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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 9:58:20 GMT -5
The muffs are not pricey but the ones that look like hearing aids are. I would like to try the hearing aid style. Another brand to look at for the hearing aid style is SportEar. I did not look at them do they block out the muzzle blasts too? |
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Post by ridgecommander on Nov 28, 2019 9:58:59 GMT -5
I would like to try the hearing aid style. Another brand to look at for the hearing aid style is SportEar. I did not look at them do they block out the muzzle blasts too? Yes. This is the one I like.  |
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Post by redarrow on Nov 28, 2019 9:59:04 GMT -5
I'm wondering if they will be too loud when the wind is blowing and how they do in place of shooters muffs when sighting in.
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Post by ridgecommander on Nov 28, 2019 10:01:47 GMT -5
I'm wondering if they will be too loud when the wind is blowing and how they do in place of shooters muffs when sighting in. Good questions. I know the better in the ear styles have electronic sound compression. Many competitive shooters use in the ear style instead of muffs. |
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Post by redarrow on Nov 28, 2019 10:04:43 GMT -5
I'll be getting a something once I do some checking to see what guys who wear them when the are hunting have to say about them.
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Post by ridgecommander on Nov 28, 2019 10:07:19 GMT -5
I'll be getting a something once I do some checking to see what guys who wear them when the are hunting have to say about them. Look at SportEar as well. I know they are liked on the competitive circuit. |
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Post by timberdoodle on Nov 28, 2019 10:11:11 GMT -5
I bought Howard Leight electric muffs as I could not hear the instructions the range officer was giving as I qualify yearly. I used to be like a monkey doing dirty things to a football trying to hold my old muffs out so I could hear and not mess up the safety glasses and get everything back together for when the order "Fire" came.
The electric muffs work great for that and while I practice. Don't wear them hunting because they amplify all sound and direction of sound is lost. If that doesn't matter to you, wear them you will hear remarkably well!
When I went through the SP Academy in 1971 we didn't have any ear/eye protection at all so we took spent 38 casings and plugged them in our ears and that cut the reports fairly well. Shooting prone from the 50 yard line in the sand at Sea Girt Was the pits as the sand flew from the side blast of shooters to the right and left. Idiotic!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 10:26:34 GMT -5
The only bad review I heard was with the wind. Going to try them and let you guys know how I like em.
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Post by cspot on Nov 28, 2019 10:27:51 GMT -5
I did not look at them do they block out the muzzle blasts too? Yes. This is the one I like. Are you buying a set? I have been tempted to buy something. Especially bad with the 450 Bushmaster with a muzzle break. That thing is loud. |
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Post by Dutch on Nov 28, 2019 10:30:51 GMT -5
The one good thing about hearing loss is that you can honestly say you didn't hear the wife!
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Post by timberdoodle on Nov 28, 2019 10:31:33 GMT -5
even when you do!
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Post by redarrow on Nov 28, 2019 11:17:14 GMT -5
I'll be getting a something once I do some checking to see what guys who wear them when the are hunting have to say about them. Look at SportEar as well. I know they are liked on the competitive circuit. Do you know anyone who hunts with them? |
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Nov 28, 2019 12:09:27 GMT -5
The one good thing about hearing loss is that you can honestly say you didn't hear the wife! True, but having her constantly telling you to go get some hearing aids get old fast too. That's how I ended up with prescription ones, which are really expensive. They are program to my hearing loss though, and I get my hearing checked once a year and the units are reprogramed as needed.They come with a app that allows me to choice between different environments from my smart phone, general, restaurant, and outdoors. I can also adjust the volume from mute to about 4 increases from where they are set. Have wind guard, direct audio streaming from my iPhone, and some other setting for noise reduction . I control all this from the app on my phone. Doc said they also shutdown when shooting or you come in contact with load noises. All this is great but it will set you back about 4 grand, I think medicare paid $500. Lost protection is good for only one year, so I bought a boot that they fit into that has a cord attached to them with a clip that fastens to my shirt collar while I'm in the woods, or fishing. Oh, the app also shows where you lost one, within 20 feet or so, in case one falls out. These are behind the ear type. Expensive, yes, but as my one friend likes to say, it only cost a nickel a day to go first class over the long run.😀 |
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Post by ridgecommander on Nov 28, 2019 12:53:12 GMT -5
Yes. This is the one I like. Are you buying a set? I have been tempted to buy something. Especially bad with the 450 Bushmaster with a muzzle break. That thing is loud. I hope to in the future. |
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Post by ridgecommander on Nov 28, 2019 12:54:33 GMT -5
Look at SportEar as well. I know they are liked on the competitive circuit. Do you know anyone who hunts with them? I know a few folks that have normal hearing aids that also suppress loud noises but I don't know anyone that has either the in the ear Walkers or SportEars. |
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Post by ridgecommander on Dec 11, 2019 11:19:35 GMT -5
Going to try them and let you guys know how I like em. Did you happen to get a pair? |
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Post by davet on Dec 11, 2019 11:58:42 GMT -5
