hearing protection

[len917]

In a hurry get to the range this AM and grabbed 2 handguns and ammo and my red box. Get to the range--no muffs--found a pair of junk ear stuff in my red box --orange spongy with blue string. Well let off 1- 9mm shot and I thought I was going to die. I had ringing, static like sounds, couldn't hear very much and TV sounds
distorted. It's gotten a bit better since 9:30 AM.
So, I really don't recommend shooting without hearing protection.
Best is to take your time packing up and be extra sure you have all your safety stuff and your ammo then enjoy
Len

 

[Fishinfool]

I didn't often use hearing protection when shooting as a kid, and now pay the price. Even when deer hunting, where only one or two shots may be taken, I use them. Good electronic ear muffs can actually enable you to hear sounds you might have missed in the woods.

Those squishy foam ear plugs actually work very well. The key is to roll them between your fingers until compressed, then insert them as far into you ear as you can. In a minute or so, they will expand, and provide a good seal.

Larry

 

[len917]

Never knew that. I'll try that at home.
Lesson learned.
Thanks
Len

 

[Eric300]

I've used empty handgun brass in a pinch. .38 cal or larger, of course. Better than nutin'.

 

[Greyman50]

Cigarette butts work, what we used in RVN when we had cigs with filters... 4.2" was beginning of my hearing loss.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I earned my living with my ears and tried to take care of them. I had borrowed several of these from the Air Force and kept them in my gig bag. They came in handy in large, loud venues. There were times when I found myself without them and would stuff cigarette filters in my ears as a stop gap.

The best thing to happen in the music industry was the invention of in-ear monitors and limiters. Except for a slight loss above 15kHz I can still hear well even down to 25Hz.

 

[Rudi]

Cigarette butts work, what we used in RVN when we had cigs with filters... 4.2" was beginning of my hearing loss.

These days cig. butts are hard to find.

 

[waffles]

Sounds like you know it already, but if you get to the range and find out to you don't have sufficient earpro, don't shoot. Go home or go to walmart/whatever sporting goods store and spend the money on some basic muffs, it's annoying at the time but less annoying than always having to fall asleep with a fan or other white noise thing going to stop the ringing.

 

[smoothshooter]

I have learned the hard way to keep two pairs of muffs and multiple foam earplugs in both of my vehicles at all times.

 

[smoothshooter]

I didn't often use hearing protection when shooting as a kid, and now pay the price. Even when deer hunting, where only one or two shots may be taken, I use them. Good electronic ear muffs can actually enable you to hear sounds you might have missed in the woods.

Those squishy foam ear plugs actually work very well. The key is to roll them between your fingers until compressed, then insert them as far into you ear as you can. In a minute or so, they will expand, provide a good seal.

Larry

I have to wear the muffs and plugs at the same time. Still not always enough. My ears still ring all the time, even though I will not even run the weed eater, vacuum cleaner, lawnmower, or drive nails without hearing protection.
The years of gunfire and turbine-engine aircraft noise have taken their toll.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

I have 4 shooting boxes-22 RF, CF handgun, CF rifle, Black Powder and have dedicated muffs and plugs in all of them-I have a pair of muffs I wear when I use power tools. I have a sidebar I carry and have several pairs of plugs in that.

 

[Golddollar]

Back when I was still mowing my own grass I hung a dedicated set of ear muffs on the lawn mower. Cheap insurance.

 

[9mmPatriot]

I double up with plugs and walker sound suppressors.

Been thinking about getting some of these:
Easy Shape Custom Molded Earplugs Hearing Protection


Anyone here use them?

 

[Wyo]

Huh? Come again?

 

[mmb617]

I have this habit of pushing my muffs up off my ears while setting targets and every once in a while I end up sending a round without remembering to put them back over my ears.

It never fails to shock me to hear how loud the shots really are.

 

[prairieviper]

I carry extra ear plugs and muffs with me, just in case. I have always used passive muffs (Pro Ears NRR 30) but wanted electronic muffs after trying out a friends. My wife just got me a pair of Walker's Razor Slim electronic muffs for my birthday. I like them a lot.

 

[9mmPatriot]

Huh? Come again?

What he said was.....

 

[BAM-BAM]

Back when I was still mowing my own grass I hung a dedicated set of ear muffs on the lawn mower. Cheap insurance.

Mower,leaf blower.... any powertool..... mine let me listen to talk radio!!!!

 

[Sikiguya]

Oh, always keep a pair of in ear extra in your range bag. I keep a pair of the surefire model. They can be bought on Amazon or in Walmart or local hardware store.

For ear muffs, but the optional gel cups. If your shooting session is less than an hour, it won't make a difference. After a couple of hours, your head/ears will be thanking me. I had mine on for almost 9 hours last Saturday. No way I could do that with the stock ear pads.


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[jeffrefrig]

I took my daughter and her friend to the range and I remembered to grab the extra set of ear muffs, only it was blue tooth headphones by mistake. I have those foam plugs in my bag for such occasions but they didn't work very well; I'm sure I put them in wrong. It was brutal! Then in all my genius I shot the .327 Magnum and that just made me let them shoot while I "manually" plugged my ears. Lesson learned.