Shooting without hearing protection

[LCU1670]

Peltors

I was talking about when your going out to shoot like at a range. It would be stupid for soldiers to wear hearing protection for obvious reasons. Don't talk out your a**.

We wear/wore hearing protection, Peltors.

[skyking13]

I can tell you opening your mouth does nothing to protect your hearing.

The poster is correct. As a former artilleryman the purpose of opening your mouth around firing artillery is to partially equalize the overpressure between your inner ear and the outside of your eardrum. This will allow your eardrum to move without being ruptured. The noise however will cause permanent damage (I do have a disability for Tinnitus).
Use hearing protection whenever you shoot. Of course when life is on the line we don't have the time to go looking for earplugs.

[kzreelrod]

What about when hunting? I've never really been, but do hunter's use ear protection before they take a shot? A round from a .308 or 30-06 without ears would be pretty damn loud. But it seems like you wouldn't want to bother when you have a shot.

I'm primarily a handgun hunter and recently bought a pair of these (the digital series).

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Shooting-Accessories/Hearing-Protection-Enhancement|/pc/104792580/c/104769180/sc/104381280/Cabelas-Hunting-Series-Muffs/1324178.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-shooting-accessories-hearing-protection-enhancement%2F_%2FN-1100232%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104381280%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat104792580%253Bcat104769180&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104792580%3Bcat104769180%3Bcat104381280

Seem to work well at the range... Will give them the true test in the field in a couple weeks.

I've been tolerating the occasional hunting shot with my ruger .44 mag and 14" TC Encore .338 federal handguns, but the 7-30 waters with a muzzle brake put me over the top. That thing is by far the loudest gun I've ever experienced... Instant ear buzz in one shot... No more of that for me. Don't want to end up with the same ears my Dad had when he got older.

[Horton Fenty]

What about when hunting? I've never really been, but do hunter's use ear protection before they take a shot? A round from a .308 or 30-06 without ears would be pretty damn loud. But it seems like you wouldn't want to bother when you have a shot.

I don't. No one I know does. Like someone else said thinking back now I don't recall ever hearing the shot.

[PNaman]

WHAT?? Can you type louder, I've been shooting without hearing protection and I'm frickin near deaf.