User blog comment:Cpt. Carebear/Shooting a .45 (my first time)/@comment-1401067-20100402175428

Hahaha. Sadly for me, I've only shot a .22 lever-action rifle. At one point I had the opportunity to shoot a 12 gauge shotgun, but I didn't have ear protection (A 12 gauge shotgun rings in at about 160 db, at 180 db you start to lose your hearing).