Sweet Sounds of the Gun Hobby

[Trapper Jim]

Starting back in the day as a sportsman growing up in the 50's it occurred to me the other day that there are many sounds with this gun hobby that are sweet to my ears. Even as my hearing continues to degrade I still hear some of these quite well. At a recent training class a student asked me how I knew that he failed to chamber a round because of a poorly seated magazine. My reflection on this event gave cause to this thread so I write. Many of these sounds associate with what I feel in my hands as well. A partial list of sweet sounds and haptic responses are as follows.

The sounds of

Empty 45/70 Brass ejecting and hitting the bench/ground.
Racking an 870
Thumb safety action
Holstering
Unholstering
Sliding a brass magazine follower in place on a magazine fed .22
Many levels of gunfire
Closing the cylinder on my revolvers.
The 4 clicks of my SAA
The bolt action working of my 700's
The paster Gun
The stapler
The dealer stating No, but I can get one in a few days.
The dealer stating these work just as good and they are cheaper.
The Dillon working
The tumbler running
20 Gauge Hulls ejecting from my over and unders
Paging some clerk for a customer in the sporting goods section of Sears
And of course people referring to magazines as clips.

I have left many out for lack of memory but I will know them when I hear em.

What sounds do an INGOERS associate with in this sport?

Thanks for visiting my threads.

 

[Megasaki]

The sound of a K98k bolt closing.

 

[Megasaki]

Oh yes, the sound of a 7.62x39 AK being fired

 

[gregkl]

Most of those.

Slide closing
Click of a trigger
Steel being rung

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The ping of an empty enbloc clip ejecting from a Garand.

 

[Trapper Jim]

The ping of an empty enbloc clip ejecting from a Garand.

Yep. Very distinctive.

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

The ring of steel at 300 yards, distinctly satisfying.

 

[masterdekoy]

The sound a cartridge makes when it clicks into an AR mag.

 

[nipprdog]

Yep. Very distinctive.

From a NWI meet and shoot

 

[mike4]

Major one that comes to mind for me spending so many years shooting ARs, is the sound of an AR bolt closing when it's been locked to the rear and you push the bolt release lever. It's a fairly drawn out combination of sounds from the bolt carrier sliding in the receiver, the recoil spring extending behind the buffer in the receiver extension, and the bolt closing with final rotation.

 

[Dean C.]

The sound of well fit up 1911 locking up into battery

 

[Mongo59]

I am more of a nose guy than an ear guy at the range.

I love the smell of burnt powder in the morning...

 

[Hohn]

The ping of an empty enbloc clip ejecting from a Garand.

My granddad filed that one more under the "things that will get you killed."

 

[rb288]

Yes, to most of the above, but, my favorite sound is any bolt action bolt cycling

 

[thunderchicken]

Slide closing on a pistol
Hammer clicking back on a single action revolver
Pump action being cycled
Bolt slamming shut on semi auto shotgun
Bolt being opened/closed on a bolt gun
The lock latching when closing a double barrel
The varying sounds from the crack of the shot

 

[Route 45]

The thundering roar of an unwashed crop duster at the Indy 1500.

 

[yetti462]

the sound of crisp $100's going to another owner for a S&W revolver.

 

[Bosshoss]

Beep of the timer to start a stage at a match.

 

[russc2542]

The magic cycle of sounds of a progressive press cycling. So much going on at once yet so many separate, different sounds in a series.

 

[johntheplinker]

I am more of a nose guy than an ear guy at the range.

I love the smell of burnt powder in the morning...

Good idea for a separate thread, since its your idea I'll let you have the honor.