Electronic ear muffs-Advice
Looking at getting some of the electronic ear muffs that allow normal conversations but block out the noise of shooting. Any advice on what to buy. The prices of these are all over the map, from $20.00 to 3-400.00. Are the lower end models any good? Thanks
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I bought a Dillon, about $135. It works well. I really wouldn't expect a $20 set to work well, but haven't felt the need to try.
You want to be sure to get muffs that use AAA batteries, a lot cheaper to replace than watch-type batteries.
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I have the Pro-Ears Predator Gold model.A little spendy at about $250 but they are comfortable,and work better than advertised.Excellent on the trap shooting line. I would buy them again. 0 -
personally i have found these electronic ear muffs to be worthless for the price, i have a pair of Peltor Tacticals and rarely ever use them, they are too bulky and get in the way for a good "cheek weld", this is what i use now, 
i bought these over 40 years ago and find them to be better than any ear protection i have tried, and i have tried many different hearing protection devices.0 -
I have a pair of Cabelas $60, They work well for my pistol shooting. 0 -
There are only two things that count on ear muffs:
1. The NRR to protect your ears.
2. The comfort of the fit so you will WEAR them.
These 20-25 dB economy models should be worn over plugs with the volume turned up so you can hear conversation through the plugs.
I used Peltors for a long time, until The Incident cost me so much of my gear. I am trying out Pro-Ears 33 dB passives to see if they are comfortable enough for me to pay the price for their electronics.0 -
I am sure there are great brands of electronic muffs, but I can tell you that one of the brands to NOT BUY are Peltor. I had one of their tactical models for about a month and was susing them during hot summer weather. Because of the humidity, the leads within the muff portion coroded. I called the customer service number and was told that corosion was typical for those type of conditions and that there wasn't anything they could do about it...they suggested that I just buy another pair from them! The best advisce I could give is to use any type that you find comfortable (except Peltor) and which gives a good cheek weld for long guns, but still use the common foam plugs as an additional interior level of protection. Before they gave out, I ran the volume control up on the Peltor's but used the foam ear plugs which gave me the ability to hear conversation somewhat better than usual, but still protected my hearing. 0 -
I have used several pairs of Peltor Tactical 7 Stereo muffs for about 15 years (or maybe a little more) with excellent results, no problems. I can get good cheekweld with mine; I do a lot of skeet and trap shooting and no problems for me. A good friend has different dimensions his neck and cheek and finds the stock bumps the muffs and knocks them with each recoil. Everyone is different! I have had a couple other brands but they were lacking comfort, or attenuation, or something, and I gave those away. I do use soft foam plugs in addition for high-noise shooting like heavy pistols, sharp-report rifles, etc. for extra protection. I have sweated, and shot in heavy rains, etc., and never had any corrosion problems... 0 -
+1 on everything NMEYERS said. I have had mine for about 5 years. 0 -
I have a pair of cheap Caldweell's, a pair of Peltor tacticals and a pair of Pro Ears. They all work fine but the Caldweels go through batteries fast. I prefer the Pro ears for comfort and they work the best, but they were the most expensive too. 0
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