Best Hearing Protection

[EPS]

One or two times is not going to make you def unless you are shooting a ma duce in a car

 

[L84Cabo]

Here are likely the three top set of electronic muffs

• Pro Ears Gold
• MSA Sordin Supreme Pro X
• Peltor Comtac III's

I have not seen very many pro shooters using Pro Ears. That's completely anecdotal so take it for what it is.

I own a set of Pro Ears and the MSA's. I prefer the MSA's. They're better built and I've had problems with the Pro Ears (more on that in a minute). I will also add that I would spend whatever money it takes to buy a set of muffs that accept the gel cups (the Pro Ears don't...at least they didn't used to but my set is a few years old so maybe the newer ones do). Gel cups are infinitely more comfortable and they do a better job of sealing out noise and especially if you're wearing glasses. Make sure whatever you buy accepts them and get a set.

Some negatives...the Pro Ears required three trips back to the factory before they were usable. They simply did not block noise and were outright dangerous to wear. It wasn't the electronics. Even when they were turned off they flat out sucked. They needed better foam in them. I wasn't really happy about this but was even less happy with the level of customer service by Pro Ears. I had to do battle with them each time to get them to cover the shipping. This was a $300 safety product that flat out wasn't doing it's job. There shouldn't have been any issue on Pro Ears taking care of this. Note that there are a ton of people who swear by Pro Ears. So it's possible I just got a bad set.

The MSA...They're fine except that they chirp (feedback) if I take them off while powered on and the ear cups get close to one another. It's just a little annoying. Overall, however, they're pretty good.

Limitations of electronic muffs - I personally would never wear just the muffs indoors. Indoor ranges with the confined space and echo can be quite challenging for electronic muffs. I would encourage you to double up indoors. I also double up outdoors. I find that the cutoff time of most electronic muffs are not to my liking. Perhaps I just have super sensitive ears.

Batteries - Pay attention to the the types of batteries that the muffs use. The Pro Ears, for example, use a special battery that isn't that common. Why MFG's do this, is beyond me. But that issue alone would make me never buy them again. Get a set that uses a common battery.

Consider the climate you may be using them in. If you ever anticipate having to shoot in the rain...like for a class or something...you're going to want to make sure you get a set that are sealed for weather.

Note that Safariland just came out with a new set of electronic muffs. I have no idea how they are but Safariland usually makes pretty good stuff so they might be worth checking out.

 

[L84Cabo]

Well to tell the truth I would recommend that everyone go out and shoot there gun with out hearing protection just so they know what it's going to be like when they have to use there gun .
Because IF YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR GUN IN SELF DEFENSE .
YOU WON'T HAVE THE TIME TO PUT IN EAR PLUGS

I'm sorry but I think you're straight up crazy to do this. Hearing damage is real and it can absolutely be caused by doing this. It isn't worth the risk. If you have to shoot your gun in your house, it's going to be LOUD. And you may actually have enough time to put on a set of muffs. I have an electronic set on my nightstand. It literally takes a second and a half. And I can always skip them if there isn't time.

 

[IOM]

And from experience, I never heard the gun go off. When I hunt, I can't really say that I ever remember hearing my rifle go off either.

Maybe its because I'm deaf from only using foam earplugs.

The reason for that is:
"The lion's roar is a deafening, stunning event" "But the lion doesn't hear his roar, just like the dog doesn't hear his bark. Their ears shut down, and so do ours. Gunpowder is our roar."

This phenomenon is called "auditory exclusion," and it's a result of the nerve that connects the inner ear and the brain shutting down in the heat of battle. 90% of combat soldiers report having experienced auditory exclusion. But you're still getting hearing damage."

 

[EPS]

Outside inside duck blinds even though the inside is just a back and roof and sides but open front if someone doesn't stick the barrel all the way out it's a cave of sounds

 

[EPS]

I'm sorry but I think you're straight up crazy to do this. Hearing damage is real and it can absolutely be caused by doing this. It isn't worth the risk. If you have to shoot your gun in your house, it's going to be LOUD. And you may actually have enough time to put on a set of muffs. I have an electronic set on my nightstand. It literally takes a second and a half. And I can always skip them if there isn't time.

