Thread: Hearing protection for bushstalking? Excl. Suppressors

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

Soundgear in ear electronic ear plugs. Don’t even know they are in after a few minutes.

So so good

Did you go these ones https://soundgear.com/collections/re...product-silver

Or these?
https://soundgear.com/collections/re...product-silver

Originally Posted by Archie

Did you go these ones https://soundgear.com/collections/re...product-silver

Or these?
https://soundgear.com/collections/re...product-silver

That’s the same link but I assume you mean the silver or platinum? In which case, I have the platinums.

I wanted the phantoms but they weren’t available in NZ when I got them. If they are now, they would probably be my pick. I could have got them out of the states but I wanted my audiologist to do the fitting and any running around if they weren’t perfect.

Originally Posted by Southerner223

How a rifle looks at the end of the day won't really matter when you can't hear the next deer snap a twig next to you. End of the day in my opinion rifles are tools and hearing is sense you can't get back and you'll kick yourself later when for the sake of 500 bucks you could of chopped and suppressed a rifle. You can't put value on your body, you only get one chance.

I was on the fence in my youth about suppressing my rifle, I too liked my tools mint. Chopping mine back was one of the best things I've ever done in my outdoor career, wouldn't change it for the life of me. Handles so much better, quieter and easier on the recoil.

Or you could overbarrel suppress without chopping. Get some extra fps and less recoil and muzzle lift to boot.

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

Rising 69 and wearing dual hearing aids.a Few pointers from my very clued up audiologist .never wear hearing aids when actaully using a firearm.Mine come out into their case and into my shirt pocket .Ive got a set of H&Fmaffs that do the job for me ..finish shooting muffs round neck H/As reinstalled. do not mention shooting if going near ACC for H/A funding. Arseholes refused mine even though an ENT specialist showed the extreme levels of explosive sounds I was exposed to during my TF career were pertinent .they use a checklist for spotty herbert to decline your claim.typical fucking insurers. Please avail yourselves of hearing protection when shooting -you owe it to yourselfand family as lost hearing does NOT repair itself.

Originally Posted by Archie

That’s Interesting - Does a reduced load and smaller projectile reduce the shot volume that significantly!?
Quite keen to get into reloading, but have been hesitant as sounds like the LR primers and some other components seeming so hard to get atm?

yes AND no...... its still loud enough to damage hearing....and killing power will be less,your in effect downsizing your cartridge eg turning 22-250 into 222 or .300wsm into 308 or 308 into 30/30 or 7.62x39mm subsonic is the extreme end of doing it but killing power sucks if aim is off.