Hearing Protection In Home Defense Situation

[italiansport]

Why would you want hearing protection in a home invasion situation? Assuming you come out ahead and the perps are out of commission the next thing that will happen is law enforcement will show up. You should know that it is NOT a good idea to talk to them without consulting with your lawyer first. No ear protection gives you an excellent excuse to state your hearing is impacted and you will talk to them tomorrow when it comes back!
Jim

 

[Rpg]

"So you paused to put on your electronic hearing protection before picking up your (fill in the blank) to hunt my client down with a gun with a flashlight and a laser. You knew you were going to shoot him. You were worried about the noise, not about a threat. No more urgent than leisurely walking up to the firing line at your gun range. Putting on that equipment is evidence of premeditation. "

Want to have that used against you in your (civiil or criminal) trial for shooting the intruder?

 

[ShelbyV8]

I have found that the amplified muffs do amplify sound but you can't tell the direction it came from.

 

[pittpa]

"So you paused to put on your electronic hearing protection before picking up your (fill in the blank) to hunt my client down with a gun with a flashlight and a laser. You knew you were going to shoot him. You were worried about the noise, not about a threat. No more urgent than leisurely walking up to the firing line at your gun range. Putting on that equipment is evidence of premeditation. "

Want to have that used against you in your (civiil or criminal) trial for shooting the intruder?

That does not bother me at all, even if I was to clear my house. I suppose it would be more sporting to take a knife or a bat, and look around without a light. but I'm not precognizant, and I've already got tinnitus. I think I'll put my shooting glasses on as well to deflect pepper spray. I figure it's no worse than putting in your hearing aids and glasses on. I guess I could turn on all the lights instead of using the flashlight, but I've never heard that was a good idea. My BE linemate has armor/trauma plate, lighted ar-15, shooting glasses, and a mag sling for his serious bumps in the night. He has wife and kids. I'll have to ask him about the hearing protection. Ultimately, I'm not going hunting in my house at all. I'm staying behind solid locked doors and letting the police sort things out.

 

[pittpa]

Why would you want hearing protection in a home invasion situation? Assuming you come out ahead and the perps are out of commission the next thing that will happen is law enforcement will show up. You should know that it is NOT a good idea to talk to them without consulting with your lawyer first. No ear protection gives you an excellent excuse to state your hearing is impacted and you will talk to them tomorrow when it comes back!
Jim

You need an excuse not to talk to cops? How about, I'm upset. Tomorrow is still a bad time to talk to them.

 

[jtcarm]

Anyone who shoots on a regular basis without hearing protection will loose hearing to some degree. It's cumulative and permanent.

Protection or no, if you're shooting at intruders in your home on a regular basis, it might be time to move.

Or check in to the nearest psych hospital[emoji46]

 

[SaberOne]

I retired my 357 for just this reason. A great round, but not something I want to grab off the night stand at 3 AM. It hurts outside, I can imagine what the noise would be like in a confined area, not to mention muzzle blast.

I have a S&W 640 but I have no plans to ever load/fire magnum ammo - gave that up a long time ago. I simply wanted the extra margin of build for safety. I also picked up a Model 351PD simply to have a vapor-weight for hot summer days of CC. Frankly, I wrongly assumed I could load .22 LR in the darn thing' back when I purchased it. As for 3:00 a.m. shoot-outs' I plan to add a suppressor option as some point.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

"So you paused to put on your electronic hearing protection before picking up your (fill in the blank) to hunt my client down with a gun with a flashlight and a laser. You knew you were going to shoot him. You were worried about the noise, not about a threat. No more urgent than leisurely walking up to the firing line at your gun range. Putting on that equipment is evidence of premeditation. "

Want to have that used against you in your (civiil or criminal) trial for shooting the intruder?

If you are defending yourself against intruders by pondering lawyerly responses, you either don't have a real threat or you are essentially defenseless regardless of weapons present.

 

[Horn]

Not A Thought!

