Hearing Protection for Clays – What Actually Works (and What Have You Learned the Hard Way)?

3M TEP-200 electronic plugs, they can be found on US ebay for half the retail price.
Or EEP-100, twice cheaper, same NRR, but lower water/dust resistance rating.
Must ensure the foam seals fit properly (there are several sets included).
Double up with electronic muffs when shooting indoors.
 
I am not a robot said:
3M TEP-200 electronic plugs, they can be found on US ebay for half the retail price.
Or EEP-100, twice cheaper, same NRR, but lower water/dust resistance rating.
Must ensure the foam seals fit properly (there are several sets included).
Double up with electronic muffs when shooting indoors.
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Can you double up over these style of electronic (looks like they protrude a little / are not flush)?
 
Falconflyer said:
There's good molded plugs and not so good molded plugs and I've had both. The ones I have now are great and I have to take one out if I'm to hear what people are saying but I had a pair a number of years ago that didn't work well at all, it's all in the fit.
Good foamies are hard to beat for blocking sound but I just don't find them comfortable after a while. Electronic muffs are good and sometimes I double up with molded plugs and muffs with the volume turned up high, then I can hear most conversations but still have vey good noise protection.
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This is exactly what I do.

I have moulded (vented) plugs and then double up with Peltor over ear muffs. With this combo I can *just* about hear people talk and when shooting it is really quiet (gunfire sounds really soft).

I find it helps me shoot (can think better / flinch less).

I learned this lesson the hard way. Was doing a 3 Gun match and one part was in an awkward position that broke the seal on my muffs (no plugs), I emptied a magazine of 223 in that state. My ears rang for a week. Been doubled up ever since. Best move ever.
 
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