This may belong in the newbie section, I wasn't sure so I put it here.
Most of us in this site are experienced shooters, we write about the gear we take to the range, weapons, mags, holsters etc but we never mention the hearing protection we wear while shooting. I'm guessing that all of us take hearing protection for granted; it's part of our range gear just as much so as ammo or a gun itself but we never mention it. I thought; which is a scary proposition in it's self lol; this should be put out there so the newbies understand that we do wear hearing protection, we just tend to over look the fact that we do.
So what does everyone wear?
Depending on what and where I'm shooting I use different types. I have disposiable plugs in every vehicle I drive for spur of the moment shooting with my buddies;in the country no range needed just beer cans in the back yards sort of thing; or hunting groundhogs and crows where we shoot a lots. When I go to the range or a shoot where there are alot of other shooters in close proximity I wear walker power muffs, they work better than plugs and are easier to use than plugs when you constantly put them on and take them off. When we shoot the big guns which are very loud and have larger than average muzzle blasts I actually wear plugs and muffs both, it's uncomfortable but it's better than being deaf.
Not only does hearing protect your ears but in most people, me included,it improves accuracy. I've never had a problem with recoil from a rifle I can shoot my high powers all day with no problem with recoil but 3 shots without hearing protection and I start to flinch from the muzzle blast,start to anticipate it and end up jerking the trigger with my eyes half closed. It's amazing how much a couple pieces of foam or plastic can effect your group size.
I've been shooting rifles and shotguns since I was 7 and have over 20 years in shooting and many many thousands of rounds I trained myself to shoot left handed, right handed, left eye right eye, both eyes open crossover and eyes closed going total muscle memory at close range. the one thing I couldn't beat was the muzzle blast. Even with a 22 the muzzle blast will effect me it just takes more rounds fired than bigger guns.
Most of us in this site are experienced shooters, we write about the gear we take to the range, weapons, mags, holsters etc but we never mention the hearing protection we wear while shooting. I'm guessing that all of us take hearing protection for granted; it's part of our range gear just as much so as ammo or a gun itself but we never mention it. I thought; which is a scary proposition in it's self lol; this should be put out there so the newbies understand that we do wear hearing protection, we just tend to over look the fact that we do.
So what does everyone wear?
Depending on what and where I'm shooting I use different types. I have disposiable plugs in every vehicle I drive for spur of the moment shooting with my buddies;in the country no range needed just beer cans in the back yards sort of thing; or hunting groundhogs and crows where we shoot a lots. When I go to the range or a shoot where there are alot of other shooters in close proximity I wear walker power muffs, they work better than plugs and are easier to use than plugs when you constantly put them on and take them off. When we shoot the big guns which are very loud and have larger than average muzzle blasts I actually wear plugs and muffs both, it's uncomfortable but it's better than being deaf.
Not only does hearing protect your ears but in most people, me included,it improves accuracy. I've never had a problem with recoil from a rifle I can shoot my high powers all day with no problem with recoil but 3 shots without hearing protection and I start to flinch from the muzzle blast,start to anticipate it and end up jerking the trigger with my eyes half closed. It's amazing how much a couple pieces of foam or plastic can effect your group size.
I've been shooting rifles and shotguns since I was 7 and have over 20 years in shooting and many many thousands of rounds I trained myself to shoot left handed, right handed, left eye right eye, both eyes open crossover and eyes closed going total muscle memory at close range. the one thing I couldn't beat was the muzzle blast. Even with a 22 the muzzle blast will effect me it just takes more rounds fired than bigger guns.