I can't remember where I heard it discussed, but potential hearing loss resulting from firing a weapon indoors in a home defense scenario was mentioned in several threads, especially as it relates to calibers like .357 fired from short barreled revolvers.

I have absolutely no experience firing centerfire calibers indoors without at least one layer of hearing protection, and as I was thinking about the possibility of using a .357 2-1/2" 686 for home defense, I was wondering what ideas any of you had on this topic.

I didn't know what part of the forum to post this in, but since it applies (in my case) to a 686, I thought this might be a good place to ask.

Have any of you ever fired a weapon indoors without hearing protection? If something went bump in the night, and I grabbed my 686 and a flashlight, is there anything else I might use to protect my hearing while seeking to protect my family and myself? Would .38's (aside from the reduced muzzle flash) be better from this standpoint?

Assuming I had the time to use it, isn't there some kind of hearing protection that would enable me to hear clearly, yet shut down any muzzle blast? I know that there are electronic "muffs" that work at the range, but would they also enable me to hear more subtle sounds in my home, as I checked out each room?

I, and what's left of my hearing, thank you in advance.

--Andy

In a home defense situation or a SD situation anywhere the last thing you'll be thinking will be your ears.
Been there. Never gave my ears a thought. As a matter of fact never carried hearing protection with me on or off duty.
Poli Viejo

 

[whataboutbob]

In the world today,I would worry more about the court "hearing"

 

[Tom S.]

I think most of this was covered 6 years ago when the thread was started - and ended.

NOTE: Done in large font for those who can't hear due to indoor firing.

 

[Ron AZ]

Got a set of electronic muffs that let you hear normal noises bedside. Yes, agree with the comments to only put them on if there is time.

From 2nd hunting season on, always wore hearing protection at the range but never hunting. Shotguns were the worst hunting and my ears would hurt but pain eventually went away. I played around with plugs or Walker's Game ears but they all were awkward and uncomfortable to use. Finally, in my 40's, after a couple of shots with a 3" magnum turkey hunting, it never went away and I have permanent tinnitus (ringing).

Too late, I finally did what I should have done 20 years before that. I had an audiologist make a mold of my ear and have a set of hearing protectors made. These are like hearing aids but not vented and cuts loud sound off electronically. $? Yes, they cost about half as much as getting hearing aids. But being molded to my ears they are comfortable. I wear them all day every day hunting for over 20 years now.

So wanting to keep what hearing I have left, I will don the hearing muffs if there is time.

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

Hearing protection???? First I need to find some clothes, then my glasses, then my gun, answer the call from the alarm company....ear muffs are not high on my list!

 

[russelldvk]

Hearing damage would be the last thing on my mind. Not going to hurt to shoot for a short time without protection. A different story when going to the indoor range to target shoot.


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[russelldvk]

If it worries you then you can use a silencer or suppressor while at home. Then you could hear everything and not much from the firearm.

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[drphysics]

I can't remember where I heard it discussed, but potential hearing loss resulting from firing a weapon indoors in a home defense scenario was mentioned in several threads, especially as it relates to calibers like .357 fired from short barreled revolvers.

I have absolutely no experience firing centerfire calibers indoors without at least one layer of hearing protection, and as I was thinking about the possibility of using a .357 2-1/2" 686 for home defense, I was wondering what ideas any of you had on this topic.

I didn't know what part of the forum to post this in, but since it applies (in my case) to a 686, I thought this might be a good place to ask.

Have any of you ever fired a weapon indoors without hearing protection? If something went bump in the night, and I grabbed my 686 and a flashlight, is there anything else I might use to protect my hearing while seeking to protect my family and myself? Would .38's (aside from the reduced muzzle flash) be better from this standpoint?

Assuming I had the time to use it, isn't there some kind of hearing protection that would enable me to hear clearly, yet shut down any muzzle blast? I know that there are electronic "muffs" that work at the range, but would they also enable me to hear more subtle sounds in my home, as I checked out each room?

I, and what's left of my hearing, thank you in advance.

--Andy

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