icyclefar
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anyone else go to the range and fire forgetting to put on ear protection?
Not yet, but it can be entertaining watching those that do.
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anyone else go to the range and fire forgetting to put on ear protection?
I cleared out half of MFL with my Miculek compensated AR when I first got it... it's not much more fun out doors either... Ask anyone who's been at Georgetown with me..
When shooting it extensively I double up in the shooting ear... otherwise it rings for hours.
Your 40 should be fine though outdoors with decent muffs..
anyone else go to the range and fire forgetting to put on ear protection?
anyone else go to the range and fire forgetting to put on ear protection?
Definitely know the level of protection you're getting from your muffs. There's a noticable difference between NRR 22 and NRR 30. My favorite pair is NRR 23, I believe, but if I'm indoors and people are firing large calibers, I'll upgrade to my NRR 30s for the day.
Try standing next to EddieCoyle when he fires that hand cannon of his with some of his thermonuclear handloads. Gives a WHOLE new meaning to the word "kaboom".When I stand next to a 50 BMG rifle going off I feel like I have been hit by a linebacker (which means the sound was rather loud as sound is a pressure wave)
Truly bad idea. Your hearing can be damaged from ONE shot. Don't do that again if you want to keep your ears undamaged.I have fired each of my hand gun calibers once without ear protection to know what it would be like should I ever have to use them in self defense
I resemble that remark... but my hearing loss is from 10 years of highway speeds on my bike. Never knew that wind noise could damage my hearing... and by the time I found out, it was too late.My wife actually thinks I'm just trying to drive her crazy - I can hear her speak, but I can't understand what she says if we're in different rooms. my most used word is "What?".
That's good that you're doubling up - if you take care of what you have left that'll help a lot. I've had hearing tests for the last several years, and since I've been wearing hearing protection when I so much as mow the lawn, I haven't lost any more hearing.I'm 31 now and I dread to see how bad it is in 10 years. For the last 6-7 years I've consistently used double hearing protection, trying to save what hearing I have left.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?!
anyone else go to the range and fire forgetting to put on ear protection?
Bet you don't do THAT again...I did that on the firing line during an Appleseed once. Put my muffs on top of my head during the prep period, and forgot to put them back on when the "make ready" command was given. The dozen ARs and a couple 30 cals on either side reminded me pretty damn quickly...
I know I will plug and muff next time and I am in the market for a realy good set of ears. Any suggestions welcome.
NOT a good sign. Read.My ears have been ringing all day.
Exposure to harmful sounds causes damage to the hair cells as well as the auditory, or hearing, nerve (see figure). Impulse sound can result in immediate hearing loss that may be permanent. This kind of hearing loss may be accompanied by tinnitus—a ringing, buzzing, or roaring in the ears or head—which may subside over time. Hearing loss and tinnitus may be experienced in one or both ears, and tinnitus may continue constantly or occasionally throughout a lifetime.
Continuous exposure to loud noise also can damage the structure of hair cells, resulting in hearing loss and tinnitus, although the process occurs more gradually than for impulse noise.
Exposure to impulse and continuous noise may cause only a temporary hearing loss. If a person regains hearing, the temporary hearing loss is called a temporary threshold shift. The temporary threshold shift largely disappears 16 to 48 hours after exposure to loud noise. You can prevent NIHL from both impulse and continuous noise by regularly using hearing protectors such as earplugs or earmuffs.
So I looked up the rating of my Falcom electronic ears. Guess what only 22. So while they have been working fine for me when doing the indivuidual range trips they don't do so well with four hours of nearly constant 9-45 cal popping at very close range inside.
If you don't know what the rating for your "protection" is it probably is worth looking up. I know I will plug and muff next time and I am in the market for a realy good set of ears. Any suggestions welcome. My ears have been ringing all day. Makes ringing in the New Year literal.
Hell, I even double up at outside ranges. Why? Because I can't find a reason why not to. Some guns are still loud as hell even outside, and I'd rather err on the side of caution. It may be overkill, but I don't care.
I doubt they were even "fine" outdoors; it just that the damage was not as severe, as soon. You probably weren't shooting for as long, either. An NRR of merely 22 isn't even close to what we shooters need.
My muffs are NRR 33 and I use the inner plugs as well - ESPECIALLY when indoors at Hopkinton or AFS.
I always double up, but I though the benefit of electronic muffs (at least the ones with compression) are that they compress the impulse sounds by at least 50%. If that is true, then the NRR rating would matter for backup (when batteries fail) and/or for other protection (say vibration/bone)
I'm considering buynig the high end electronics with compression but I"m curious if they really are effective in reducing the noise to 80ish levels - anyone with experience with them?
anyone else go to the range and fire forgetting to put on ear protection?
I'd love to... but after dropping near a grand on my cat's health, and 6 bills on my car's health, I'm not buying much of ANYTHING this month.After you check them out on the Browning site, go buy them on Amazon where they can be found for almost $20 cheaper
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Wish I didn't know what you were talking about.My wife actually thinks I'm just trying to drive her crazy - I can hear her speak, but I can't understand what she says if we're in different rooms. Between guns and 20 years in the military, my most used word is "What?".
I did that on the firing line during an Appleseed once. Put my muffs on top of my head during the prep period, and forgot to put them back on when the "make ready" command was given. The dozen ARs and a couple 30 cals on either side reminded me pretty damn quickly...
I took my AR to the range yesterday to fire off 120 rounds and realized when I get there that I had forgotten my ear plugs. So I just used my muffs. It was pretty loud, but not damaging. I used to have access to endless free earplugs, but now im gonna have to start buying some. I'm not gonna go without doubling up again.
Outdoors, muffs are just fine. Indoors, not a great idea. You say it wasn't damaging, but you can't really tell.