Curious about these myself. I use the foam earplugs all the time as I can't take the pressure of the ear muffs. (It's a disease thing) I guess my biggest concern would be having them or one of them fall out during use. I dunno how well they would "stick" in over the long haul. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 13:08:45 GMT -5
Going to try them and let you guys know how I like em. Did you happen to get a pair? Yeah they work good except in the wind as it picks it up. Only other thing you cant pick out where the sound is coming from. |
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Post by ridgecommander on Dec 11, 2019 15:44:00 GMT -5
Yeah they work good except in the wind as it picks it up. Only other thing you cant pick out where the sound is coming from. Did you get the muff style or the in the ear style and how do the batteries hold up? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 16:38:34 GMT -5
Yeah they work good except in the wind as it picks it up. Only other thing you cant pick out where the sound is coming from. Did you get the muff style or the in the ear style and how do the batteries hold up? I got the muffs. Batteries are still going I only use them when I sit. Done a lot of walking this past week. |
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Post by davet on Dec 31, 2019 13:27:23 GMT -5
Just to update this thread, my lovely wife got me a pair of the Walkers Ear Plugs for Christmas. www.midwayusa.com/product/1020636447She got the sale price of $150. Now, these are not the blue tooth model. All manual controls. Here's my take on these: --They come with a case and the case itself has a battery in it. So, you can "plug in" the case (via USB port) and the case battery will provide two full ear plug re-charges before the case needs re-charged. --The foam ear inserts work similar to "ordinary" foam earplugs. You roll 'em down, stick 'em in your ears and they expand. You can buy new one's when these wear out. --The on\off button and the volume up and separate volume down buttons are in the ear bud and I have found them easy to use. The Bud's have an indicator light on them to show when you turn them on .....blue light.....and turn them off.....red light. The light goes off after a few seconds. --So far I've used them twice. Once outdoors shooting my flintlock with a guy at the far end of the range shooting his A\R .223. They worked very well. The second time was at my gun club's indoor range. I was shooting a 357 mag and also a 9mm. These also worked very well at the indoor range. Now, these don't permit the loud "BANG" to enter your ear.....but they work different than the electronic muff's I've had in the past. The muff's will cut out all sound when a firearm is fired, but these Bud's don't do that. The Bud's just bring the sound of the BANG way down to a level that is....well, pleasant. So, you can still hear a conversation going even if there is shooting going on. --Longevity? I'll keep you posted. There is a one year warranty (IIRC) and I just went on the Walker's web site to register them. I would hope for the price I get a minimum of 5 years use out of these. I had a pair of electronic muffs that didn't last 3 months before they failed. Well, I think that covers it. Post a question if you have any. |
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Post by cspot on Dec 31, 2019 13:50:46 GMT -5
Just to update this thread, my lovely wife got me a pair of the Walkers Ear Plugs for Christmas. www.midwayusa.com/product/1020636447She got the sale price of $150. Now, these are not the blue tooth model. All manual controls. Here's my take on these: --They come with a case and the case itself has a battery in it. So, you can "plug in" the case (via USB port) and the case battery will provide two full ear plug re-charges before the case needs re-charged. --The foam ear inserts work similar to "ordinary" foam earplugs. You roll 'em down, stick 'em in your ears and they expand. You can buy new one's when these wear out. --The on\off button and the volume up and separate volume down buttons are in the ear bud and I have found them easy to use. The Bud's have an indicator light on them to show when you turn them on .....blue light.....and turn them off.....red light. The light goes off after a few seconds. --So far I've used them twice. Once outdoors shooting my flintlock with a guy at the far end of the range shooting his A\R .223. They worked very well. The second time was at my gun club's indoor range. I was shooting a 357 mag and also a 9mm. These also worked very well at the indoor range. Now, these don't permit the loud "BANG" to enter your ear.....but they work different than the electronic muff's I've had in the past. The muff's will cut out all sound when a firearm is fired, but these Bud's don't do that. The Bud's just bring the sound of the BANG way down to a level that is....well, pleasant. So, you can still hear a conversation going even if there is shooting going on. --Longevity? I'll keep you posted. There is a one year warranty (IIRC) and I just went on the Walker's web site to register them. I would hope for the price I get a minimum of 5 years use out of these. I had a pair of electronic muffs that didn't last 3 months before they failed. Well, I think that covers it. Post a question if you have any. How easy is it to tell direction of a sound? Any issues with wind causing alot of noise on them? |
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Post by redarrow on Dec 31, 2019 13:52:21 GMT -5
Have you used them when it was windy?
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Post by davet on Dec 31, 2019 15:12:44 GMT -5
--Sound direction was easy as long as you have the volume of both Bud's set the same. If one is more than "1" click setting than the other......it can make direction difficult.
--Noise? Good question. I did notice that if everything was very quiet I would get a constant low "TV Snow" sound from them. However, turn the volume down OR have them on during any type of shooting session and this background noise was not noticeable.
--Wind? Didn't have any wind the day I was shooting flintlock. And the indoor range has no wind......or if it did I'l likely be in trouble!!!
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Post by paperpunch on Dec 31, 2019 19:42:38 GMT -5
I bought a pair of RAZOR QUAD ear muffs, the batteries ate AAA, they last all day and part of the next, block sharp noises, magnify other sounds, keep my ers warm when out on cold days. Can't really tell direction of sounds though but certainly cause me to notice when something is within earshot. |
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