Best electronic hear protection for hunting?

[5_against_1]

Hi,

I'd like to know what people are using for hearing protection while hunting? I usually only use conventional hearing protection at the range but these aren't of much help when it comes to hunting/locating wild game. I'd like to get a nice set of electronic muffs that are good at amplifying audio with a decent NRR rating (25db+ if possible).

Thanks,

 

[medvedqc]

the swedish ones.

 

[Bland]

I have Peltors(spelling?) and they hiss a little which is distracting to me. Also the battery changeout is a pain. They turned on too easily by chance so I removed the knobs. Do not recommend. They were about $100 a few years ago. They work well for target shooting but that hiss factor irritates me while in the bush.

 

[Tenguns]

Peltor Tactical Sport. No hissing, no knobs. Put gel cups on, and they're pretty much perfect.

 

[elimsprint]

Peltor Tactical Sport. No hissing, no knobs. Put gel cups on, and they're pretty much perfect.

Even with the amplification all the way up? Mine sure hiss.

 

[Armafix]

Peltor Tactical Sport. No hissing, no knobs. Put gel cups on, and they're pretty much perfect.

If they're not hissing, they must be defective. Once mine went belly up I bought MSA Sordin Supreme Pro-X.
They are not cheap but buy once, cry once. You get what you pay for.

 

[Jnyiri]

I have the peltor and the howard leight. I like the hl better.

 

[pbonura]

howard leight. They work...

 

[Firehoser]

howard leight. They work...

This... very natural sound, good battery life, slim profile and affordable.

 

[burnaby]

Poor HL is now safe queen since the Orange MSA Sordin Supreme Pro-X arrived. Gel is so NICE, barely feel them.

As to the low NRR rating they are misleading in that gunshots are not typical noise.

 

[Tenguns]

Even with the amplification all the way up? Mine sure hiss.

No. I have a few pairs. None of them hiss. These are the expensive ones. I had a cheaper model of Peltors that sucked. These are good. They don't clip either from noise.

 

[Tenguns]

If they're not hissing, they must be defective. Once mine went belly up I bought MSA Sordin Supreme Pro-X.
They are not cheap but buy once, cry once. You get what you pay for.

Why would they be defective if they're not hissing?

 

[elimsprint]

No. I have a few pairs. None of them hiss. These are the expensive ones. I had a cheaper model of Peltors that sucked. These are good. They don't clip either from noise.

Mine were the top of the line police tactical model (they have the plug-in for the tactical radios) from about 5 years ago and at full volume, which I use for hunting, there is a definite background hiss. I got them from a friend who works for one of their larger wholesalers in Canada and they were around $200-300 wholesale back then IIRC.