bdickens
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I am laughing. Thank you. Wait.......do I have to send you a photo of me laughing?
Three cites from peer reviewed journals will be good enough.
I am laughing. Thank you. Wait.......do I have to send you a photo of me laughing?
I do not see how that applies to the discussion.As a researcher and academic, you are also no doubt aware that some things are considered "common knowledge" and do not require a citation.
Don't give up. I don't know for a fact the VA routinely denies hearing loss claims, but they certainly deny most of them. If they deny, appeal through your Veteran's Service Officer. Furnish the date's when you used live fire and where you were, If you had those stupid, useless ear pugs they gave you, note that. They denied me the first time (11B20 RVN 69) and I gave them dates or approximate dates, and the disability was granted. I did not need a second opinion. Remember the Health Care Providers at the VA have NOTHING to do with your claim. It's out of their hands. Anyone who think hearing loss is minor is completely wrong. The hearing aids provided by the VA are top notch, but they can't restore your hearing. Any kind of gathering is pretty much a loss because background noise is amplified. Any conversation is blocked out. Music is pretty much gone. TV without CC is gone too. It's not like losing a limb, but quality of life is reduced. NOBODY shoot's on my home range without hearing and eye protectionI used to believe this crap. I am currently going through a VA claim for my hearing. As part of my case I went to an independent audiologist who doesn't know my history (I was a 13B Field Artillery Cannon Crewman). For a second opinion to give the VA.
We went through the hearing and tinnitus test and he sat me down to show me the results and pointed on the chart to a dip that he calls a hearing notch.
He explained to me very clearly and very thoroughly that the notch was caused by noise exposure. He said that in normal hearing loss the curve just kind of goes down gradually but my case for it to go down, drop off and then come right back up indicates noise exposure.
He also told me that it is permanent and progressive. Which means that I will eventually become deaf.
I'm sitting here typing this and my ears are ringing so loud it hurts. I was actually sitting at work one day when a fault alarm sounded on the fire alarm control panel. After a minute my coworker looked at me and asked "Do you not hear that alarm?" I told him I thought is was my tinnitus. (Tru story bro).
I can't enjoy music, I can't use a phone, My TV is set to Closed Caption by default. My wife has given up on repeating herself to me.
If anybody tells you that auditory exclusion you protect your hearing they're full of it.
Wear your damn hearing protection. Wear your damn hearing protection. Wear your damn hearing protection
Not my claim, it's your claim.Feel free to peruse the research, but I'm not gonna do your work for you.
Here we go, FACTS:Any facts to back that up?
I've lost track...have we covered "racking a 12 gauge pump shotgun will scare the bad guys away" trope yet?
I always wondered about this one, let's see, "you're always supposed to keep a round in the chamber", we've been beaten to death, with that one, but if it's a pump
shotgun, or a lever gun, somebody leaves the chamber empty, so they can rack the gun for dramatic effect?
Or do they just pump a loaded round out, onto the ground, on the assumption the bad guys have good hearing?
but if it's a pump shotgun, or a lever gun, somebody leaves the chamber empty, so they can rack the gun for dramatic effect?
Not really. It is partially cocked. Pulling the trigger completes the action.Once a glock, or one of it's clones, has a round chambered, it is cocked.
I always wondered about this one, let's see, "you're always supposed to keep a round in the chamber", we've been beaten to death, with that one, but if it's a pump
shotgun, or a lever gun, somebody leaves the chamber empty, so they can rack the gun for dramatic effect?
Or do they just pump a loaded round out, onto the ground, on the assumption the bad guys have good hearing?
I suspect he was fiddling with his firearm. It is not a toy.
To this point, I have been worrying about this issue as I already have some hearing loss from other causes, but I am not going to be carrying around my wonderful electronic muffs wherever I go. I have seen in videos respected shooting experts wearing what appear to be small plastic fit-in-the-canal plugs on a string of the same material, in some cases while shooting guns I know to be VERY loud. Such ear pro could be worn inside the collar to be inconspicuous and if there are a couple of extra seconds available, donned. Can someone please give me more information about these? I.e. what are they actually called and what is the best brand?
I always wondered about this one, let's see, "you're always supposed to keep a round in the chamber", we've been beaten to death, with that one, but if it's a pump
shotgun, or a lever gun, somebody leaves the chamber empty, so they can rack the gun for dramatic effect?
Or do they just pump a loaded round out, onto the ground, on the assumption the bad guys have good hearing?
Thanks very much, I will check those out.You might be referring to something like the Howard Leight NRR Quiet Band plugs. I have no idea how good they are but hope that helps your research on the subject. I am curious about them, as well, olns
Thanks very much, I will check those out.
Not really. It is partially cocked. Pulling the trigger completes the action.
Here's a couple things constantly parroted as "truth" on the handgun forums which pertain directly to the tools used in strategy, tactics and training:
"Any quality [handgun that costs X dollars or more] should be reliable with any bullet weight or type of ammo used."
"A good pistol should be able to run right out of the box with any ammunition."
"Manufacturers that state their pistols require a break-in period with at least X-number of rounds [typically 200 to 500] are full of crap, guns do not require a "break-in."
Fact is, handguns, but specifically, auto-pistols are not always designed to operate at peak effectiveness with all bullet weights or bullet profiles, and the quality of the production ammunition or reloads -- as well as the magazines used --certainly does matter. Yet, some would have us believe that we can take our new ----- out of the box, load 'er up with whatever, strap 'er on and be instantly ready for our next gunfight.