Hearing protection

bsand said:
On Saturday I was dry firing by just lifting the bolt and back down. I didn't have ears on, unknowingly I chambered a round and fired. I had the rifle pointed down range and aimed at my target, but my ears hurt for rest of the day, rang for 5-10 minutes straight. I'll be wearing muffs even when dry firing now.
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Ouch that hurts not a good way to end the day.
 
bsand said:
On Saturday I was dry firing by just lifting the bolt and back down. I didn't have ears on, unknowingly I chambered a round and fired. I had the rifle pointed down range and aimed at my target, but my ears hurt for rest of the day, rang for 5-10 minutes straight. I'll be wearing muffs even when dry firing now.
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You mean your gun was loaded and you didnt know it?
But, thats a different topic for another thread.

ATGAT ...all the gear all the time or PPE if you will.

dastt, you really need to re-evaluate your position on wearing ear protection while calling if you want to have your hearing in your left ear cause your right ear wont last long should you continue to with your current shooting activities.
Rob
 
No I knew my rifle had a full magazine, I just was dry firing before loading the next round in. Instead of lifting the bolt I racked it. Thus another round in the chamber. The rifle was never pointed at anything other than the target. Actually I didn't even move from behind the rifle, just took off ears and lifted the bolt lowered and dry fired 5 times, 6th time racked it, and hit exactly where I was aimed just not expected. I'm not going to be doing that again. Lesson learned.
 
I mainly mean hearing protection for hunting in particular.

I always wear hearing protection when I'm at the range.

Has anyone tried those electronic plugs?
 
A complaint I have about the 3M Peltor is a slight hiss. I tried wearing them while hunting and it bugged me enough I took them off. My muffs cost about $100 at Acklands. The battery changeout is not well designed but they work very well otherwise. I now wear them when around machinery etc instead of regular muffs and it allows for conversation without taking them off. Use rechargeable batteries. Don't go cheap with your hearing protection, hearing is an integral part of your hunting skilset. So many of my friends are fairly deaf and when out and about they rarely hear stuff I do. We mostly operated heavy machinery for a living and you can certainly tell which guys who were serious about hearing protection. One of my firewood partners still runs his chainsaw without protection. He pretty much reads lips now. Better late than never OP. Rant off.
 
Does anyone use or have used the electronic plugs? like the walker game ears. Seems most guys are talking about the muffs, I have a couple sets of the browning electronic muffs, they work well but are quite bulky. We use them for skeet but I find that rifle shooting they are inconvenient to carry around, too bulky. We use plugs for rifles. I was considering the electronic plugs, there are a few different brands. Kind of expensive but small and easy to pack.
 
Molded with filters is what you need, forget electronic muffs, they're bigger, require batteries, and therefore are less likely to be used. "B" filter (if I remember correctly) molded plugs allow you to carry a normal conversation and still shoot with complete protection, and they're extremely comfortable. Comfortable and handy means you'll actually use them. I work in one of the noisiest industries out there, and they're the ticket for both work and play.
 
Stopped at the sportsman show in Dawson creek this afternoon. Was a guy selling the custom moulded plugs, asked a couple questions but the guy really didnt know alot about what he was selling, had to pull out the brochure lol Looks like they custom mould just plugs and custom moulded electronic( which he had told me was about $950 for the electric and $150 for the moulding) pretty rich. Might have to look into the b filter
 
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