Electronic Ear Muffs, Suggestions

[Dr.Who]

Does anyone have a good suggestion on a pair of electronic ears muffs that work well indoors without secondary foam plugs back up?

It seems they work well outdoors, however indoors there is too much echo for most to react properly.

Thanks for your input...

 

[Double Naught Spy]

I have not seen any electronic muffs rated at over 25 db nrr. There may be some out there, but I don't know of any.

That is immaterial. You should still wear plugs with your electronic muffs or regular muffs. The nice thing with electronic muffs is that you can turn up the volume and here normal conversations just fine even with the plugs in place, but not be bothered by gun noise, even unexpected larger caliber and really loud gun noises.

Hearing damage is permanent and so not 'double plugging' (plugs and muffs) is really a stupid mistake as the damage may be small per incident, but will be cumulative over time and so you won't even know it is happening because usually it isn't painful or if it is, the pain passes very quickly.

 

[Tman]

Double Naught has excellent advice

Back in the TFL days, I posed a similar question. I started double plugging because of double naught's advice and it does help. I've used plugs plus muffs (electronic and regular). If you have the bux, then electronic is a nice luxury.

 

[railroader]

http://www.hs2000talk.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000295 Here are radians for $60. I have a pair. I like them alot but I haven't used them indoors. I think they have a 24db rating. Mark

 

[tw1112]

I have the PRO EARS Pro-Mag Dimension 1. They work really well and have a NRR of 26db. I shoot indoors all the time and don't have a problem with it being overly loud....I still try to double up most of the time though just to be safe.

 

[BerettaNut92]

My pro-ears are useless indoors.

 

[SDC]

I've got a pair of Radians, and they work just fine indoors; I also have a pair of Peltor 6s, and they also work great inside, you just might not want to spend the extra money on them, compared to the Radians.

 

[jthuang]

I do the same as tw1112 -- I have the ProEars Pro-Mag Dimension 1 for handgun and I use plugs whenever possible. I'm already starting to notice some hearing loss -- shooting and loud music are starting to take their toll.

Justin

 

[Dr.Who]

Thanks all for your responses....

 

[plnkr1234]

Hi Guys,

I have the Peltor Tactical 6's. They work well, but the clipping out does get annoying sometimes. I was considering the Pro-Ears because they supposedly "compress" the gunshots. I don't have direct experience with this ,though, and they're quite expensive. I just checked into the Radians Pro-Amps and they supposedly compress the sounds, too, and are much less expensive. Does anyone have experience with either the Pro-Ears or the Radians? How do they compare?

Thanks.

 

[KPersimmon]

<<<Hearing damage is permanent and so not 'double plugging' (plugs and muffs) is really a stupid mistake as the damage may be small per incident, but will be cumulative over time and so you won't even know it is happening because usually it isn't painful or if it is, the pain passes very quickly.>>>


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You're so right.

I have 55 percent hearing loss today because of only a few stupid past mistakes.

And this is the reason for my signature:

 

[Silver Bullet]

There were some very informative threads on this over at TFL. As I recall, one model was recommended because of the ability of the user to identify the source of conversations; apparently most of the other brands allowed you to hear background conversations but you couldn't always tell where the conversations were coming from.

I don't remember the brand (they were pricier than most; $175-250 per pair ?), but it was none of the brands mentioned so far in this thread.

 

[DougB]

I think I've read on TFL that "Wolf Ears" were highly recommended by several people for not cutting out abruptly and generally being good, but I'm not sure they are still made (at least under that name), and it seems like a lot of new models of electronic muffs have come out since then. Peltor appears to make at least six different electronic muffs. I know others make/market them as well. Has anyone tested different models against each other? It would be great to have some that let you hear really well, with good directionality, but still muffle gunshots. The compact, folding models look convenient. Anybody tried several different versions (especially of the most recent models)? Some are promoted for use by law enforcement and/or hunters - I wonder if any police/military folks actually use these (and, if so, what brands/models)?

Doug

 

[Billy Sparks]

Two things I have a pair of Wolf Ears, they are great but heavy.

Skunk, why do you say you Pro Ears are useless indoors? I am seriously considering getting a pair of Pro Ears but I do a lot of
shooting indoors.