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MT 73 · October 23, 2011, 09:36 AM

IMHO a bad idea.
In a real life situation they say you will not hear the shot as you would at the range.
Since I have never been in combat I will have to take others word on that, but while big game hunting my ears have never rang or been bothered by the sound of a 30-06.
Also I have heard pistol shots on the streets from time to time and they sound more like pop-pop-pop than loud booms.
So, to train without hearing protection for so called realism is, IMHO, just asking for health problems down the road.

October 23, 2011, 09:36 AM	#35
MT 73 Member Join Date: August 17, 2011 Posts: 35	IMHO a bad idea. In a real life situation they say you will not hear the shot as you would at the range. Since I have never been in combat I will have to take others word on that, but while big game hunting my ears have never rang or been bothered by the sound of a 30-06. Also I have heard pistol shots on the streets from time to time and they sound more like pop-pop-pop than loud booms. So, to train without hearing protection for so called realism is, IMHO, just asking for health problems down the road.