electronic hearing pro rec?

[little_airwolf]

Would really like your opinion Vets on electronic hearing protection. I use buds and double up when shooting 5.56 and higher.
Anyway I'd like to be able to hear the gophers or other shooters but protect my hearing.
I've lost a good cookie bit chunk out of my hearing range. I have kids and don't want to loose anymore.
Help would be wonderful!
I've heard good things about Pro Ears and Peltor.
I also know like optics, you get what you pay for!

 

[skojiro]

I've found the combo of surefire ear plugs and Howard leight impact electronic muffs work great.

Howard Leight Ear Pro

I like that they both let you hear everything and block noise. The surefire plugs can be found at walmart and use a passive sound block while the muffs are electronic. I keep the plugs in all the time in case my muffs slip when I get an aggressive cheek wield or I forget to put my muffs on if I take them off.

In total your looking at $60-75 dollars for the pair and they do a great job. You could always look into the high end peltors but for the budget minded these work awesome.

 

[AR-Getsome]

I have the 3M Peltor. I was standing near a 50 BMG rifle being fired and they suppressed the shot sound great. You can hear everything, bugs buzzing around etc. The sound volume is adjustable. Very comfortable and they fold up nicely to store in your range bag.

 

[wbear]

I have went thru several different brands of electronic muffs and was never satisfied until I tried Pro Ears. They are the only ones I could find that don't have a pesky delay causing you to miss parts of conversation and surrounding sounds. Yes they cost north of $200 but they will be the last pair you buy.

Mine are the Pro Ears Pro Tac Slim Gold NRR 28 Ear Muffs with 2 Lithium 123a Batteries

Military grade dual circuit boards. Gold Connectors for high quality audiophile sound. Automatic shut off and Pro Form Leather ultra comfortable ears seals, and padded, adjustable headband. Amplifies sound more than 8x normal hearing.

Weighs only 11.1 ounces. Fast attack time of 1.5 milliseconds. Includes 2 Lithium 123a batteries. 3.5mm input jacks for i-pod and MP3 players. Battery life is 250 hours.

 

[OKFC05]

I've heard good things about Pro Ears

You'll never regret going first class if you can afford it. The fast response time means less noise fatigue at the end of a long RO day.

 

[G.A.Sea53]

I have a pair of Dillon electronic muffs and they serve double
duty as hearing protector and hearing aid. I really like them and
operate on ordinary AAA batteries.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

I've found the combo of surefire ear plugs and Howard leight impact electronic muffs work great.

Howard Leight Ear Pro

I like that they both let you hear everything and block noise. The surefire plugs can be found at walmart and use a passive sound block while the muffs are electronic. I keep the plugs in all the time in case my muffs slip when I get an aggressive cheek wield or I forget to put my muffs on if I take them off.

In total your looking at $60-75 dollars for the pair and they do a great job. You could always look into the high end peltors but for the budget minded these work awesome.

This is exactly what I use too.

If I'm shooting gophers with a .22lr I only use the HL Impact Sports. If I switch to .223 and up I throw the Surefire EP4's under them with the filter caps out. If I go to an indoor range I plug the filters on the EP4's.

It's a perfect setup for every type of shooting and it's all under $50. There are better E-muffs out there, but I have a habit of loosing/damaging ear and eye protection.

I don't like what Caldwell has to offer. I keep those as my loaners. They were under $20 for a reason.



BTW, I was amazed at how many more gophers I could here when I switched to electronic muffs. I crank the volume up as high as I can without having noise distortion or excessive wind noise. Sometimes I think they must be chirping right in front of me when they're really 50 yards out. It's nice being able to plug my ipod in when I get sick of hearing them too.

 

[SW340PD]

I need to upgrade from my foam ear
stuffers. All of this is helpful. Anyone else have suggestions? I can't
afford $200 so looking for a Cadillac at a bargain price. I know, I know - you get what you pay for. My bad.

 

[OKFC05]

I need to upgrade from my foam ear
stuffers. All of this is helpful. Anyone else have suggestions? I can't
afford $200 so looking for a Cadillac at a bargain price. I know, I know - you get what you pay for. My bad.

The Brownells Pro Series (made by Pro Ears) and the lower priced Peltors are about as low as I would recommend for shooting pistols. I "saved money" for years before I wised up (HUH? Speak up)

 

[little_airwolf]

I bought the HL sport. Wow wonderful and cheap. The batteries on one ear is huge and simple easy swap out.
The auto shutoff is another plus!
Sure they dont block half as well as my browning 33nrr muffs but I can hear people clearly now and if there is a need for more nrr Ill put plugs in or swap to the browning when shooting indoors.

 

[Mcwsky09]

I use these Peltor Tactical 6S Electronic Headset | peltor hearing protection 97044 got them on sale with free shipping awhile back.

 

[apollolanding]

For a sub-$100 it's hard to beat the Howard Leight Impacts. Noise Cancelling Ear Muffs | Howard Leight
Indoors I always double up with buds but never have any delay in conversation, the noise gates work every time and the amplified sound is very clear. They don't offer the same level of noise reduction as some of the larger and more expensive brands but the low profile also doesn't mess up your cheek weld as much.

 

[BigWaylon]

For a sub-$100 it's hard to beat the Howard Leight Impacts. Noise Cancelling Ear Muffs | Howard Leight
Indoors I always double up with buds but never have any delay in conversation, the noise gates work every time and the amplified sound is very clear. They don't offer the same level of noise reduction as some of the larger and more expensive brands but the low profile also doesn't mess up your cheek weld as much.

That's my thought. I had some non-electronic thicker ones rated at a higher reduction level, which worked fine with pistols. Just couldn't shoot rifles with them. I got mine on sale last year for <$35...just had to take whatever color they had left.

Now I double up with foam plugs and the muffs linked above if I'm indoors, or outdoors with those shooting unsuppressed...and still use foam plugs if I'm outside even with a suppressor. Very pleasant.

 

[Bozz10mm]

It's hard to beat the HL Impact Sport electronic muffs for the money. They are compact and interfere less with the cheek weld. But, they are only rated at NRR 22. Sufficient for .22lr and handguns up to .4cal.....outdoors.

For an indoor range, you definitely need to double up, or go with the Howard Leight Impact Pro rated at NRR33.

Amazon has the HL Impact Sport muff for around $67.