Thread: Hunting without a suppressor.......... ear plugs or cop the lot?

A question for those of you who hunt without a suppressor. Do you just shoot and let your ears have it or do you have ear protection of some sort?

Unsure if I want to add the extra weight......

Any tips or tricks on the matter would be appreciated.

Depends on what you are doing.
If I have time to range and dial then in go the ear plugs.
I it's a snap shot in the bush then probably not.
Don't own a suppressor.

you have too be nuts not to use some orm of "protection" I didn't many years ago and am now paying the price. i have issues hearing high freq's drivs my wife nuts

Originally Posted by mikee

you have too be nuts not to use some orm of "protection" I didn't many years ago and am now paying the price. i have issues hearing high freq's drivs my wife nuts

Haha, as women's voices are normally higher pitched, it makes sense to me that you don't hear her.
Handy as I'd say

Use protection whenever practicle to IE the range or any hunting shot where you have the time to put it on/in.

So as above no not in the bush.

I shortened n suppressed my 308 and truthfully on a hunt prob wouldn't realise.

Per the others on the range look after ur ears.

I hate supressors , bipods, slings and any crap on a rifle the aint needed when im in the bush ....
I don't wear earplugs when hunting and im deaf as a plank , but I still hate crap on guns.

Originally Posted by mohawk

I hate supressors , bipods, slings and any crap on a rifle the aint needed when im in the bush ....
I don't wear earplugs when hunting and im deaf as a plank , but I still hate crap on guns.

Same, suppressors bipods dont touch my rifles(dont mind a sling thou lol) I dont wear ear protection unless at the range, need all my sences in the bush and my hearings fine ....maybe my one shot kills are better for the ears than half dozen lol

Originally Posted by deer243

Same, suppressors bipods dont touch my rifles(dont mind a sling thou lol) I dont wear ear protection unless at the range, need all my sences in the bush and my hearings fine ....maybe my one shot kills are better for the ears than half dozen lol

Every time you pull the trigger without protection, a bit of your hearing is gone, it's a cumulative effect and permanent.

Telling yourself anything else is just living in denial, which depending on how often you shoot, may become a very quiet place in the coming years.

iv gone deaf from years of shooting without hearing protection and im not even old yet. a pair of earplugs only weigh a few grams. i wish i had used them in the past. one shot every now and then wont hurt but not using them shot after shot will do alot of damage.

Originally Posted by silentscope

iv gone deaf from years of shooting without hearing protection and im not even old yet.

I'm not deaf, but ringing ears/ tinnitus is ever present. Active ear defenders AND silencer works well. Silencer alone not so well. Sound is not necessarily below damage threshold even if it is below pain threshold. A silencer only removes -24 to -32 dB typically.

Can't understand anyone who would shoot without hearing protection - it's just plain common sense.

Originally Posted by Kscott

Can't understand anyone who would shoot without hearing protection - it's just plain common sense.

Go hunting more

I never wear hearing protection in the bush or in the mai mai. My best sense is hearing. Foot steps, wings whistling, brush moving and water splashing to tell me somethings around. Doubt you'd hear slight noises like that with muffs or plugs on.

Maybe electric ear muffs? Never used them probably wont start anytime soon. I do wear hearing protection if possible though, say a mate is shooting on the farm or something I stand back and block my ears

Originally Posted by Toby

I never wear hearing protection in the bush or in the mai mai. My best sense is hearing.

It's a shame that it's going to be fucked shortly then

Originally Posted by gimp

It's a shame that it's going to be fucked shortly then

yep!

Every single gunshot you experience without hearing protection fucks your hearing a little bit, and your inner ear cells never regenerate or heal. You might have temporary ringing or hearing loss after the shot but there is permanent damage going on as well. The thing is with hearing loss is that it is so gradual you don't even notice until you start being called a deaf cunt by your mates, ask any musician about that.

I don't know how guys shooting in a maimai hack it without muffs, having shotguns going off next to your head in bursts all day. I always wear muffs at the range and have a suppressor when hunting.
DPT cans weigh fark all, cut half your barrel off and it is almost no effect on weight or balance