Hearing protection

[Callahan]

I don't know if anyone here has tried electronic ear protectors, probably so. I got a pair from Cabela's for Christmas and they were unsatisfactory. A guy firing two benches away was just killing my ears. I had to put on earplugs underneath the muffs.

I sent them back and have gone back to using earplugs combined with the ear muffs.

Anyone know a brand that actually works? One guy at the range had a pair he had spent $150 on. I was hoping to find some for less than that, but I can tell you that $40 Chinese-made ones don't work worth a flip.

["DoubleAction"]

I use the foam plugs and pair of "Silenco" hearing protectors. You have seen the calibers I shoot and I never had any trouble with my hearing.

SAY WHAT ? ;D ;D

[5ontarget]

here's a pretty good listing of them, some good, some not so good.

www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseProducts.aspx?tabid=14&categoryid=18225&categorystring=10611***686***10509***


In my limited experience with hearing protection in an indoor range with more than a couple people shooting, 22db reduction is not enough for me. I wear 22db electronic muffs and 26-33db plugs (depending on what I grab) Good noise reduction and with the volume turned up, I can hear the RO and shooting partner.

www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=671923
these are out of stock currently, but also onsale. I like them for yard work too, I can plug my MP3 into them and listen to music without going deaf. (not like when I was younger and used headphones/earbuds and just turned the volume up to drown out the mower, string trimmer, chainsaw etc.)
Would prefer them to cut out at 80db rather than 82 as well, but again, a pair of foam plugs takes the noise down enough.

Modified to try to fix link - another of my life's failures.

["DoubleAction"]

www.aosafety.com/shooters/products/ear_03.htm