I got a set of these for Christmas.
http://www.gsmoutdoors.com/shopping/Silencer-in-the-Ear-PAIR-P1032.aspx
The weather finally cooperated, sorta, so I went to the range today.
I had previously tried the different size ear pieces and had the fitting process done already.
Once I had my gun and gear set up, I grabbed the ear buds. They were pretty cold and the moldable earpieces were pretty stiff, but pliable enough to "roll to fit". When turned on, a chime let's you know they're working.
I donned a toboggan and started shooting. The suppression was surprisingly adequate for a bolt action chambered in .223. No muzzle attachments of anykind.
Hearing bullet strikes on coroplast and cardboard backers at 100 and 200 yrs was pretty neat. The train horn from several miles away was pretty clear. Traffic on the county road could be heard easily. Almost too easily. A hunter (apparently after sand hill cranes) on the adjacent property could be heard also.
As the afternoon went on, and I made several trips downrange to 200 yds, the sun peeked out and I warmed up a bit. I rolled the toboggan up off my ears and the 15 mph crossword became a roar in the ear toward the wind. Not terrible, but a conversation wasn't going to happen. The volume knobs are not hard to manipulate and turning down the earpiece in the wind solved the problem. By the time I got ready to fire again, I'd turned the volume back up and rolled the toboggan back over my ears.
Overall, I'm very pleased.
I wore the plugs about 2 hours straight with no discomfort at all.
I'm looking forward to a range day with other people and being able to have a conversation without subjecting myself to further hearing damage because I forgot to grab my muffs before someone fires.
http://www.gsmoutdoors.com/shopping/Silencer-in-the-Ear-PAIR-P1032.aspx
The weather finally cooperated, sorta, so I went to the range today.
I had previously tried the different size ear pieces and had the fitting process done already.
Once I had my gun and gear set up, I grabbed the ear buds. They were pretty cold and the moldable earpieces were pretty stiff, but pliable enough to "roll to fit". When turned on, a chime let's you know they're working.
I donned a toboggan and started shooting. The suppression was surprisingly adequate for a bolt action chambered in .223. No muzzle attachments of anykind.
Hearing bullet strikes on coroplast and cardboard backers at 100 and 200 yrs was pretty neat. The train horn from several miles away was pretty clear. Traffic on the county road could be heard easily. Almost too easily. A hunter (apparently after sand hill cranes) on the adjacent property could be heard also.
As the afternoon went on, and I made several trips downrange to 200 yds, the sun peeked out and I warmed up a bit. I rolled the toboggan up off my ears and the 15 mph crossword became a roar in the ear toward the wind. Not terrible, but a conversation wasn't going to happen. The volume knobs are not hard to manipulate and turning down the earpiece in the wind solved the problem. By the time I got ready to fire again, I'd turned the volume back up and rolled the toboggan back over my ears.
Overall, I'm very pleased.
I wore the plugs about 2 hours straight with no discomfort at all.
I'm looking forward to a range day with other people and being able to have a conversation without subjecting myself to further hearing damage because I forgot to grab my muffs before someone fires.
