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Posted: 12/9/2010 11:09:30 AM EDT
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I'm sure these will have been mentioned before, but I'm so impressed by mine I have to tell everyone I can! Like most here I'm sure, I've been shooting for a long time now. During that time I've had many different ways of approach to try and protect my hearing. The best way, without doubt is the standard NFA route.  But lets assume you don't have one of those, or you are at a range with non-suppressed guns. I've had foam inserts, normal defenders, electronic defenders and even 'made to my ear' shotgun in-ear plugs. I find that the over ear defenders were the best to moderate noise, but it meant you had to strain to hear people talk. Then I went onto electronic muffs, these were good, but the cheaper electronic ones cut out too much and for too long, meaning you can't hear people talking whilst others shoot. The more expensive electronic muffs have a high cost ($200) and have great noise reduction, but these always end up hurting the outside of my ears after an hour or so because they have to fit tightly to correctly moderate the sound. The shotgun plugs that are molded to your own ears were then the best product, because of the mold they fit without falling out, they are cheap ($15) but they are large and ugly. If you have to wear a helmet, try and use a cellphone or even wear glasses (so then pressure changes on your ear canal) they are not that great. they are cheap, but you have to mold them yourself by mixing the resin, and they do not allow you to hear normal conversation as they completely block the ear canal. The next iteration/level up is a moulded plug but with a small canal so sounds can pass through. These are better than standard moulded plugs but generally only used by shotgun shooters and as such they are huge orange ugly things because for some reason shotgun shooters like to make everything orange. Again this also presents a problem when using them with a helmet or in active environments with lots of movement. This is where Surefire ear pro come in. If you've seen the Magpul Art of tactical %insertname% DVD then you've seen these in use. They fit inside your ear bowl so they present no profile outside of your ear, perfect for helmets, active use etc and are held by your ear bowl itself, so its a very secure fitting.  As seen in the above picture they come in clear, and you can also get black. They are generally unnoticeable in most environments, both to the wearer and observers. The real plus point is that they work for normal level conversations due to the channels built into the patented earpiece, and give a NRR of 24Db (average). The audio tubes have been designed so that the louder the sound, the more it is blocked, which is perfect for shooting and still conducting normal conversations.  So for me, it means I can shoot without uncomfortable over ear units pressing down on my ears, and I can actually get a good cheek weld on rifles. The best part, these are $13 a set! And if you order from surefire now, free shipping!!! http://www.surefire.com/EarProProducts I highly recommend you check these out. |
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I'm sure these will have been mentioned before, but I'm so impressed by mine I have to tell everyone I can! Like most here I'm sure, I've been shooting for a long time now. During that time I've had many different ways of approach to try and protect my hearing. The best way, without doubt is the standard NFA route. http://www.guns.connect.fi/rs/czshot.jpg But lets assume you don't have one of those, or you are at a range with non-suppressed guns. I've had foam inserts, normal defenders, electronic defenders and even 'made to my ear' shotgun in-ear plugs. I find that the over ear defenders were the best to moderate noise, but it meant you had to strain to hear people talk. Then I went onto electronic muffs, these were good, but the cheaper electronic ones cut out too much and for too long, meaning you can't hear people talking whilst others shoot. The more expensive electronic muffs have a high cost ($200) and have great noise reduction, but these always end up hurting the outside of my ears after an hour or so because they have to fit tightly to correctly moderate the sound. The shotgun plugs that are molded to your own ears were then the best product, because of the mold they fit without falling out, they are cheap ($15) but they are large and ugly. If you have to wear a helmet, try and use a cellphone or even wear glasses (so then pressure changes on your ear canal) they are not that great. they are cheap, but you have to mold them yourself by mixing the resin, and they do not allow you to hear normal conversation as they completely block the ear canal. The next iteration/level up is a moulded plug but with a small canal so sounds can pass through. These are better than standard moulded plugs but generally only used by shotgun shooters and as such they are huge orange ugly things because for some reason shotgun shooters like to make everything orange. Again this also presents a problem when using them with a helmet or in active environments with lots of movement. This is where Surefire ear pro come in. If you've seen the Magpul Art of tactical %insertname% DVD then you've seen these in use. They fit inside your ear bowl so they present no profile outside of your ear, perfect for helmets, active use etc and are held by your ear bowl itself, so its a very secure fitting. http://www.varuste.net/tuotekuvat2/18873_earpro3.jpg As seen in the above picture they come in clear, and you can also get black. They are generally unnoticeable in most environments, both to the wearer and observers. The real plus point is that they work for normal level conversations due to the channels built into the patented earpiece, and give a NRR of 24Db (average). The audio tubes have been designed so that the louder the sound, the more it is blocked, which is perfect for shooting and still conducting normal conversations. http://www.surefire.com/surefire/content/images_inv/v/k/24306/EP3-BK_medium.png So for me, it means I can shoot without uncomfortable over ear units pressing down on my ears, and I can actually get a good cheek weld on rifles. The best part, these are $13 a set! And if you order from surefire now, free shipping!!! http://www.surefire.com/EarProProducts I highly recommend you check these out. I use these exclusively - I love em. |
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Yep, good stuff! I use them myself, though my old man hates these newfangled in-ear critters. I've been wearing in-ear headphones for so long they're second nature by now. Even better is that you can use muffs over them if you have something REALLY booming and want maximum protection. |
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