Ultralight Hunting: Towards a Coherent Definition

I was target shooting with AR-15.  When I stood behind and to the left of someone shooting, my ears rang even with ear protection.  It was very loud.  That would be good to remove semi-auto stuff to make it quieter.

I thought it was very heavy and I couldn’t hold it steady, but I’m a frail 72 year old :)  That would be good to make it lighter.

The last time I was target shooting was probably 50 years ago :)

The problem with semi autos in general is the bolt is opening with a lot of pressure still in the system from the shot. Even with a suppressor they are loud.

Other issue is muzzle breaks make everything loud which is probably why it rung your ears. I basically refuse to use anything with a muzzle break now.

Sound is a whole other rabbit hole a guy could go down.