That's great you have a set of ear plugs by your bed mmmmm so what happens when your in car on the ferry or in the ferry or at Safeway or at 7 .11 or just at a rest stop bathroom on the side of I5 and have to use your gun YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO SOUND LIKE WITH OUT HEARING PROTECTION

 

[EPS]

I say ferry just for you because I know where you live at least the island I don't get on those ferrys un less I have to and when I do I have a pistol in my lap and a AR BEHIND MY SEAT THOSE FERRY'S ARE A TORIST WET DREAM

 

[EPS]

Not even any mass Shooting or some one who wanted to do a mass shooting . GETS ON ONE OF THOSE FERRY'S IT'S OVER FOR EVERYONE ON BOARD UNLESS THEY CAN FIGHT BACK OR JUMP OVER BOARD AND SWIM

 

[EPS]

This was a hearing protection THREAD but now it just turned to situation awareness .
If you think for one second that you will have time to put on hearing protection in a defense Shooting your a FOOL AND WILL DIE WITH THE REST OF THE SHEEP

 

[awshoot]

I have a pair of these: Walker's Razor-X Neck Worn Rechargeable Electronic Ear - MPN: GWP-NHE

... but I never really use them. I bought them because I had hoped to use them while hunting, and while they work great at the range, I had expected the sound to be at least somewhat directional. It isn't -- everything enters both ears evenly -- completely mono and that makes it extremely disorienting to walk around with them in the woods. They are sensitive -- stepping on a stick and making it crack will trigger the noise suppression.

If you were going to just use them at the range though, they'd work very nice and have a high level of noise reduction. You could also double up with muffs. Personally, I hate muffs because with glasses, I either get a lousy seal or a serious pain from the stems pressing into my skull or grinding the back of my ear. Anyway, there isn't any reason I don't use them at the range -- it's just more convenient to get a big package of good foam plugs and keep them in my bag because I'm a total flake about remembering things.

 

[L84Cabo]

That's great you have a set of ear plugs by your bed mmmmm so what happens when your in car on the ferry or in the ferry or at Safeway or at 7 .11 or just at a rest stop bathroom on the side of I5 and have to use your gun YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO SOUND LIKE WITH OUT HEARING PROTECTION

I'm sorry but I completely disagree with your logic. I think the notion that I will be so unprepared for the big bad loud "boomy" noise that is going to occur, that I will be rendered senseless and confused without ear protection...and subsequently be killed in my completely disoriented state...is absolutely silly. But you gotta love the internet for perpetuating this nonsense. No way in hell is my hearing worth the risk of shooting one single round unprotected. If that gets me killed in a gunfight, so be it but I'm going out with my hearing intact.

In other news you don't know what if feels like to be shot either so you should probably shoot yourself in the foot so you'll be prepared for it incase you are ever wounded in a gun fight. Yea...it's THAT silly.

 

[EPS]

I'm sorry but I completely disagree with your logic. I think the notion that I will be so unprepared for the big bad loud "boomy" noise that is going to occur, that I will be rendered senseless and confused without ear protection...and subsequently be killed in my completely disoriented state...is absolutely silly. But you gotta love the internet for perpetuating this nonsense. No way in hell is my hearing worth the risk of shooting one single round unprotected. If that gets me killed in a gunfight, so be it but I'm going out with my hearing intact.

In other news you don't know what if feels like to be shot either so you should probably shoot yourself in the foot so you'll be prepared for it incase you are ever wounded in a gun fight. Yea...it's THAT silly.

Ok so I guess you have shot your gun with out hearing protection because your not scared of it but there are plenty of people who haven't .
I have shot hundreds of ROUNDS with out hearing protection lol .
SO ON YOUR NEXT POST PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS SO I CAN HEAR YOU HEHEE lol I'm out to each his own

 

[Heyjoe]

Can't add much that hasn't already been recommended. Just keep in mind you'll want slim ones if you like shooting long guns. Cheek weld sucks with big cans.

 

[SIG34]

Howard lights! Best ones I've used $40 on Amazon

 

[Kruel J]

I use cigarette butts I find on the ground.

 

[Geardo]

Howard leights for me, + plugs, + suppresor is a lot of fun

 

[Tomahawk67]

I use Peltor Comtac 3 with the gel pads. they are all day comfortable and quiet even with short barreled AR's with brakes.

 

[Flymph]

I have a pair of the Peltor Rangeguard muffs, I think they're done by 3M... I like them. They work fine, and are great for hearing the environment around you. Turn them up high enough and you'll hear everything that moves around you. They aren't cheap at $80 a piece. Going to get my SO a pair sometime, but she's fine with the standard muffs I started with.

 

[Norwestr55]

I've got a set of these. Good noise reduction but they're bulky. 1st time I put them on at home, I turned them all the way up and "WTH is that godawful noise?" Turned out it was the fridge running in the next room.
https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leigh...ectric+earmuffs+for+shooting&psc=1&pldnSite=1

 

[Vaultman]

so a question for you all...
The volume control on these things, does it affect what volume the gun shots are heard at. In other words, if I accidentally have, or bump the volume up really high, and someone takes a shot, am I going to have hearing damage.
I hunted with a guy in 2012, he was on the hunt of his life, and something happened a few weeks before he came on the hunt, he said the volume got turned up, and it amplified the gun shot. He had to go to the ear doc for some serious hearing damage and was told to not go on the hunt (though he did, while wearing ear plugs the whole time).