David in MI
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Do you have a db meter? If not, check with a buddy and see if you can borrow one. One of my other hobbies is home theater and I purchased one in order to calibrate my theater. If you have a buddy who is into speakers, etc he may have one.
I would start by simply checking to see if you are even violating the noise ordinance to begin with. I read the ordinance that T Vance put up and it appears that the best number to use is the 70db at a distance of 50 feet from the property line. I would measure off the distance from the point at which you are shooting to 50 feet from the border of your neighbor's property and take some measurements with the various guns you are firing. If you're not breaking 70db then it would seem you're good to go if the ordinance is, in fact, legal.
This whole test is really simple. I can't imagine it taking more than a half hour and that is if you really get anal about distances, etc. Two people should be able to get this done within 10 minutes.
Do you have a db meter? If not, check with a buddy and see if you can borrow one. One of my other hobbies is home theater and I purchased one in order to calibrate my theater. If you have a buddy who is into speakers, etc he may have one.
I would start by simply checking to see if you are even violating the noise ordinance to begin with. I read the ordinance that T Vance put up and it appears that the best number to use is the 70db at a distance of 50 feet from the property line. I would measure off the distance from the point at which you are shooting to 50 feet from the border of your neighbor's property and take some measurements with the various guns you are firing. If you're not breaking 70db then it would seem you're good to go if the ordinance is, in fact, legal.
This whole test is really simple. I can't imagine it taking more than a half hour and that is if you really get anal about distances, etc. Two people should be able to get this done within 10 minutes.