Often in war movies we see people running around shouting stuff amid the noise of battle and still being coherent. There is not film or movie out there that can capture the actual noise and shock of a gun shot. In all our drills we always wear ear protection, a gun shot is around 140 Decibels 100 Decibels is the point where your ears can already suffer damage, and 85 is the point where one should start using protection.
When we first got to shoot it was with wooden bullets, the kick wasn’t much at all and it felt quieter than real bullets. But when we got on the range, it was a totally different story. I didn’t even realize they were bringing us to fire real guns until we got to the range and the rounds were ready for us. As we were loading up, i just remember thinking to myself, I am firing a weapon, which purpose is to kill people. And as the order was given to fire. There was a deadly serious silence on the range, then the first rang out like thunder, louder even! Sharp loud cracks, I stayed calm and took aim at our target, and fired my own first shots. There was a lot more smoke than i expected, and the kick was a lot stronger than i imagined. No amount of video games could have ever prepared me for what it felt like. And when my clip was empty people were still firing i could feel the ground shaking from the vibrations of the shots fired. And honestly I was a little frightened.
But once we ran down to our targets to see how well we did, I felt great seeing one bullseye out of 5 shots on my target. Now if I can figure out how to adjust my iron sight, I might actually be able to say I’m a decent shot.
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