[wardaddy]

A .22 HV/LR fired from a Marlin rifle(at 75 yards or so) sounds like pop when it hits one's head. It causes immediate vertigo and some nausea and of course blood...but not much.

The sensation was like a sharp slap/cuff to my ear but more concentrated.

First hand observations.

[Travis McGee]

First hand observation? You'll have to tell us about it sometime! OUCH!