ear protection

[Back to Earth]

...Another muff I'm tempted to try are those from Pro Ear.

http://proears.com

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's tried both the Sardines (darn spell checker!) and Pro Ear. Pros/cons of each...

@sonofeugene, where are you located? Maybe someone can do a meet up with you at a range to give you a chance to try out their Pro Ears and they could try your Sordins.

[sonofeugene]

@sonofeugene, where are you located? Maybe someone can do a meet up with you at a range to give you a chance to try out their Pro Ears and they could try your Sordins.

If it can be arranged, that would be nice. I usually shoot at Reeds. But I could go to Metcalf, Sunnyvale or even Los Altos up on Skyline. I've had a look but never shot at Metcalf. Indoors might be a better test, though, and Reeds is closest to me. I work for myself, so taking time off during the week is very doable.

Might even bring my avatar with me.

Or maybe the Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club. Never been but always wanted to check it out.

[RustyIron]

i've been getting by with some cheapo muffs from ebay.

Hear that loud squealing? That's my ears. When I was a young whippersnapper, hearing protection was for pu55ies. My, how things have changed. Now it's ok for real men to wear protection. And real men don't skimp.

I wear both plugs and amplified muffs. The plugs are the yellow 3M foam cylinders. I tried some cheap ones from Harbor Freight, and they were AWFUL. I threw out the rest of the giant box of earplugs. On top of the 3M plugs, I wear a pair of Howard Leight amplified muffs off Amazon. They're quite affordable compared to others.

The muffs over the plugs REALLY quiets things down, even when I'm shooting loud guns indoors. But the COOL thing is, I can turn up the amplification, and I can hear people talking better than I can if we're sitting in a normal room. I'm almost tempted to start wearing earplugs and amplification muffs every day at home and at work. It's a GREAT setup for shooting--highly recommended.