A first for me, no ear protection oops!

[Tlock]

Does that mean they didn't wear seatbelts?

Or condoms....

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Sorry for the thread drift....
( it is safety related.... )

A helmet has always been a good idea -893
This video can be found on you tube and is too damn funny.

I'd post a link to it...
However since I am on the cutting edge of 19th century technology ...I can't....

Andy

 

[Elk_Sniper]

I put extra hearing protection all over the place nowadays.

Spare's in our vehicles, rangebags, even the work backpaks.

We shoot suppressed a bunch. However we also only shoot at clubs, so pretty normal to be shooting with/nearby other folks who aren't shooting suppressed.

Oh I had them with me I just took them off for a second and forgot to put them back on I have a habit of squeezing them to the top of my head and then looking for them because I forget they are up there I'm old what can I say

 

[CLT65]

Some years back I invited a coworker to go shooting. He said he liked guns but didn't enjoy shooting very much because of the painful noise. I introduced him to hearing protection and he had a good time.

I've always used hearing protection religiously, even double hearing protection with some guns. Part of that comes from my industrial safety training, and some from the fact that I have sensitive hearing. Even loud music is painful, always has been. Concerts are an absolute no-go for me, pure torture. Crowds and loud music? No thank you!

As a result I still have excellent hearing, and up until a year ago no ringing. A bad concussion in an accident last year left me with ringing in the ears, no hearing damage, just the obnoxious ringing. I'm still hoping it will improve with time.

Suppressors are great and all, but what the suppressor mafia doesn't understand is that they're not for everyone. Suppressing old surplus rifles and vintage S&W revolvers just isn't practical, and makes collectors cringe at the thought.

 

[Elk_Sniper]

When I was in the military my MOS was MLRS multiple launching rocket system and I hated hearing protection so I did a little damage to my hearing not wearing them so mine's already a little messed up lol

 

[Medic!]

I forgot.






That fellas is where babies come from.

 

[titsonritz]

Electronic earmuffs are less likely to be forgotten.

 

[Dungannon]

Electronic earmuffs are less likely to be forgotten.

I had them when visiting a brother at Ft Bragg. As we were setting out our handguns with muzzles downrange, I had the ear pro on top of my head but not over my ears. That's when younger brother touched off his .44 mag about 16" from my left ear. He could hear what I was saying, but I couldn't hear his lame excuses.

 

[Caveman Jim]

20 years of hunting and shooting for a living and I rarely wore ear pro.


Yep mine are 24/7 ringing

At dinners, huh dear, what did you say?

 

[Stomper]

Please understand that I am not sayin' you don't need hearing protection when shooting muzzle loaders.....

Muzzle loaders tend to go Boom...and not with the harsh crack that happens when a modern bullet leaves a barrel.
So ...
Shooting muzzle loaders may appear to be "softer" on the ears and hearing...Hearing protection is still recommended.

'foamy doodles".....Ha....however I wouldn't doubt some sort of linen wadding stuffed in the ears was used from time to time.
That said....
Many things that we do now in the name of safety.....just wasn't done in the 18th and 19th century either.

Andy

True...


Take condoms,
for instance.

 

[Camelfilter]

Sorry for the thread drift....
( it is safety related.... )

A helmet has always been a good idea -893
This video can be found on you tube and is too damn funny.

I'd post a link to it...
However since I am on the cutting edge of 19th century technology ...I can't....

Andy

https://youtu.be/pD-f45TbvEw?si=rAuKwbwEppEoVOrh

 

[JoshR]

For those with already failing ears, do you like the e-muffs?

I tried a friend's pair but hearing talking was still difficult.

 

[bionic knees]

never wore hearing protection when I was younger. 50 years of shooting, air tools and loud music have taken their toll. the worst of it is being nearly deaf in my left ear, I can hear things but have no idea where they come from.

 

[TTSX]

Being a tough manly man has it's consequences. In my profession it's not uncommon for old men to lose feeling in their hands. I wear all kinds of ppe and avoid direct skin contact with the chemicals they wash their hands in. I want no part of being tough if the price is disability.

 

[Camelfilter]

For those with already failing ears, do you like the e-muffs?

I tried a friend's pair but hearing talking was still difficult.

Did you play with settings? Many you can turn down background noise etc etc. Making conversations & commands really really clear.

I don't wear hearing aids, however my hearing is transient. Some days great, some days really bad. Particularly my right. Also constant tinnitus both sides.

Our go to range e-muffs are Peltor Sport Tactical 500 Bluetooth Hearing Protection Ear Muffs. Pretty decent enhancement @ decent price point, given DB reduction.

Occasionally we'll wear electronic in ear hearing pro. Walker's Silencer 2.0 Bluetooth Electronic Ear Plugs (now discontinued). Nice, but not for long practice sessions. For us.

Bedside night stands we have older Peltor Sport models. They have an instant turn on knob. Ok for range use, but not as much DB reduction. Almost as good hearing enhancement, so relegated to bedside. If time were to allow.

Our go-to e-muffs above have a button you have to hold for a few seconds to turn on. So no good for bedside, or in a safe. As an ex.

 

[spookshack]

I remember as a new gun owner, going to the range for the first time, sans hearing protection. Thank goodness is was 9mm and not .357 or .44…

Still, was nearly deafened for the next several days. Felt like I had spent a day in the front row of a hard rock concert. Have never forgotten hearing protection since. Hard lesson learned.

That happened a while back to a member here. She was at an indoor range and someone let loose with a large caliber pistol while her ear pro was off. I believe she said she now has some permanent hearing loss in one of her ears…..

 

[TTSX]

That happened a while back to a member here. She was at an indoor range and someone let loose with a large caliber pistol while her ear pro was off. I believe she said she now has some permanent hearing loss in one of her ears…..

Why TF would she not have ear pro on at all times at an indoor range?

 

[Camelfilter]

Why TF would she not have ear pro on at all times at an indoor range?

New shooter, inexperienced, unfamiliar, no one keeping an eye out for her. Many plausible reasons.

 

[spookshack]

She was a new shooter and had a lapse of judgement. It was member Jade Terfin if I remember correctly. Haven't seen her on here for a while now.

 

[Tlock]

At dinners, huh dear, what did you say?

Yep its bad when the room is noisy