I don't wear earplugs with this am i alright

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Come on guys!

Heck no don't wear hearing protection. You will look so much more fly to your homies wit notin in your ears but wax bro! Turn that hat, drop them pants and hold that gun sideways... be all dat!

And by the time you are 28...29...30... you can join the rest of us who's favorite word is WHAT? and our favorite phrase is WHAT DID YOU SAY??

As long as you look cool, does it matter that you are ruining your second most important sense after sight???? Oh wait... don't tell me you are wearing proper eye protection????

That is so WACK! Heck you two good eyes, right? Why wear those silly lookin glasses! Just wing it, bro! If you catch some brass shrapnel or a ricochet in the socket, what are the chances it will take out both of 'em????

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Now seriously. Anyone who shoots anything without proper eye and ear protection is blind, deaf man in the works. Not a matter of if... a matter of when. You probably also have not thought of it this way... you are an example to anyone that knows you that is NOT a shooter. Do you want to be the one example to everyone of what a shooter is - an irresponsible bufoon that KNOWS he is harming himself, yet does nothing about it?

That's kind of crazy now, isn't it? :rolleyes:
 
either buy as silencer oh sorry your stateside can't
then wear ear muffs plugs
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Well, you can't have handguns, so :p.

I wear electronic muffs for .22 rifles outdoors. Muffs + plugs for everything else(except maybe hunting, where I'd just go with the muffs).\

I started to go nearsighted(at 18) from excessive time behind a computer screen. It cleared up when I went on vacation, and I've been keeping my distance from screens since. There's nothing quite like being able to see the difference having an impaired sense to highlight the importance of protecting them.
 
My hearing is checked every year. I’m told that it is above average for my age (55). I plan to do everything possible to keep it that way. Use hearing protection religiously!!! My father was deaf as a duck’s butt. No fun for him or those around him.
 
I'm 23 and can't hear anything in a crowded room... Damage done in my teen years from loud music. If you're 13... wear ear plugs with guns cuz I know you'll be blaring that music!

Note: It's hard to be social in a club at this age if you can't understand anyone.
 
Not to sound like a broken record, but ye wear your hearing protection. When I was a kid, I thought it would be ok to fire a few rounds without hearing protection. I should have taken better care of my ears. Now I have tinnitus, and a constant sound of crickets chirping in my ears. The hearing in my left ear is almost gone, probably a 50% reduction in hearing. I am only 50 years old. Not complaining, it is my own doing.
We grow too soon old, and too late smart as my great granddad used to say.
 
I used to shoot without earplugs, go to rock concerts, play loud guitar through a Fender twin- my ears ring 24/7. ANY time you get done with an activity, and your ears are ringing, you have damaged your ears and that exact ringing sound is what you have to look forward to. Please, wear some plugs or muffs.
 
Growing up in a shooters family, I went to the range often. Thankfully, my Dad insisted on hearing protection; he had already been through the time in the Marines when hearing protection was for wimps, then in the Dallas PD before hearing protection was the norm. Permanent ringing in the ears. Lousy, lousy hearing definition.

That isn't what made me want to protect my hearing. I love music. That did it. I want to always be able to really enjoy the nuances in my Pink Floyd collection. That's it.

You are young & my bet is you like your tunes, too. If you want to continue years from now, get a set of ear plugs or some muffs.
 
Anything other than a BB gun you should use hearing protection. When you get to the point where you're deaf in one or both ears it's too late.
 
yea i'm only 13 so i was worried kinda
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i was only 13 about the time that i started going to concerts... 15 years later, i am about 60% on my left ear and about 75% in my right ear... i think back and i just wish that i had been more careful... imagine what its like to have your wife yell at you because you didnt hear your toddler son crying because he wants a bottle... it happens all the time to me...
 
Will i lose my hearing like this

Yes you will. As if you haven't already heard enough about this, take it from somebody that wishes he could turn back the clock to your age, just to be able to wear earplugs/muffs when shooting. I'm sure the hearing that I've lost over the years would be, for the most part, still with me.

Protect your hearing, especially now.
 
Seth -
Wear ear plugs!
I worked with explosives and rode around in tracked vehicles in the Army. I also subjected myself to lots more gunfire than I should have both in and out of uniform.
I'm 27 and my hearing is starting to go already. I have tennitus and trouble hearing people when there is background noise.
Be smarter than I was.
 
