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JBHorne · 06-02-2008, 12:37 AM

What do you use?

For me, I have the ProEars Pro-slim Dimension 2.

But even with them, I still use ear plugs. I find it a bit painful/irritating every time I go to an indoor range, or even outside for that matter without them. I tend to flinch, even blinking as I pull the trigger.

Does anyone else double up with plugs?

EDIT: The option "BOTH" does not imply using one or the other on occasion, but BOTH at the same time for further protection. I always feel weird wearing plugs and then putting electronic muffs over them, but I greatly care for my hearing.

Spawnz · 06-02-2008, 12:55 AM

I keep a pack of earplugs in my range bag. These are the foam ones you squeeze and put in your ears. I usually pick them up at Wally World when I am purchasing ammo. Sometimes I will be shooting with friends/family and someone forgets hearing protection or doesn't bring any. The plugs are cheap and handy for those times. I will usually use ear muffs but sometimes I have no room in the range bag so I will leave them at home and just use the plugs. I find that I gravitate to the plugs anyways so I may just stick with them and lose the muffs.

xdfan80 · 06-02-2008, 05:05 AM

I use some Howard Leight 30db muffs that I bought from Midway USA. I think they work great. I never feel the need to wear plugs with them shooting inside or outside with any of my guns.

tomfoolery · 06-02-2008, 05:07 AM

I used to use only ear plugs but recently got tired of cramming things inside my ear...so i bought some ear muffs and love them.

DrmFox · 06-02-2008, 05:17 AM

I've have always shot with earplugs and have never shot with ear muffs. I have never even thought about using muffs. I might rent a pair and see if I like them next time I go to the range.

slugger6 · 06-02-2008, 05:17 AM

I wear Peltor Tactical 6S electronic muffs.

KarolinaKid · 06-02-2008, 05:33 AM

I use ear muffs, but keep several sets of the foam plugs in my bag for backup. I recently bought a set of the cheap ($20) electronic ear muffs from Harbor Freight and they surprisingly work great.

Modificationvt · 06-02-2008, 08:39 AM

I wear ear plugs, mostly because my ear lobes are streatched too big to fit under ear muffs, so I dont get a good seal with them and that makes them useless.

ForTehNguyen · 06-02-2008, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xdfan80

I use some Howard Leight 30db muffs that I bought from Midway USA. I think they work great. I never feel the need to wear plugs with them shooting inside or outside with any of my guns.

I have these too but a slight annoyance with them is, since they are so wide its hard to get my cheek on a good buttstock position for the AR.

xdfan80 · 06-02-2008, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForTehNguyen

I have these too but a slight annoyance with them is, since they are so wide its hard to get my cheek on a good buttstock position for the AR.

I never thought about that. So far other than my two handguns I have only used them with my 22, although I dont really think you need hearing protection with it. I already had them on from shooting my 357.

View Poll Results: What do you use for ear protection?
Ear muffs	75	44.64%
Ear plugs	45	26.79%
Both	46	27.38%
Nothing	1	0.60%
Other	1	0.60%
Voters: 168. You may not vote on this poll

06-02-2008, 12:37 AM	#1
JBHorne XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 999	Hearing Protection What do you use? For me, I have the ProEars Pro-slim Dimension 2. But even with them, I still use ear plugs. I find it a bit painful/irritating every time I go to an indoor range, or even outside for that matter without them. I tend to flinch, even blinking as I pull the trigger. Does anyone else double up with plugs? EDIT: The option "BOTH" does not imply using one or the other on occasion, but BOTH at the same time for further protection. I always feel weird wearing plugs and then putting electronic muffs over them, but I greatly care for my hearing. __________________ I WOULD RATHER BE JUDGED BY 12 THAN CARRIED BY 6 Last edited by JBHorne : 06-02-2008 at 08:07 AM.

06-02-2008, 05:05 AM	#3
xdfan80 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,806	I use some Howard Leight 30db muffs that I bought from Midway USA. I think they work great. I never feel the need to wear plugs with them shooting inside or outside with any of my guns. __________________ Ruger Sp-101 .357 magnum SA XD Tactical .45 acp Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump Marlin 25N bolt action .22 rifle

06-02-2008, 05:07 AM	#4
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,679	I used to use only ear plugs but recently got tired of cramming things inside my ear...so i bought some ear muffs and love them. __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

06-02-2008, 05:17 AM	#5
DrmFox XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Fl Posts: 33	I've have always shot with earplugs and have never shot with ear muffs. I have never even thought about using muffs. I might rent a pair and see if I like them next time I go to the range. __________________ XD-45 Compact "Guns don't kill people, Drivers with cell phones do."

06-02-2008, 12:55 AM	#2
Spawnz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 315	I keep a pack of earplugs in my range bag. These are the foam ones you squeeze and put in your ears. I usually pick them up at Wally World when I am purchasing ammo. Sometimes I will be shooting with friends/family and someone forgets hearing protection or doesn't bring any. The plugs are cheap and handy for those times. I will usually use ear muffs but sometimes I have no room in the range bag so I will leave them at home and just use the plugs. I find that I gravitate to the plugs anyways so I may just stick with them and lose the muffs.

06-02-2008, 05:17 AM	#6
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 19,361	I wear Peltor Tactical 6S electronic muffs. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

06-02-2008, 05:33 AM	#7
KarolinaKid XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TN (In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina...) Posts: 1,039	I use ear muffs, but keep several sets of the foam plugs in my bag for backup. I recently bought a set of the cheap ($20) electronic ear muffs from Harbor Freight and they surprisingly work great. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Sir George Bernard Shaw

06-02-2008, 08:39 AM	#8
Modificationvt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 892	I wear ear plugs, mostly because my ear lobes are streatched too big to fit under ear muffs, so I dont get a good seal with them and that makes them useless.

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