Best NON-Electronic/passive Ear Muffs for shooting?

[ENTHUSIAST]

I was looking for good quality passive ear muffs to wear over foam ear plugs what brand do you guys recommend?

Howard Leight?

Walker’s?

Peltor?

[Epaphroditus]

Get ones that fit. Put foamies in first.

[CWL]

Get ones that fit. Put foamies in first.

This and decide for yourself what dB rating you want.

[madland]

Check out Decibel Defense on Amazon. My son wears these while playing drums. $25 and they kick butt!!

[tabascoz28]

I don't think people are putting in foams correctly. It has to be really thin and jammed in the ear canal. Once in you can't hear anything and won't interfere with cheek weld on shotgun and rifles. The only reason I don't like them is for long durations they hurt, like an ache not sharp.

[squeeze]

For me; brand is irrelevant. Some fit better than others. e.g. some fit around my ears and others have such small opening that they squeeze down on my ear and hurt after awhile. When shooting pistol or rifle I always double up. Trap and skeet-no muffs as they bang on the stock. I find these inserts to be better than foams or muffs. I use them to double up. Wet'em and insert firmly. really work well!

[naz]

OP, out of curiosity? Why passive? Being able to hear range commands is a key thing.

I use 30db deduction foamies and 23db reduction walker electronic with the gel ear pads and it was been ok. I try to wear with the headband tilted a bit forward so it doesn’t mess with my cheek weld when using a long gun (and so I don’t inadvertently move the ear muffs right before I fire...

[M76]

https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Safety-Muffs-Decibel-Defense/dp/B01BEENYCQ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=decibel+defense&qid=1603172108&sr=8-2

[Wordupmybrotha]

Peltor hands down
Howard Leight sucks

[The War Wagon]

Peltor?

I'm partial to Peltor, only because I'm partial to their electronic muffs.

[divingin]

I was looking for good quality passive ear muffs to wear over foam ear plugs what brand do you guys recommend?

I bought a set of Peltor/3M passive muffs from Home Depot for running my backpack leaf blower (not sure, but the Peltor Optime 105 looks like them.) I was surprised at how effective they were at attenuation. I've been nearly run over several times while blowing pine needles out of the street as I never heard the cars coming.

You can increase attenuation to a large degree in just about any set of muffs by grabbing a bag of cotton balls from your local drug store and stuffing half into each ear cup. Try and compress the cotton into any airspace while leaving room so your ears don't get squished (gets uncomfortable.)

[maxicon]

My favorites for handguns are the Peltor Bullseye H10A, which have NRR29 rating and seal well over glasses frames. Looks like they've been replaced by the Optime 105 Earmuffs, which are slightly better at NRR30. Affordable, sturdy (I've had 3 pairs in use for over 10 years now), and effective.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Peltor-Optime-Earmuff-H10A/dp/B007JZCVAQ

They're bulky, though, like any high NRR muffs, and can interfere with the cheek weld when shooting rifles or shotguns.

I work around that because of how effective they are, but a pair of lower profile muffs with foam plugs may be just as good with less interference.

[madland]

Check out Decibel Defense on Amazon. My son wears these while playing drums. $25 and they kick butt!!

https://www.amazon.com/Professional-...3172108&sr=8-2

Those are the ones.

[Triple765]

Gold Ears-Ultra Sleek passives are the most comfortable I've used. Headband leaves a bit to be desired, though, unless they updated that the past year or two. They also have gel cups which should up the comfort some more.

[igs]

Pro For Sho 34dB Shooting Ear Protection - Special Designed Ear Muffs Lighter Weight & Maximum Hearing Protection

https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Sho-34dB-Safety-Protection/dp/B017RZ45F6