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I'm taking my kids to our first advanced pistol training course. They recommend electronic hearing protection. Can anybody steer me to some good protection that wont break the bank? Thanks! | ||
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I'm happy with these Howard Leight Impact Sport . Does the job. Wind is kind of annoying. There are plenty out there that cost 5-10x more, but these work for me, so haven't even looked into them. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Spread the Disease |
The Howard Leight pairs work well for a budget. I'd still recommend to save up, at least on the side, for a pair of MSA Sordin Supreme Pro's. WELL worth it. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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| Yew got a spider on yo head  |
I have some cheapish peltors and shooting indoors gets tiring without additional plugs, which defeat the sound amplification. Outdoors, for training they are great. Still, I'd like some beefier cups and a little better attenuation without doubling up with plugs. | |||
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I always double up indoors. I hate the noise. Guns aren't made to shoot indoors, but we do what we got to in order to get our trigger time. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Cat Whisperer |
do the Sordins have a larger opening for your ears? I didn't think I had large ears, but my Impact Howard Leight ones end up making parts of my ears sore. ------------------------------------ 135 ├┼┼╕ 246R | |||
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delicately calloused |
My Howard Leights broke after three uses. To be fair though, I haven't tried to contact them about a repair... You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Armed and Gregarious |
I use, and recommend, the Peltor RangeGuard, as a budget option. They have a decent NRR, but like all earmuffs should be combined with earplugs. They are comfortable for all day wear, which I do frequently, and seal well. You can usually get a set for about $45. The electronics do well to let you bear others while still wearing earplugs. I have a set of the Howard Leight Impact Sport earmuffs. They offer good protection when you get a good seal around the ear, but are a little harder to get that seal. Also, while they were OK omfort wise when I first bought them, after many sessions of wearing them the earseals deteriorated and they have become slightly uncomfortable to wear for more than brief periods. Also, skip the Peltor Tactical 100 earmuffs. They are nearly identical to the RangeGuard, but cost about $70. They do say Tactical on the package and are black, so maybe that's worth an extra $25 to some folks. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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| Spread the Disease |
They felt somewhat roomy with the stock pads on them, but it's subjective; the gel pads may help with this issue. My pair has them and it was an awesome upgrade. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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I've got the Peltor Sport Rangeguard & have been pretty happy with them so far. As mentioned, shooting indoors with them, it might be good to double up with plugs. Got mine at Academy for ~$50. I've noticed that a hat & sometimes sunglasses keep them from sealing as well. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I have some Walker's Game Ear Razor Slims. Been pretty happy with them and if I remember correctly they were somewhere south of $50. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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Alienator |
This. I picked them up for $34-36 on amazon. SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | |||
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| Music's over turn out the lights  |
+1 nothing wrong with these guys, I have a pair for many years no problems at all. I do plan to buy a nicer pair one day when these die. David W. Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. -Sophocles | |||
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Hoping for better pharmaceuticals |
I purchased the Peltor Rangerguard for my nephew when he came out to visit and wanted to go shooting. He could hear range commands fine and the noise of the guns didn't bother him so it must have work for noise suppression. Getting shot is no achievement. Hitting your enemy is. NRA Endowment Member . NRA instructor | |||
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THANK YOU! I ordered 4 sets, should get us through the summer while I save for the high end stuff. | |||
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Membership has its privileges |
I think you will be happy with your decision. I have had a pair for over 8 years and recommend them. Niech Zyje P-220 Steve | |||
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| Good enough is neither good, nor enough |
these are great There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. | |||
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