mcb
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So the thread (https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...g-protection-become-standard-practice.831979/) in the general discussion section on hearing protection got me thinking.
Do you guys wear hearing protection when hunting?
I have always worn eyes and ears when shooting, informal or competitive. It not uncommon for me to double ears (plugs and muffs) depending on where and what I am shooting. Indoors and/or magnum rifles usually get double ears.
That said the only time I don't where hearing protection is when I am hunting. I use my ears too much to locate game. I still wear eye protection but not hearing.
To this end I also tend to select my hunting firearms to reduce my exposure as much as practical. Last year I used a 10mm revolver rather than a 357 Magnum revolver since I found it was easier on my unprotected ears. I don't use magnum center fire rifles to hunt deer with choosing cartridge like 44 Mag and 450 BM that have much lower pressure at muzzle exit again making it easier on my ears. Next year I will be hunting with a suppressed rifle assuming uncle Sam says its OK. One of these days I am going to get me some amplified in the ear hearing protection but my current Peltor ear muffs that do have amplification are just too much of a hassle for hunting so I go without.
How do you guys handle hearing protection when hunting? Does what you are hunting or what your are hunting with change your hearing protection plan?
Do you guys wear hearing protection when hunting?
I have always worn eyes and ears when shooting, informal or competitive. It not uncommon for me to double ears (plugs and muffs) depending on where and what I am shooting. Indoors and/or magnum rifles usually get double ears.
That said the only time I don't where hearing protection is when I am hunting. I use my ears too much to locate game. I still wear eye protection but not hearing.
To this end I also tend to select my hunting firearms to reduce my exposure as much as practical. Last year I used a 10mm revolver rather than a 357 Magnum revolver since I found it was easier on my unprotected ears. I don't use magnum center fire rifles to hunt deer with choosing cartridge like 44 Mag and 450 BM that have much lower pressure at muzzle exit again making it easier on my ears. Next year I will be hunting with a suppressed rifle assuming uncle Sam says its OK. One of these days I am going to get me some amplified in the ear hearing protection but my current Peltor ear muffs that do have amplification are just too much of a hassle for hunting so I go without.
How do you guys handle hearing protection when hunting? Does what you are hunting or what your are hunting with change your hearing protection plan?