I like my ear pro with a side of...sprinkles?
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stripperclipper
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mmm... Earpro.
Not the sprinkle ones but I have razors. I like them.
lucky07
CGN frequent flyer
They work. The sound that causes hearing damage comes from the gun, not the speakers in the ear muffs. Never noticed them not cutting out fast enough but that doesn't really matter anyways unless you got the volume wide open, even then it's no more of an issue than listening to your music way too loud would be.
Not sure about this brand, but the ones I have are decent.
However I pair them with what swimmers use for ear protection, which is silicone and 1000% better than the foam inserts for inside your ear. Try it, especially at indoor range. They are money, buy in bulk and it’s fairly cheap.
lucky07
CGN frequent flyer
It does cut out for a milisecond though when you fire, so that the peak noise level isn't sent to the speakers.
They work well.
I’ve got a couple pair of the 3com (?) ones. including a pair that attach to my helmet.
For indoor range use I use foam plugs on top of the muffs. Always have. You can turn up the volume and hear instruction even with the foams in.
The guy who said he uses silicone plugs might be on to something. I’ll have to try that.
Worked with tons of guys in the army that use Walkers. They're quite popular, much more so than the basic Peltors we can get our hands on. I have never heard anything bad about them. Even if the sound cut off didn't engage at all it still wouldn't damage your hearing btw, the microphone cutting in and out for the shots is just a nicety. The little speaker in the headset isn't putting out anywhere close to a comparable decibel range of the gunshot. The actual ear protection itself comes from the muffs themselves, not the cut out.
I use walker razors.
Well, my wife and kids do.
I have a pair of digital Peltor tacticals that are superior but its mostly about fit.
I have a huge head and the peltors are more comfy than the walkers.
I also have the radio add on for the walkers for my buddy and i to use when we work the range together. A bit gimmicky but they work.
Well, my wife and kids do.
I have a pair of digital Peltor tacticals that are superior but its mostly about fit.
I have a huge head and the peltors are more comfy than the walkers.
I also have the radio add on for the walkers for my buddy and i to use when we work the range together. A bit gimmicky but they work.
There are a couple styles of over-ear muffs, some rely on insulating the ear from the sound waves with a physical barrier and some other types also use active noise cancellation that emits an opposite sound wave from the internal speaker to cancel out the offending noise.
These walkers feature a .02 second reaction time to achieve a 23db NRR rating, I cannot find stats on the NRR rating for the initial .02 seconds. Sound exposure levels are measured over time and for specific frequencies, since these are designed for gunshots I would expect the frequency range to be appropriate for gunshots. only you can determine the exposure time and if 23db is appropriate for your particular firearms and usage patterns.
Plugs and muffs is good advice regardless of the muffs.
