of the muzzle. I shot a couple shots with moderator and with air stripper. Moderator: 73 decibels (Hogan Decimeater-1.125in diameter and 7.125in long)Stripper: 76 decibelsI was aware that the decibel system scale is wonky but learned a little more about it this evening. CliffsNotes version: the organ system that comprises our ability to hear and process that sound(auricle/pinna, ear canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlear nerve, auditory cortex, etc) cannot recognize linear changes in amplitude. It can recognize SIGNIFICANT multiplying of the loudness of a sound. That's the background for why the decibel system is a logarithmic scale. Lots more to learn about with a simple Google search, if interested. The relevant part I want to point out, is that 73 vs 76 decibels makes us think, "ah that's not much difference." BUT, a 3 decibel increase means the sound is TWICE as loud, again, due to the logarithmic scale that is the decibel system. The stripper is LOUD.
Good work!Shot a good HFT-match recently with my 12 fpe 0.177, knocking over 90% of the targets.I used to shoot it with a moderator because i couldn't get the stripper tuned right, but after a while i switched to the stripper without the cone. Since i only shoot it at ranges, the extra noise doesn't really bother.
This is the most fascinating thread I've seen in a long time. I'm following 😀