Hey, there's a reason he said 'usually,' after all. "At point-blank range, about sixty decibels, for standard-issue. Phaser rifles are louder but we don't make a habit of bringing heavy firepower unless we're gonna need it." He falters a little as he remembers the last time he wielded one, during the attack on Daystrom. Not that it did much good. It wasn't enough. Jim rallies himself to cover the momentary lapse.