Thread: Best Ear Protection for Shooting Range?

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I wonder how well noise cancelling headphones work ?
Guessing they dont seal out ambient noise but create out of phase sound of similar intensity.
Presumably they have a limit like 90dB so you dont play music too loud.
Can they respond quickly and really cancel out even 20dB of gunshot ?

I came across a guy with noise cancelling headphones at our range day last month and leant him a pair of Sordins.

@Cyclops how do you find them ?
Any tinnitus after a day on the range ?

I find the SOny WH-1000xM4 as good as, if not better than any "proper" electronic ear muffs I have used.
They are lighter weight and more comfortable to wear all day. Cheaper too.
The noise cancelling works on the range - when you've got shooters either side of you firing there is no problem.

No tinnitus, no aching head, after a day on the range.

Haven't tried them in the wet - this could be a problem.

The only problem is with them pairing to my phone then my wife rings me when I'm in the middle of a string.
Turning bluetooth off on the phone solves this.