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

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Originally Posted by DAF

I use these, work great and keep hearing safe [emoji106]

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I have an un suppressed 308 and shoot 12G. Would it keep noise under safe level?

I got mine for about $250
I use the foam buds over the rubber as they give best noise reduction
I wear them even when using a suppressed rifle comfortable as

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Originally Posted by logesearle

This much Etymotic Research | GSP-15 GunSport-PRO Electronic Earplugs

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Fucking cheap versus hearing aids

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Originally Posted by Boar Freak

I have an un suppressed 308 and shoot 12G. Would it keep noise under safe level?

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Yup I use them for my braked 338 Edge with no issues

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Originally Posted by Tommy

Fucking cheap versus hearing aids

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Cheaper on eBay and Amazon [emoji106]

The electronic side should be fine but there will be possibly 10-15% of people with oval/tortuous ear canals or a small/deformed concha (bowl) that these will not fit properly. It's a more critical issue than in-ear headphones which definitely don't fit all people.

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Originally Posted by 6x47

The electronic side should be fine but there will be possibly 10-15% of people with oval/tortuous ear canals or a small/deformed concha (bowl) that these will not fit properly. It's a more critical issue than in-ear headphones which definitely don't fit all people.

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The foam plug that go with it should cover most I think
They expand form 6mm to 12mm these are what I use [emoji106]

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Yep, as I said, most but not all.
I had a patient today with ear canals no more than 5mm diam.

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Originally Posted by 6x47

Yep, as I said, most but not all.
I had a patient today with ear canals no more than 5mm diam.

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Then you want the 3- 6mm ones[emoji106]

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Originally Posted by silentscope

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

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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.

After years of shooting with earmuffs at the range and occasional shot in the bush I do 30min on a nail gun helping the neighbour resulted in tinnitus

My 5cents, If I am hunting (mainly Deer stalking) with one of my unsuppressed rifles, no I don't wear ear pro. Limits what I can hear and not really feasable to muck around putting ear pro in when a deer pops up. I will however, use ear pro at the range or when high volume shooting eg Duckshooting and goat hunting.