Your quietest rifle (from the factory no LDC)

[Florida_Man]

I was asked recently about my bullshark 177 and how quiet it is. It is flat out the quietest rifle, from the factory, I have owned, and it’s shooting 13gr pellets at 22 FPE. I’m thoroughly impressed by the shroud they put on the Bullshark and P35’s.

What is yours and what power is it producing?

 

[Danman]

I would guess this doesn't apply to Springers, so between my 2 pcps it's the Brk Ghost hands down. U don't get alot of BANG for you buck .... and thats OK in the back yard! On Min HW sitting it's just a 'pop' on my .22 HP which is sending a 25.39 @ 880 still or an 18.13 @ 990! The S510 aka "the Kracken" is substantially louder. Brk did an excellent job on the factory barrel shroud. Being in Canada I thought it would be louder but they left it as-is thankfully (I had emailed Brk directly and they were pretty sure it had to be canadian-ized to sell here) they were wrong

 

[Basher]

At present it’s my Akela .177, which is just silly quiet when the TP is turned all the way down. When maxed out it’s still pretty quiet and backyard friendly, but probably only just so. No idea what power it’s making as I don’t have a chrono yet (though it’s on the list).

 

[pan60]

the AAA EVOL .30 cal.
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LOL

 

[Nealgl1985]

Quietest: Taipan vet standard 22. Or uragan 2 22.
Loudest: panthera .25 and huben gk1 .22 (I know you didn't ask but I included anyway)

 

[Alan]

I think too many folks have missed the mark. The amount of escaping air (noise or lack of it) depends on a lot of factors, not the least of which is the tune! That is, how fast the projectile leaves the barrel, the caliber, its weight and shape, and a few other factors. While the smaller calipers tend to be less noisy, you could actually have a .30 caliber putting out less noise than a.177, unlikely as that may be.

The noise (muzzle blast) is not caused by the above factors per se, but the speed of the escaping air after the projectile leaves. Slow that facet down, and.....

 

[pan60]

.30 caliber putting out less noise than a.177, unlikely as that may be.

being sarcastic : )

 

[Danman]

I think too many folks have missed the mark. The amount of escaping air (noise or lack of it) depends on a lot of factors, not the least of which is the tune! That is, how fast the projectile leaves the barrel, the caliber, its weight and shape, and a few other factors. While the smaller calipers tend to be less noisy, you could actually have a .30 caliber putting out less noise than a.177, unlikely as that may be.

The noise (muzzle blast) is not caused by the above factors per se, but the speed of the escaping air after the projectile leaves. Slow that facet down, and.....

Yes....this discussion is about the gun itself, and it's action noise, baffling, tune, etc; My S510 shooting 880fps "slow" is LOUD. The Ghost will shoot that exact same 18.13 pellet on min HW setting 998fps and will be quieter. Obviously if I toss in a 14.3 crosman in the Ghost and dial it to mid setting or higher (and thereby breaking the sound barrier) she will crack! Both are .22 so it's apples to apples. In fact my .177 TX200 is probably slightly louder than my Ghost shooting on min! It's that good.