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You have to remember that hearing loss is cumulative. I have a severe hearing loss in both ears. Chainsaw, lawn mower, riding lawn mower,and tractor all these pieces when I use them you'll find me wearing ear muffs. Even my neighbor does as well. Frank
 
Re: OP. My wife gave me a pair for Christmas. They are excellent. Went to the range this afternoon. Called my wife on the phone. Stood there firing w/ my right hand while I talked to her on the phone. The ear muff work very well. Amplify the sound of the phone, yet cut out the sound of the pistol. She asked what that noise was and I told her I was talking to her while I was shooting. She thought it was a hoot.

I have also used them w/ ear plugs. Just makes them work even better. The electronics make it possible to hear range commands, etc. When shooting w/ the plugs and muffs even loud magnums are very much more comfortable to shoot.
 
I have them and find that they are great as long as I remember to turn them off after the range. I now keep extra batteries in the range box. Also found they work well watching TV, that way SWMBO doesn't have to yell at me to "TURN IT DOWN". And yes, I'm pretty deaf. Had hearing aids, but one of the dogs thought one was a chew toy, nuff said.
 
Big thumbs up on these sip.

60 bucks is a bit expensive as they are routinely seen for $50 and under (Amazon). But if you have a gift card, they are a great item.

Indoor, outdoor, even shooting trap. Excellent for conversation and range commands. They seal well around shooting glasses. You can use them along with foam ear buds if added protection is required.

My son and I use ours all the time. I even wear them on my tractor with an ipod or pandora.
 
I like low profile electronic ear muffs. But I have realized that they still bother me when I shoot rifles/shotguns. Then I rather wear rubber bullets. But for pistol shooting they are perfect...
 
Sip........
I may be alone on this one, but I would NOT recommend them because they only have a noise reduction rating of 22 Db! I am older than you are and have been shooting a bit longer (50 years so far) and I attribute the lion's share of my hearing loss to wearing insufficient hearing protection while shooting.

Yes, they are very convenient for Range use as you are able to hear human voices, however that convenience is outweighed by their lower Db NR rating.

Over the last 10 years I have been wearing a set of very high quality rubber ear plugs (26Db NR rating) in conjunction WITH a pair of Pro 10 Ultimate ear muffs (30 Db NR rating). I realize that I should have done this way before 10 years ago and way before I lost so much hearing, but now I need to keep and protect as much hearing as I've got left. And, that is the reason I would NOT recommend them - nothing personal against the maker, just not enough protection IMHO!

Regards,
Chief38
 
Frank46 said:
You have to remember that hearing loss is cumulative. I have a severe hearing loss in both ears. Chainsaw, lawn mower, riding lawn mower,and tractor all these pieces when I use them you'll find me wearing ear muffs. Even my neighbor does as well. Frank
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I can sympathize. My hearing sucks after all these years of abuse. Constant ringing in the ears that cannot be corrected. I never used a chain saw or a tractor but numerous power tools contributed to my problem. I did however, protect my ears when shooting.
 
chief38 said:
Might I also add that I NOW wear hearing protection when using most power tools, air tools, generators, snow blowers, and when my wife is on the rant!
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On the airplane I fly for a living we have to test the stall protection system before every flight. The stall warning bell rings during this test and it is very loud.

Most of the first officers I fly with are younger guys and they all cover their ears when I tell them I am about to do the test.

Several have asked me if the noise bothers me and if I am worried about hearing loss. My reply is always, "No, I'm married. I want to be deaf."
Bill S
 
for several years I have used peltor, optime 105, h10a earmuff....noise reduction rating..30...

they've worked well and provided good ear protection, especially when im at the indoor range, in the booth next to the guy with the .44 magnum....
 
chief38 said:
I may be alone on this one, but I would NOT recommend them because they only have a noise reduction rating of 22 Db!
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I went with the Howard Leight Impact Pro model because it has a NRR of 30 dB, which is right up there with decent passive-only earmuffs. A 22 dB reduction is over twice as loud as a 30 dB reduction.

I like them on outdoor ranges. On indoor ranges, I go with earplugs and passive-only earmuffs.
 
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