This ^^^Good electronics are worth it, but I have found the less expensive one to be more annoying than helpful.
Wasn't Esrice going to write a review/comparison of electronic muffs?
I am wondering if ear muffs are better/preferable to the band type gel ear plugs.
To the OP, I too would recommend electronic earpro-- especially if you ever shoot with others or in a class setting.
Exactly which one are you speaking of?
Get the $20 electronic ear muffs from walmart. They work fine and the battery lasts a good while. Then get some of those foam ear plugs and keep in your car if you are like me and may just find yourself at a buddy's house shooting clays all the sudden. Or get some of those $3 jobbies that go in your ear stuck on the half circle thing. Unless you are shooting long guns that pack a huge whallop then you won't need more than that. But those ear muffs are great, especially for an indoor range. You can talk to your buddy without taking them off or screaming over gunfire. They just cut out anything loud enough to hurt.
The problem with the $20 pair is they stay silenced too long. I had a pair and they now sit on the shelf unused.
I WISH is would have saved the $20-25 I spend on those, doubled it and bought these. Amazon.com: Howard Leight R-01526 Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff: Home Improvement
The problem with the $20 pair is they stay silenced too long. I had a pair and they now sit on the shelf unused.
I WISH is would have saved the $20-25 I spend on those, doubled it and bought these. Amazon.com: Howard Leight R-01526 Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff: Home Improvement
The problem with the $20 pair is they stay silenced too long. I had a pair and they now sit on the shelf unused.
I WISH is would have saved the $20-25 I spend on those, doubled it and bought these. Amazon.com: Howard Leight R-01526 Impact Sport Electronic Earmuff: Home Improvement
Those will do the same thing. The HLs, much like the ones you have on your shelf, utilize "peak clipping" technology. When sounds get "too loud", the electronics simply cut off and the muffs become passive. Because of this, conversation during firing is the same as with non-electric muffs. You'll hear them come "on", then "off", then "on", etc.
The nicer (and often more expensive) earpro uses compression technology that takes that loud gunshot and compresses it down to a level that won't damage your hearing, allowing you to still carry on a full conversation while gun shots ring out in the background. You still hear the gunshots and all of their audible detail, but the sound level doesn't damage your hearing.