Originally Posted by
yobuck
A brake dosent really affect the down range sound. Not sure if it affects the sound at all, other than how it aims it near the gun.
If your down range from the shooter, especially a considerable distance, the first sound is as if a small firecracker is exploding very close to you, and you could not determine the direction it came from. That would be followed shortly by the far off boom, the actual gun noise. CAP---BOOM.
The (CAP) part, is actually the sound barrier being broken by the bullet.
Target duty in the pits would give the same experience.
If you watch someone shoot from a long distance away, it takes considerable time for the sound to reach you after the shot takes place.
Ive already found a deer in my glasses, and saw it drop and slide down the hill before i heard the shooters shot.