I don't wear it if I'm shooting in a very open outdoor area with a 22 long rifle.
With a pistol, definitely. It will hurt your hearing more than you can imagine.
THE ONLY gun I would EVER fire without ear protection (unless in some sort of emergency situation) is a 22LR OUTDOORS!
 
WHAT you say? HUH? lose it totally? probably not,, lose a lot of it and get constant ringing in your ears.. Yep,, take it from me,, been there,, don't that,, need hearing aids now.
 
WEAR EAR PROTECTION!!! I neglected to wear ear protection just a few times. I would forget it and figure it wasn't that big a deal. Now I've permanently lost some of my hearing, and I'm only 22. It's not severe, but it's noticeable, and it will be that way for the rest of my life. I was shooting centerfire rifles and shotguns, so my hearing loss happened a lot faster than yours will, but I assure you that you will start to lose your hearing if you continue to neglect ear protection.
 
The only gun I shoot without hearing protection is a 24 inch barreled .22 while using subsonic loads, or a shorter rifle using colibri (powderless, primer-only shorts). I have shot a .410 with a ridiculously long barrel, something like 32 inches, that was really quiet.

The longer the barrel, the less pressure released at the muzzle and the farther it is away from your ears. A 16 inch .22 barrel is still quite loud, a 24 inch barrel is not really that loud but can still cause hearing damage. Using subsonic loads, the sound is diminished by the lack of a sonic crack from the bullet AND the fact that there is less powder (heavier bullet takes up more room in the case ==> less powder ==> powder is more completely burned by the time the bullet exits ==> less pressure at muzzle).

I would ONLY forego hearing protection when shooting a long-barreled .22 using subsonic loads. And only for a short time.
 
Not only do you risk hearing loss, you could end up in the wonderful world of tinnitus. I have it not from shooting, but from years of playing music. I haven't played for years, but I have dramatic hearing loss in my right ear. Plus when I'm in a quiet environment, I have this horrible high pitched ringing in my ears. Please take care of your hearing. You'll be glad you did. Also, you won't have to say huh, what, and sorry I didn't hear that nearly as much. ;)
 
Wow, reading all this makes me glad I only did shooting at the Boy Scout camp growing up.

I felt I had missed out cause my dad never took me shooting or hunting.

I'm particularly thankful because the Boy Scouts INSISTED (as in, get off the range) on hearing protection. My dad would have just gone shooting.

Now, I listen to the songs playing at restuarants and people look at me and say "What music?"

AND since my dad has worked around heavy machinery all his life, he is definitely losing his hearing. And he mumbles. So people can't hear him and he can't hear people.

Someone inside the family often has to translate.

I wear plugs and muffs at all times now.

Just need to find an outdoor range in NOVA to go with the indoor...
 
I find it interesting that we are getting the "the only gun I shoot without hearing protection is (fill in the blank here).

You know why I find it interesting? Because THAT is the gun that is going to cause your hearing damage and you still think it's OK.

That is the epitome of insanity. You KNOW it's going to damage you. You KNOW it will affect your quality of life negatively. You KNOW it will affect your family negatively and yet you are still rationalizing it.

Rock on dudes... you will be us one day saying.. .'YEAH THEY WARNED ME BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN AND NOW I CAN'T HEAR A DARNED THING!'.



Nice.
 
HUNTERS . . . start wearing hearing protection while hunting. The ears don't care if you are at the range or hunting. Gun noise is the same. A duck blind is LOUD.

Electronic muffs have come down in price, and they work.

If you can't hear a bird sing or your grandchildren laugh, you'll miss out on much joy latter in your life.
 
I would not advise anyone to fire any gun, including a .22 rimfire, without ear plugs. The soft ones are not any trouble or cost much.

One can never recover the lost hearing. I wear 2 hearing aids, and sure do wish I had had the plugs when I was young. We used cotton in the ears.

Regards,
Jerry
 
Yes, it will contribute to hearing loss. BB gun, airgun, .22, .50 BMG, use hearing protection.

The little foam earplugs cost a couple of bucks at most.

Why risk damaging something that you can't regain to save a dollar? Just doesn't make sense to me.
 
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