Best Ear/Eye Protection for the Gun Range?

vanity ^ | October 31, 2018 | me

[smokingfrog]

double up if you’re shooting indoors

[Charles Martel]

Actually, I had bought a set of the gel pads for the last Peltor just before it decided to dissolve its circuit board in battery acid... never got to use the combo together. I’ll probably pick up a new set of muffs that the gels will fit.

[nonsporting]

Kleenex works well for me.

Do you know the noise reduction rating for kleenex?

I'm guessing it is not vary good and you are experiencing hearing damage. You may not be aware of it now, but when you turn 50 you may discover the irreparable damaged sustained.

Get a good set of hearing protectors (>29 NRR). These will attenuate the noise pressure impulse for gun fire by 40 dB. That means a 165dB impulse will be reduced to 125dB. The higher the dB impulse, the less overall exposure you can tolerate. (1 second continuous exposure at this intensity is the max tolerable before hearing damage begins). Actual gunfire is of shorter duration (1ms) and you can tolerate many gunshots.

Some otoneurologists are concerned with bone induction. So, large muffs than cover the bones around the ear are better than plugs alone.

[Hot Tabasco]

Do you know the noise reduction rating for kleenex?

Why yes, I do. The reduction in the audible decibel conflagration of properly applied kleenex is proportionately equivalent to a sneeze when properly inserted into the ears at a depth that can be safely extracted with one's fingers.

In other words, extreme caution should be used if one attempts to use a screwdriver to jam the kleenex in their ears to a depth that can sufficiently muffle the sound of a discharged firearm..........

[Clutch Martin]

“I hatchet Jack being of sound mind and broke legs”

That was the movie that inspired me to buy the kit... It’s been a good shooter and continues to delight me with lots of smoke and fire

[21twelve]

I wear Hearos in ear foam plugs (blue) - I think they must be the high density.

And shooting the pistol inside I put on muffs as well to reduce flinching when the guy next to me shoots.

For outside shooting (shotgun mainly) I just use the Hearos or some solid plastic and poly spriral type things that last forever - also from Hearos I think.

My daughter has molded ears for shooting shotgun - much more comfortable for her, and she’s not always messing with them like regular earplugs.

[minnesota_bound]

Many to choose, from .22 cal to .45 caliber.
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[archy]

I've got to admit that I got real fond of Scott *Hologram* series goggles while in the military. A Brit product, they're fairly uncommon in this country, but turn up on e-bay from time to time. A nice reduction of direct sun glare on the inside and some, -er- unusual designs on the outside, they work well for me, and fit okay over my prescription glasses, which not all safety googles/sunglasses do.

For ear protection, I don't use electronics, just plain old Devid Clark aircraft handler's earmuffs, meant for those working around jet engine exhaust, with Army triple-flange earplugs worn in addition in my right ear, the one that still works; I've often also got a chunk o0f beeswax in a jacket pocket or earplug carry tube that I can use if the official earplug isn't to be had. I was a tank gunner, and though the left ear was closer to the breech of the tank's main gun, the right one was about a foot away from the solid steel armor of the turret. The sound wave pressure bounced off it into my ear, and it's been WHAT? on that side ever since, so I like all the protection for my little remaining hearing I can get.

[mountainlion]

There are some molded earplugs that fit your ear perfectly. they are the largest in ear plug and probably the best. I almost always wear cheap OSHA rated sunglasses as my eyes are getting dry and cataracts. I have had 10% for tinnitus for 40 years now.

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