09-07-2022, 06:17 PM
Serenity:
I tend towards 3M Foam Ear Plugs plus a set of electronic ear muffs. I also have a pair of Walkers electronic ear plugs that attach to a neck piece so I don't lose them.
Funny thing is that when I wear the plugs and muffs, I never turn the muffs on or have them at a very low setting. For years I used plugs and a pair of thin shotgun muffs and my hearing is still pretty good. That was when electronic muffs were super big and bulky. Couldn't shoulder a rifle without hitting them.
The Walkers electronic plugs are not as good as the 3M Foam plugs but are sufficient when I am shooting in a open area during the heat of the summer or when waiting to shoot at a match.
A lot depends on your firing position.
If you shoot off a concrete bench, concrete floor, and a covered firing line, the noise bounces around and is louder than if you were standing in a open area.
Plugs and muffs for the concrete pads and covered firing lines.
Plugs and muffs when using a comped carbine, rifle, or pistol no matter where. Or if I have to time or score someone using a comped carbine, rifle, or pistol. Including .22's that are comped. Amazing how loud even a .22 is when it is comped.
Walkers electronic plugs for wide open areas when it is super hot out but I have to be able to hear things. Won't hesitate to use the 3M plugs alone in open areas either but only when it is so hot that ear muffs fatigue me and get filled with sweat.
LR-55
I tend towards 3M Foam Ear Plugs plus a set of electronic ear muffs. I also have a pair of Walkers electronic ear plugs that attach to a neck piece so I don't lose them.
Funny thing is that when I wear the plugs and muffs, I never turn the muffs on or have them at a very low setting. For years I used plugs and a pair of thin shotgun muffs and my hearing is still pretty good. That was when electronic muffs were super big and bulky. Couldn't shoulder a rifle without hitting them.
The Walkers electronic plugs are not as good as the 3M Foam plugs but are sufficient when I am shooting in a open area during the heat of the summer or when waiting to shoot at a match.
A lot depends on your firing position.
If you shoot off a concrete bench, concrete floor, and a covered firing line, the noise bounces around and is louder than if you were standing in a open area.
Plugs and muffs for the concrete pads and covered firing lines.
Plugs and muffs when using a comped carbine, rifle, or pistol no matter where. Or if I have to time or score someone using a comped carbine, rifle, or pistol. Including .22's that are comped. Amazing how loud even a .22 is when it is comped.
Walkers electronic plugs for wide open areas when it is super hot out but I have to be able to hear things. Won't hesitate to use the 3M plugs alone in open areas either but only when it is so hot that ear muffs fatigue me and get filled with sweat.
LR-55