Electronic ear muffs?

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I think I'd like to get a set of electronic ear muffs so I can talk to other folks while either rifle shooting, shooting clays or waterfowling.

The Silencio Falcons at $102 are about all I can spend.

Anyone have any experience with these?

What about the Caldwell Es-85 at $40?
 
I have a set of the cheapo's from Princess Auto.

For the price, they are great.

A few of the other guys have Peltor's, and they love them.

I don't think you can go wrong with any of them really.

I think the only complaint about any of them is the size and interferance on the stock.

It's one thing to try them on to see if they fit and are comfortable, but make sure you try to mount a gun to see if they bug you.
 
You get what you pay for and having owned less expensive sets I believe the Peltor ComTac and Tactical Pro are the best electronic headsets on the market today. More expensive but more durable and better quality electronics. Search the term "Peltor." There are several threads discussing them.
 
MD said:
I think I'd like to get a set of electronic ear muffs so I can talk to other folks while either rifle shooting, shooting clays or waterfowling.

The Silencio Falcons at $102 are about all I can spend.

Anyone have any experience with these?

What about the Caldwell Es-85 at $40?
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I own a pair of Browning Solar rechargeable electronic muffs. Pricy, but a DB reduction rating of 25, the highest I could find (there's a 27DB set available but I couldn't fnd it). In terms of hearing protection, it's the decibel attenuation (reduction of noise) factor that is important. Also, decibel calculations are exponential, which means (in a nutshell) that a 22 DB reduction set of muffs, is 20 times more effectiove than a 20 DB set.
 
You're correct in that it's exponential, however, a 3db difference equals a doubling of sound. -3db is half as loud as 0db, -6db is 1/2 as loud again, or 1/4 as loud as 0db and so on...

So for example, a rating of -25db attenuation means you get twice the attenuation as you would with a set rated at -22db.

bufalobill said:
I have a set of the cheapo's from Princess Auto.

For the price, they are great.

A few of the other guys have Peltor's, and they love them.

I don't think you can go wrong with any of them really... snip
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Just for the record, as someone who's living depends heavily on my ears & sound, I have a set of the Princess Auto ones too. The NRR on them is -20db. They work fine, and if you're concerned that they don't attenuate enough, just double up and wear a pair of ear plugs with 'em, and then turn the volume up a bit - that'll give you tons of attenuation, yet still let you hear the other guys on the firing line. That's what I do sometimes... and I'm paranoid about my hearing!

TFC
 
TheFrenchCanadian said:
Just for the record, as someone who's living depends heavily on my ears & sound, I have a set of the Princess Auto ones too. The NRR on them is -20db. They work fine, and if you're concerned that they don't attenuate enough, just double up and wear a pair of ear plugs with 'em, and then turn the volume up a bit - that'll give you tons of attenuation, yet still let you hear the other guys on the firing line. That's what I do sometimes... and I'm paranoid about my hearing!

TFC
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You're not the only one that sometimes puts foam plugs in under the muffs- lots of guys do exactly that. It's very effective.

And anyhow, I don't think you can be paranoid enough about your hearing and eyesight.
 
Do a search on ebay for Peltor 6 (6s), and then shop around. I got a super deal on mine there.

This is the older model that sold for close to $200 only a year or two ago.

They are of a slim profile, so interfere with the stock less.

I love mine....~$78 Cdn. del'd.
 
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I like my Megaears: 29dB protection even if not turned on and the extra benefit of allowing you to hear lower noises while blocking the louder noises.
But in my opinion the most important benefit is the great seal of soft leather with glasses and in the extreme cold where the plastics harded up and you lose the seal.
bbuffett
 
I had a set of cheapies from Princess Auto as well until I stepped on them, and they worked fine for me. The only problem I had was trying not to laugh at the cartoony "BONK" that you hear when you fire a C7 with them on. The best part was being able to hear instructions when buddy was fifty yards away.
 
MD said:
I think I'd like to get a set of electronic ear muffs so I can talk to other folks while either rifle shooting, shooting clays or waterfowling.

The Silencio Falcons at $102 are about all I can spend.

Anyone have any experience with these?

What about the Caldwell Es-85 at $40?
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I have a set of falcons, they work well.
 
I bought a Peltor Tac-7 unit back around 1993 and they have served well all these years. NRR is 24. I sent them to Peltor in Barrie ON in June and asked them to refurbish them. I mailed them on a Friday and on Monday I got a fax'd quote from them for the repairs. I called them that afternoon and gave them the go ahead and they were mailed back to me on Tuesday. That's what I call service.
Just bought the Peltor Tac-6S model for sporting clays. The NRR is only 19 but the earcups are designed so they don't hit the stock so often. As mentioned earlier, you can also use foam plugs inside if you wish.
The Peltors are a little more money but sound quality is high, especially when compared to the Princess Auto jobs.
 
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