Testing Results
Point Blank (6 ft) - 19 guns tested. All placed within 7 decibel
levels in this category. 1st place = Quietest. 7th place = Loudest
10 Yards (30 ft) - 19 guns tested. All placed within 9
decibel levels in this category. 1st place = Quietest. 9th place
= Loudest
25 Yards (75 ft) - 19 guns tested. All placed within 9
decibel levels in this category. 1st place = Quietest. 9th place
= Loudest
50 Yards (150 ft) - 19 guns tested. All placed within 8
decibel levels in this category. 1st place = Quietest. 8th place=Loudest
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Air Rifles
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Decibels | Ranking | Decibels | Ranking | Decibels | Ranking | Decibels | Ranking |
| 88 | 1st | 76 | 1st | 68 | 1st tie | 64 | 1st | |
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R6 (.177)
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89 | 2nd tie | 79 | 3rd | 68 | 1st tie | 66 | 3rd tie |
| 93 | 6th tie | 82 | 6th tie | 69 | 2nd tie | 67 | 4th tie | |
| 90 | 3rd tie | 80 | 4th | 71 | 3rd tie | 69 | 6th tie | |
| 90 | 3rd tie | 83 | 7th tie | 71 | 3rd tie | 66 | 3rd tie | |
| 91 | 4th tie | 83 | 7th tie | 71 | 3rd tie | 68 | ||
| 92 | 5th tie | 83 | 7th tie | 71 | 3rd tie | 68 | 5th tie | |
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Vulcan III (.177)
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93 | 6th tie | 81 | 5th tie | 71 | 3rd tie | 70 | 7th tie |
| 90 | 3rd tie | 82 | 6th tie | 72 | 4th tie | 65 | 2nd | |
| 91 | 4th tie | 82 | 6th tie | 72 | 4th tie | 68 | 5th tie | |
| 91 | 4th tie | 84 | 8th tie | 73 | 5th tie | 67 | 4th tie | |
| 91 | 4th tie | 82 | 6th tie | 73 | 5th tie | 69 | 6th tie | |
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S1 (.177)
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91 | 4th tie | 81 | 5th tie | 73 | 5th tie | 67 | 4th tie |
| 93 | 6th tie | 83 | 7th tie | 74 | 6th tie | 68 | 5th tie | |
| 94 | 7th tie | 84 | 8th tie | 74 | 6th tie | 69 | 6th tie | |
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Pro Elite (.177)
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94 | 7th tie | 83 | 7th tie | 76 | 7th | 69 | 6th tie |
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Kodiak (.22)
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92 | 5th tie | 85 | 9th | 77 | 8th | 74 | 8th |
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Kodiak (.25)
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91 | 4th tie | 82 | 6th tie | 80 | 9th | 70 | 7th tie |
| An Arrow T50 heavy duty stapler into a piece of wood. | 97 decibels |
| A Swingline light duty stapler into a piece of wood | 93 decibels |
| A battery powered 1/2" drill | 71 decibels |
| Closing the door on my Ford Explorer (not slammed) | 85 decibels |
| Empty soda can hitting a cement floor from shoulder height | 86 decibels |
| Opening a full soda can | 85 decibels |
| The sound of a doorbell | 71 decibels |