Hearing Protection

I am a long time shooter, but new to hunting, I will be going with an experienced hunter. I want to give handgun hunting with my Ruger Super Redhawk .454 a try. I plan to use .45 Colt +P ammo. My question is, what do people do for hearing protection, if any, for this type of hunting? I'm not looking forward to the sound of this gun without any protection, but I also understand that lots of people don't use hearing pro when hunting.

I've never used hearing protection when doing any type of hunting. I also never really remember hearing the shot either. Auditory exclusion.

every shot causes hearing loss that you will never get back.
diff guns and cal's will ring your bell more then others. any large bore handgun will make you not hear right for a while.
you SHOULD wear hearing protection when hunting. most people(me included) usually don't tho.
I try to put in the plugs when its a windy day and no chance of me hearing the deer or the deer hearing me.

save up to get one of the good electronic hearing protectors, since your HG hunting you can get the more inexpensive muff type ones.

LOTS of this!!!!

never heard a shot!

auditory exclusion is your brain focusing so hard on something else that you dont perceive the sound.
but the sound still happens, some of the little hairs in your inner ear die, and your ear sends the signal to your brain.
you may not register the noise, but the damage is done.

True about the hearing loss. However, if someone doesn't already have a lot of hearing loss a couple of gunshots going unprotected per year isn't going to make you go deaf forever.

There are always the surefire sound canceling ear plugs. You can hear normally and then they shut themselves off when the air pressure changes from the gunshot (I think that's how it works)

Just go primative, buy a bow!!!

Get some cheap caldwell electronic muffs....Your ears are worth it, at least mine are to me.

How about these here? Anybody use them?

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=671923

Buy an appropriate sound suppressor ..

Eta. I see you are talking about a revolver .. in that case .. get some cheap electronic ear muffs.

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I have them and like them. No problems really. They're fairly comfortable, moreso than just regular muffs.

i wear them deer hunting and also at the range with plugs under them

not very good for walking and hunting, amplified noises throw of your senses

i like them for sitting, but a squirrel 50yds away will sound like a moose charging you with them turned up

When deer hunting, I might go several days with only one shot fired, so no hearing protection. Going to the range or bird hunting is different, so I use a set of the yellow foam (Army style) ear plugs under a set of Wal-Mart ear muffs.

i like my howard leight, i just bought pelator 6s and its not as good as howard leight...but it was a really good deal so i bought it anyways

The first time I used ear protection duck hunting, I didn't hear the flock take off in back of me while I was trying to jump the couple out in front of me.

Then I got a pair of noise cancellation ones and they work well except for windy days along the coast, which is sadly, every day.

I don't get auditory exclusion for some reason. Every shot hurts.

Last spring I had to take 3 shots of Black Cloud #5 3.5 inchers to kill that damn turkey and my fucking ears felt like they were bleeding on the inside.

Next turkey season I am doing Bow only.

For deer I mostly bow hunt anyway.

push in ear plugs work great for me. easy and quick to put in before a shot.

these days I double up if I am in the deer blind, ear plugs and muffs. my ears ring bad enough, I don't need to do any more damage to them. Also part of the reason I took up bow hunting again.

I wear those for deer and duck hunting and I love them. No problems with a cheek weld on any of my guns, and the price is def. right. One of the best buys I've ever made!

I just have a pair of triple flanged push in ear plugs on a cord. I keep them hanging around my neck until I see a target, at which point I put them in while watching the target. Once I have a visual on the target, I have no need to hear it.

Never meet a sole that wears them deer hunting. Not for me IMO.

I always have triple flange plugs with me. I'll generally keep them loosely in my ears so they do not degrade normal hearing. When I have a target, I press them in firmly and am ready to shoot. They have the added benefit of keeping cold wind out of my ears.

I always have triple flange plugs with me. I'll generally keep them loosely in my ears so they do not degrade normal hearing. When I have a target, I press them in firmly and am ready to shoot. They have the added benefit of keeping cold wind out of my ears.

Agreed!! when its gone its gone then you're deaf as a rock.

I use the Howard Leights. Work great for deer hunting. Its such a joy to hear after the shot. I shoot a 300RUM, that will prevent auditory exclusion, no matter how focused you are on the target.

I also shoot skeet and trap with them, starting from down gun position, and have no trouble with mounting the gun on my shoulder. They don't hit and get pushed off, like some of the bigger muffs will. And in colder weather, they keep your ears warm.
Battery life is really good, a pair of AAAs usually last a year and a half. They are usually on all day in the woods, and we have a long deer season. Plus using them on range duty at the club, where they are mostly on all day. I just picked mine up last month, where they sat since March, and batteries are still good.

I got mine from Amazon a little cheaper.

You won't be sorry.

Sorry, not going to stillhunt with ear pro on, electronic or not. I'm not too worried about going deaf from deer hunting.

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