Snarlingiron
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"You don't really need hearing protection with a 9mm."
That's what I heard today at Academy. I cruised by the gun case just to glance about as I always do, and there was a young fellow talking with the clerk. He was saying that the .357's he had shot were pretty loud, but he didn't really think hearing protection was necessary with a 9mm. The clerk, to his credit, said, "You need hearing protection whenever you shoot. Without it you will experience hearing loss when you get older." I chimed in and said, "I am living proof. When I was a kid, (late 60's) we really didn't know any better. I wish we had, because now I can hardly hear anything. You need hearing protection if you are shooting."
Bottom line is mostly what we hear, and indeed experience firsthand in stores of this kind is guys behind the counter that don't have a clue about shooting, guns, ammo, or much of anything else. This guy seemed knowlegeable, and was dispensing good advice. My compliments to him.
That's what I heard today at Academy. I cruised by the gun case just to glance about as I always do, and there was a young fellow talking with the clerk. He was saying that the .357's he had shot were pretty loud, but he didn't really think hearing protection was necessary with a 9mm. The clerk, to his credit, said, "You need hearing protection whenever you shoot. Without it you will experience hearing loss when you get older." I chimed in and said, "I am living proof. When I was a kid, (late 60's) we really didn't know any better. I wish we had, because now I can hardly hear anything. You need hearing protection if you are shooting."
Bottom line is mostly what we hear, and indeed experience firsthand in stores of this kind is guys behind the counter that don't have a clue about shooting, guns, ammo, or much of anything else. This guy seemed knowlegeable, and was dispensing good advice. My compliments to him.