10-11-2014, 07:37 AM
Mate, I hear you (no pun intended).
Having done this for a living some time ago it was always double ear protection, until the boffins suggested sound pressure/damage can also be transmitted through the bones of the head. Another reason for wearing helmets. I do know of someone who developed mild epilepsy, the docs reckon from being too close to too many detonations. And the old Vietnam boys bemoan hearing loss from an era when ear protection was not as important, and eye protection non existent.
I stand by what I said. For that one time in your life where you might need to defend yourself and don't have ears on you won't be affected by your own sound generation. Yes, it will be loud, and you will have tinnitus later, but it won't stop anything and be the least of your worries.
My point is, why not have a set of electronic muffs and ballistic glasses next to your gun and vest? You say you won't have time to put these on but I say you probably will. Sure, reach for the gun first, belt or vest second, then pants, shoes and protection third...if you have time. Your gun won't be worth much if chips and debris from walls or the ground gets in your eyes. Nor will it be worth much once it runs out of that first mag. Take a few seconds to get your sh*t together. 'Don't run to your death'.
Hey, I use muzzle devices on all except my precision guns. But I still think they are non-critical.
Having done this for a living some time ago it was always double ear protection, until the boffins suggested sound pressure/damage can also be transmitted through the bones of the head. Another reason for wearing helmets. I do know of someone who developed mild epilepsy, the docs reckon from being too close to too many detonations. And the old Vietnam boys bemoan hearing loss from an era when ear protection was not as important, and eye protection non existent.
I stand by what I said. For that one time in your life where you might need to defend yourself and don't have ears on you won't be affected by your own sound generation. Yes, it will be loud, and you will have tinnitus later, but it won't stop anything and be the least of your worries.
My point is, why not have a set of electronic muffs and ballistic glasses next to your gun and vest? You say you won't have time to put these on but I say you probably will. Sure, reach for the gun first, belt or vest second, then pants, shoes and protection third...if you have time. Your gun won't be worth much if chips and debris from walls or the ground gets in your eyes. Nor will it be worth much once it runs out of that first mag. Take a few seconds to get your sh*t together. 'Don't run to your death'.
Hey, I use muzzle devices on all except my precision guns. But I still think they are non-critical.