the 22-250 is LOUD....you wont be shooting it without ear protection...after you do it once or twice, youll carry earplugs in your pocket!

even when groundhog hunting, i always got ear plugs and i use them....only takes a second to put them in after i ID a critter i wanna whack...

ive fired a couple rounds groundhog hunting without it and i wont do it again...my ears rang for a long time after that....its a LOUD caliber...muzzle break will likely make it even more so...