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**Mal H** · March 29, 1999, 01:56 PM

I have never used electronic muffs and have always wondered how effective they are. This is as good a thread as any to ask my question. I usually use both plugs and muffs when at an indoors range. This is usually enough until someone shoots an AR-15 or the likes right next to me. Does anyone here have an opinion as to whether the elec muffs will work well in this situation or how they would compare to the plug/muff combo? I think the ability to hear people talking would be a real plus, but, I enjoy listening to music almost as much as shooting, so I have been trying to save my ears. I already have enough tinnitis from listening to The Who too much in my earlier days.

March 29, 1999, 01:56 PM	#9
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,948	I have never used electronic muffs and have always wondered how effective they are. This is as good a thread as any to ask my question. I usually use both plugs and muffs when at an indoors range. This is usually enough until someone shoots an AR-15 or the likes right next to me. Does anyone here have an opinion as to whether the elec muffs will work well in this situation or how they would compare to the plug/muff combo? I think the ability to hear people talking would be a real plus, but, I enjoy listening to music almost as much as shooting, so I have been trying to save my ears. I already have enough tinnitis from listening to The Who too much in my earlier days.