Good And Cheap Ear Protection

CarbineCaleb · June 12, 2005, 09:57 PM

Just a quick product note - I bought some Howard Leight "Cyclone" folding earmuffs. They are comfortable, offer an excellent 29 Decibel noise reduction, and were just $20. Thumbs Up!

BryanP · June 12, 2005, 09:58 PM

Where did you get them?

CarbineCaleb · June 12, 2005, 10:01 PM

I bought them at the Kittery Trading Post - a big outdoors store up in Kittery, Maine, but they seem to be widely available - a quick google search turned up a Handguns Magazine review of them just now...

http://www.handgunsmag.com/accessories/leight_0611/

Old Shooter · June 13, 2005, 07:19 AM

If you get the Harbor Freight Tool catalogue they have electronic ear muffs that go on sale from time to time. There are a LOT of shooters at the matches I go to, myself included, that use them. They are a well made no frills product.

The more expensive ones have a mic on each ear but these only have a mic on the right ear. That's never been a problem for me.

On line at: Harbor Freight

I just double checked and they are currently on sale for $19.95 Sale

Shooter 973 · June 13, 2005, 03:37 PM

If you watch the Hatbor freight flyers you can get just regular hearing protectors for about $2 a pair. I use them and find that they work just fine.

PSE · June 24, 2005, 11:17 AM

hard to get any cheaper than a block of wax and a bag of cotton balls.

poortrader · June 24, 2005, 08:23 PM

You can save money now on a set of cheap ears, but you'll be spending money later on cheap hearing aids.

racinstylez · June 24, 2005, 08:24 PM

I like my foam plugs, they work great! ....

PSE · June 28, 2005, 07:49 AM

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RoyG · June 28, 2005, 04:05 PM

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If you get the Harbor Freight Tool catalogue they have electronic ear muffs that go on sale from time to time. There are a LOT of shooters at the matches I go to, myself included, that use them. They are a well made no frills product.

+1

Indoors I still put the foam plugs in with the ear muffs over them. I find I don't finch as much from other shooters.

At the outdoor range I usually just wear the HF ones.

Andrew LB · July 6, 2005, 06:14 AM

I've always shot with plugs since i was about 7 years old and have tried just about every brand out there because i hate big bulky headphone-looking protection.

And by far the best are these: http://www.botac.com/aearcomarear.html

I've also seen them sold by AOsafety.

shaddow · July 6, 2005, 06:26 AM

I'd also have to say that I prefer the earplug type of protection over the headphone style. Those headphone style set-ups make my ears sweat something fierce on a hot day at the range.

Old Shooter · July 6, 2005, 09:20 AM

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headphone style set-ups make my ears sweat something fierce on a hot day at the range

Mine too but there is a "sox" that fits over the earset that helps quite a bit. I usually drop mine around my neck inbetween stages at an IDPA or USPSA match.

hso · July 8, 2005, 09:32 AM

Excellent information about hearing protection including a table of gunfire noise levels.

http://www.e-a-r.com/hearingconservation/faq_main.cfm

Home Depot carries the red NRR 21 Stow Aways for $18. When they're not red they're sold to us as "Shotgunners" for a higher price. For $14 you can get the NRR 20 muffs.

Regardless of price, if the muff doesn't have an NRR with it you should not buy it.

June 12, 2005, 09:57 PM	#1
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	Good And Cheap Ear Protection Just a quick product note - I bought some Howard Leight "Cyclone" folding earmuffs. They are comfortable, offer an excellent 29 Decibel noise reduction, and were just $20. Thumbs Up!

June 12, 2005, 09:58 PM	#2
BryanP Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Location: Smyrna, TN Posts: 243	Where did you get them? __________________ "Inaccurately attributed quotes are the bane of the internet" - Abraham Lincoln

June 12, 2005, 10:01 PM	#3
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	Sourcing I bought them at the Kittery Trading Post - a big outdoors store up in Kittery, Maine, but they seem to be widely available - a quick google search turned up a Handguns Magazine review of them just now... http://www.handgunsmag.com/accessories/leight_0611/

June 13, 2005, 07:19 AM	#4
Old Shooter Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2005 Location: Greenville/Anderson area of SC Posts: 281	If you get the Harbor Freight Tool catalogue they have electronic ear muffs that go on sale from time to time. There are a LOT of shooters at the matches I go to, myself included, that use them. They are a well made no frills product. The more expensive ones have a mic on each ear but these only have a mic on the right ear. That's never been a problem for me. On line at: Harbor Freight I just double checked and they are currently on sale for $19.95 Sale __________________ My life is based on a true story .... Sometimes I wish I could sit back and watch the things I do.

June 13, 2005, 03:37 PM	#5
Shooter 973 Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2001 Location: Home town of John M. Browning, Utah Posts: 499	Cheap Ear Protection If you watch the Hatbor freight flyers you can get just regular hearing protectors for about $2 a pair. I use them and find that they work just fine. __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

June 24, 2005, 11:17 AM	#6
PSE Junior member Join Date: July 23, 2004 Location: stupids womb, SC Posts: 475	hard to get any cheaper than a block of wax and a bag of cotton balls.

June 24, 2005, 08:23 PM	#7
poortrader Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 489	You can save money now on a set of cheap ears, but you'll be spending money later on cheap hearing aids. __________________ Stupid People will Always be stupid. NRA Life Member

June 24, 2005, 08:24 PM	#8
racinstylez Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2005 Posts: 240	I like my foam plugs, they work great! .... __________________ Sigmund Freud: "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."

June 28, 2005, 07:49 AM	#9
PSE Junior member Join Date: July 23, 2004 Location: stupids womb, SC Posts: 475	http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=33764249 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=33764253

July 6, 2005, 06:14 AM	#11
Andrew LB Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 285	I've always shot with plugs since i was about 7 years old and have tried just about every brand out there because i hate big bulky headphone-looking protection. And by far the best are these: http://www.botac.com/aearcomarear.html I've also seen them sold by AOsafety.

July 6, 2005, 06:26 AM	#12
shaddow Junior Member Join Date: June 1, 2005 Posts: 10	I'd also have to say that I prefer the earplug type of protection over the headphone style. Those headphone style set-ups make my ears sweat something fierce on a hot day at the range.

July 8, 2005, 09:32 AM	#14
hso Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Appalachia Posts: 170	Excellent information about hearing protection including a table of gunfire noise levels. http://www.e-a-r.com/hearingconservation/faq_main.cfm Home Depot carries the red NRR 21 Stow Aways for $18. When they're not red they're sold to us as "Shotgunners" for a higher price. For $14 you can get the NRR 20 muffs. Regardless of price, if the muff doesn't have an NRR with it you should not buy it. __________________ TANSTAAFL