Carry spare earplugs?

[remymartin]

My late teens I spent with car radio's hitting 165 db's. Im 36 and paying for it now.[/quote]

Me too. Definitely paying for it now.

 

[GhostofWinter]

We all know how many extra pairs you have...good thing those were all individually packaged when they went flying all over the sidewalk today!

I have NO idea what you are talking about??

Greg

 

[JohnP82]

I always have at least two extra sets of eyes and ears with me. You never know when you may need them.

 

[dascollector]

I learned to carry spare hearing protection, and always have a bottle of CVS or other similar foam plugs with me.

Why? Simply because I ran into a young father with his three children who appeared to range from 3 to 6 or 7 years old at Pigeon River. He was teaching them to shoot - a .410, and a .22, and neither he, nor the children had any hearing protection. I made a point of walking over, noting that I was going to shoot my "loud" gun (a 9mm) and offered them hearing protection, hoping it would be an effective excuse.

He accepted for them, and not for himself, much to my chagrin. Foam plugs are cheap, and I'll always have my bottle with me!

 

[SSGSAD]

While my wife and I were at the range Saturday morning, there were several young men in the pistol lane next to us shooting a 45ACP. We didn't pay any special attention to them untill one of them asked if we had any earplugs. I offered him my spare shooting muffs, which he accepted. As I was leaving, I told him I hated to take them back, so I sold them to him for $5.00. My wife observed that the others didn't have ear protection either. After searching the car,we could find only one soft earplug to give him. So we gave him some paper towling for the other ear, and told him we hated to see anyone shoot without at least a modicum of hearing protection. On the way home, we stopped at WM and got enough plugs for the range bag, and the car, so as not to be in that situation again, since it costs so little for a package of plugs that can truly help someone. Those guys seemed to be enjoying themselves, but it's my guess there was some permanant damage to their hearing.(Gad! I hope not.) I know they were there for more than an hour, and it was busy. Anyone else carry spare disposables to the range for this purpose?

ANY LOUD noise, can cause hearing loss, OR tinitus... I get paid from Uncle Sam for mine... hearing loss NEVER comes back...

 

[stilllearning09]

Yes, I carry an extra pair of muffs and the foam protectors in my range bag. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[BloodEclipse]

I handed out 3 pairs one day. A guy shows up to Wilbur Wright to shoot with his wife and 2 kids. The guy is the only one who had hearing protection.

I always have plenty of extras with me and I refill my pack often.

 

[jedi]

People, people there is NO need to carry ear protection anymore. Where have ya been! Last week we all got ObamaCare and somewhere in the 2,000+ pages of law there is a small blurp that the government will do surgery on you to replace your damaged hearing FREE of charge [1]. So stop buying (& helping the economy & messing with the MASTER PLAN to kill the economy) and just enjoy your loss of hearing already!


[1] In order to qualify it may take up to 60 months to see a certified physican, another 60 to 120 months for schedule the surgery. You must also meet one of the following critica.
- Illegal status
- Not work or if you work not exceed $13,000 in gross annual
- Have filled out your 2010 cenus FULLY on the first try

 

[LEaSH]

WHUT?!

 

[Dogman]

Guess I'm going to take the other side to providing earplugs to others.
If someone goes to a shooting range without ear protection where there's going to be oh lets say a lot of LOUD NOISE! I figure it's a waste of my time to try and help them. People need to be responsible for themselves.
However since most gunshops sell earplugs, I will direct them to the front desk.


JMO

 

[eldirector]

I actually store my baggy of earplugs in my range bag. So, yes, I have spares. Also spare shooting glasses (one clear pair, one yellow-tinted pair). They are usually for my wife, but anyone else as well.

I think my local range (Danville CC) has freebie plugs by the sign-in sheet.

 

[WhitleyStu]

Since I shoot at home I keep a box of E.A.R. foam ear plugs for anyone whe doedsn't have ear protection. Amazon.com has 200 pair for less than $20. I also wear them under my Sordin electronic ear protection.
Amazon.com: AEARO COMPANY E·A·R Classic Ear Plugs, Pillow Paks, Uncorded, PVC Foam, Yellow, 200 Pairs/Box: Everything Else

 

[Buckhunter]

ears

I have a couple pairs of eyes and a box of the foamies in the truck but to think about it I can't even remember the last time I used them.

I haven't been to a public range in a LONG time and you can't really wear them when your in the field.

I do in fact make the kids and new shooters where them. Well at least I teach good practice just don't watch me.

 

[backtrail540]

Yeah i keep a handful of soft plugs in my range bag. On a side note i shot at the indoor range at midwest in elkhart today and and it was LOUD. I will use them under my regular earmuffs from now on when i shoot indoor.

 

[Agan_08]

I don't see how people can stand firing anything more than a .22 without hearing protection... better safe than sorry

 

[Shootin'IN]

I have a couple pairs of eyes and a box of the foamies in the truck but to think about it I can't even remember the last time I used them.

I haven't been to a public range in a LONG time and you can't really wear them when your in the field.

You can't wear the soft plugs in the field, but you can wear the new electronic hearing protection/amplification type ear muffs.
This is what I use when I'm hunting, and I have found that I can hear better with the muffs on. The ones I use are stereo so I can hear anything coming from either side and have wind abatement programming to cut out the wind sounds when I'm in the deer stand.

 

[84VETTE]

I need to start wearing my muffs when shooting my handguns or hipo rifles. I dont think its a good sign that after 100 rounds through an AK or 12 ga doesnt even give my ears a ring anymore.

 

[Mr. Habib]

While my wife and I were at the range Saturday morning, there were several young men in the pistol lane next to us shooting a 45ACP. We didn't pay any special attention to them untill one of them asked if we had any earplugs. I offered him my spare shooting muffs, which he accepted. As I was leaving, I told him I hated to take them back, so I sold them to him for $5.00. My wife observed that the others didn't have ear protection either. After searching the car,we could find only one soft earplug to give him. So we gave him some paper towling for the other ear, and told him we hated to see anyone shoot without at least a modicum of hearing protection. On the way home, we stopped at WM and got enough plugs for the range bag, and the car, so as not to be in that situation again, since it costs so little for a package of plugs that can truly help someone. Those guys seemed to be enjoying themselves, but it's my guess there was some permanant damage to their hearing.(Gad! I hope not.) I know they were there for more than an hour, and it was busy. Anyone else carry spare disposables to the range for this purpose?

I know you better then that. You just bought all of those so you couldn't hear your wife.

 

[chezuki]

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Fill this out. In a couple weeks you'll receive a big box full of hearing protection samples including a nice set of Bilsom earmuffs and a ton of both disposable and reusable earplugs. I did this about 3 years ago and still have a bunch of stuff left.

 

[schafe]

I know you better then that. You just bought all of those so you couldn't hear your wife.

Aw, Maaan! My cover blown by an insider!