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Does anyone remember those ear plugs that "Gunny" would wear on his show "Lock N' Load"? It looked like he stuck bullets in his ears for hearing protection lol. Where can I find some??
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I've seen a few old timers use a spent case as ear protection. My wife will use 9mm cases if she's not shooting and away from the line.
Its probably not very good decibel reduction, but seeing her walk around with a spent cases in her ear is just to cute.
There is a great picture of Gen. Curtis Lemay shooting an early AR15 prototype with a spent case stuck in his ear. -
Gunny did not always give good advice or information on the show...in fact, he sucked on nearly every episode
The empty cases in the ears is a prime example when, I garonteeee, everyone else on the crew had real hearing protection on or stuffed in.
Luv the Gunny, but he is no weapons expert."A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself...A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague."......CiceroComment
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Don't mess with your hearing.
Any loss or damage is PERMANENT."You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it."
John Quincy Adams
"You will never know how little my generation has traded away our freedoms and rights for. I'm sorry and ashamed for what we've left to the following generations."
voiceofreasonComment
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Here you go, best of both worlds...
"But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much." -John DrydenComment
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notice in those pics above the "casings" are not spent...he just shoves 9mm ammo in his ears"Possessing Common Sense is considered a misdemeanor in California: using it is apparently a felony...."Comment
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rolled up TP works better for noise reduction.Comment
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Ha ha, that makes me laugh for some reason....
Are we speaking technically, cause a 'bullet' is not a 'case'... I am not sure which one we are talking about. I assumed when the OP said 'bullet' he meant the entire cartridge. Or maybe he thought it was the entire cartridge, but its really just the case... Or I guess in R Lee Ermys 'case' its the enitre thing....Comment
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So true. So many TV "weapons experts" look as if they are picking up the gun for the first time. One of these "experts" was touted as an expert with the 1911 but he was holding the gun with his support hand thumb over his strong hand thumb and he would re-adjusted his grip after every shot.
There are so many people out there who really know what they are taking about, why do they use these people?
TV gun shows are painful to watchwhere are my pistol mags?Comment
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rolled up TP is one of the reasons both my uncles have permanent hearing loss.
It would work a bit better if you wet it, but still not good.
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I wouldnt tempt fate in terms of my hearing protection. I just for some reason assumed he was using some modified cases and ear buds lol. Don't hate on Gunny. I love that guy. Wish he was my grandpa haha.Comment
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Ears and eyes, you only get one set, why risk losing them in any way?Comment
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