What hearing protection are you guys using?

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Not looking for anything too expensive, probably under 50, would prefer non-electronic so no messing with batteries. Just as long as they seal and protect my ears.
 
Electric have pretty much the same protection of passive when they are off. Just handy as hell when you want to talk or listen to sounds in the environment. I bought Howard Leight off amazon for $87 and I will never go back.
 
Sure with Howard Leight you can hear when people talk but it's not nearly enough protection for even a rifle. When I do use mine, it sounds like they are shooting beside my head if people are sighting in a rifle in the pistol area.

I'd recommend something that is 32 NRR (noise reduction rating) The Howard's are only 18 NRR or 22 which is not very much at all. I also have cheap tasco passive muffs and they are amazing. Even having somebody shooting magnum calibers beside me is no problem and it's only 28NRR so 32 NRR would be even better. I'd search Amazon and read the descriptions.
 
cereal83 said:
Sure with Howard Leight you can hear when people talk but it's not nearly enough protection for even a rifle. When I do use mine, it sounds like they are shooting beside my head if people are sighting in a rifle in the pistol area.

I'd recommend something that is 32 NRR (noise reduction rating) The Howard's are only 18 NRR or 22 which is not very much at all. I also have cheap tasco passive muffs and they are amazing. Even having somebody shooting magnum calibers beside me is no problem and it's only 28NRR so 32 NRR would be even better. I'd search Amazon and read the descriptions.
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The ones I have R-01902's are 30NRR and I can shot anything from 45/70 to 12 gauge with a 12 inch barrel without anything being loud at all.
 
LeducAb said:
The ones I have R-01902's are 30NRR and I can shot anything from 45/70 to 12 gauge with a 12 inch barrel without anything being loud at all.
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Oh you must have the really thick ones? I have the thin ones. I should have gone with the thick ones for $20-30 more.
 
I got the Howard Leight R-01526 Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff from Amazon. Slim design so they don't get in the way of the rifle stock, easy to hear RO commands and cut the noise from anything around to very tolerable levels. Friends have the same ones, and everybody is happy happy. They also have an earphone plug, so when I'm alone I can pipe in some AC/DC for ambience. :))

If you watch Amazon, you can sometimes pick them up for $50-ish, the price seems to vary a lot.
 
I use the cheapest ear muffs I could find that still have a slim overall profile. The ones I currently have are from Cabela's. Mine have a recess in them not to interfere with the stock. I always double up with ear plugs too. You can get away with cheaper, thinner ear muffs that way.
 
I second ear muffs and plugs at the same time!
I found TR Industrial Foldable Ear Muff with Soft Headband, ANSI S12.42/S3.19 with NRR of 34 dB at 21$ on amazon. Ugly but works better then Champion electronic muffs alone.
 
I've been using Howard Leight non-electronic earmuffs with 32 NRR on top of foam ear plugs. It's hard to hear people, and I'm thinking of getting electronic ones but I don't know much about the technology. I understand that the noise protection is passive and it amplifies conversation, but is it possible it could malfunction and amplify a gunshot?
 
I love my Howard Leight electronic muffs. They are the most common ones at our Trap club, work very well, while still allowing you to hear4 as normal!
 
Tigerbalm said:
I always double up with custom fitted ear protection inside and electronic muffs on the outside with the volume turned up. Works really well and my ears thank me. :)
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That's what I'm going to do now that I got my fitted ones. Impact sports with disposable plugs works well for boomers in enclosed shooting areas.
 
Just using a regular set of muffs that I was issued at work. Can't remember the brand but they're comfy and work.

I'm shooting outdoors so it's not bad.
 
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