captive bolt

JD-Kid

Member
hi guys
strange questing how much noise dose one make
as most of you know I have a few mental probs and loud noise can set me off a bit. so gave up my firearms licence cos can't be around gunshots
do the captive bolts make much seeing firing a blank
cheers
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
they aren't too bad , because i suppose there isn't an open barrel for the noise to come out from. the sounds deadened more than a proper gun.
how about wearing earplugs /defenders?
 

sheepdogtrail

Member
Livestock Farmer
This is what I use:


I fire .25 caliber rounds through it. The sound it makes is certainly I lot less than say a pistol with a .22 caliber round. You can barley hear the cash special from 50 meters away. Using it sounds like a black cat (firecracker) going off. Overall, the sound is much less than a .22 pistol. Perhaps a little louder than a balloon popping. Not much more.

If possible, go to a processing plant and ask if you can listen to one.
 

JD-Kid

Member
If you have mental problems should you even have access to a captive bolt gun ?
or a car, rope ,knifes, chems, pills etc etc
I have PTSD and loud noises effect me even the gasping noise or letting the water out of the bath to wind at night can take me back to a event that effected me
it was a simple thing someone was snoring and stopped breathing then gasped for air a few times done it a few nights in a row for years been on edge with it. then all the what if questions come flooding in
it sucks but I cope
 
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Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
Maybe the only way to know @JD-Kid, is to see if you can borrow one from somewhere and give it a go

I had a hell of a flinch develop from longrange rifle shooting with big bore rifles and the CB guns don't even register as 'a shot' to me - but I know that's different to PTSD, although maybe The Flinch is a mild type of the same thing? 🤷‍♂️

From what I can remember, they are quite quiet when new and everything's tight
 
hi guys
strange questing how much noise dose one make
as most of you know I have a few mental probs and loud noise can set me off a bit. so gave up my firearms licence cos can't be around gunshots
do the captive bolts make much seeing firing a blank
cheers
I think you'd be alright with a captive bolt, they don't make much noise. Put a pair of ear defenders on when using it to be on the safe side?
 

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