Say what?????

Actually, it really isn't bad. I thought the whole muzzle blast thing might be a downer, but as I cut the thing back it never materialized. I sense less blast and noise than my .375 and way less than some others like the .300 Ultra even when they are sporting long barrels.

I have a 20" .308 and a 17" 6.5x55, and this 9.3 doesn't sound much off them.

Unless I'm just deafer than I thought!