[Kamicosmos]

My old reliable ear muffs are needing to be replaced. They're about ten years old and the muffs don't fit as tight as they used to. I love these muffs though. I got them when working at airport. I don't know the decible rating, but they issued them to us when we had to guide jets into the terminal. So...if they can quiet down a 737, they are obviously great on the range!

Anyway...been looking for a good pair of fancy whizbang electo-active-noisecancelling-muffs. I had a pair of very old ones, but they fit badly, and the electronics were a bit slow it seemed. They would kick on about halfway through a shot, so I donated them to the range and went back to my airport muffs.

There is quite a range of these muffs out there. What I'm wanting is something comfortable both in and outdoors (I hate sweaty ears!), something that can be used with rifles (I have to rotate the muffs now to clear the stocks) and I like my muffs very quiet since I'm spoiled by the Airport ones. And price...I'd like to stay under $150.

And since it's not like I can just go to the range and 'borrow' 10 different pairs to try out...I thought I'd ask here.

TIA

[curt]

You won't get electronic muffs that are as quiet as your standard mickey mouse ears.

I have peltor 6 and 7s. My pelton tactical 6S clear most buttstocks pretty well, even better if you pop them off and flip each one upside down and reattach. All of the gunny ones i'm familiar with don't actually cancel the noise so much as shut down the amplication and let the insulation do its thang. I don't believe anyone actually makes active noise cancellers, like Bose, for gunshots. Probably the transients too hard to model.

I believe the Proears have electonic compression instead of shutoff and if i had it to do over again i'd probably go with them. Of course mine would have to be run over by a black Mountaineer before i could justify buying another set ;) .

[martin]

Wolf Ears are good and use compression instead of noise cancelling. I don't remember what I paid for them since it was a few years ago. They also have an amplifier mode that is great for eavesdropping if you're into that sort of thing.

[rebbryan]

i use a pair of "old fashioned" remingtons, 31 decibel rating, no electro doody, if it ain't broke don't fix it

[lasports]

Wolf ears are great but expensive!!!

If the amplication feature is not needed then for the $$$ invested you are better off with the Peltor Tactical 7S mentioned earlier. I own both models and can tell little difference between the two regarding sound reduction.

Regards,

[Kamicosmos]

I've been looking at the Peltor 6 quite a bit, looks like it may work for me.

I'll check out the Wolf sets, but it's looking like Peltor is winning out right now.

[FPrice]

I use the Dillon HP-? (can't remember the exact number). They work for me but I wish someone would make a lower profile set. Almost no matter what I use I have to adjust when shooting rifle.

[Coltdriver]

I picked up a pair of remingtons at wal mart for $99.

They work great. I regularly shoot an AR with em and they "catch" the noise just fine.

You can always get more expensive but the improvements are very small in the greater scheme of things.

The remingtons have adjustments on both ears for the volume of sound you hear when they are not cancelling noise.

Very pleasant to wear. I have walked and shot with them for hours with no discomfort and they are on the original set of batteries.

I have heard that they are oem'd from low end peltors but I could not swear to that being a fact.

For $99 they are a good value.

[VaughnT]

I have a set of Dillon HP1's, the electronic foldups, and they do alright as far as I can tell. However, after several lengthy discussions here on the forum, I have taken to doubling up on the hearing protection just to be safe. I use a pair of corded Silencio plugs under my muffs.

Though stated that they stop all sounds at something like 85dB, that's just the electronics, not the muffs themselves. The muffs only give me 21dB of protection.

With the 23dB protection of the plugs and the 21dB protection of the turned-off muffs, I feel that I'm in a good place for long-term hearing protection.

The HP1's are very comfortable and I can wear them for several hours while competing in an IDPA match without any discomfort. My old non-electro muffs were very tight on the head and didn't stay on long once the shooting stopped.

Sweaty ears haven't been a problem.

Definitely believe in doubling-up on the protection.

[BHPshooter]

I got some at Sportsman's Warehouse that cost me $69, and I love them. They are Radians, I don't know if that's a really popular brand, but they really are a high-quality product. They are low profile, and have yet to get in the way of any of the rifle stocks that I have used. They dampen sound very well -- they even dampen out the sounds made when you slam your car door or when you thumb the slide release.

They are one of my best purchases. ;)

Wes

[Skunkabilly]

I like my Pro Ears.

[Ironbarr]

Re the AR - any problems with the cheek weld on the irons? Most I've tried get in the way of a good sight-in.