Trail Guns and Hearing Protection

Hhmmm....This thread reminds me of one I read on some forum, a few years back. Guy was wanting to know what to do about hearing protection if someone broke into his house after he had retired for the evening :rolleyes:. So far I haven't seen any threads asking about eye-protection when one has to use one's firearm in a defensive situation...with either 2, 4, or 0 legged threats ;).--Patrice
 
If the time comes that I have to shoot, there will not be time for ear protection. If I have time to put on ear protection before shooting, then I probably don't really have to shoot anyway. I don't plan on shooting unless I'm in danger of losing a lot more than my hearing.
 
I use:
Walkers WGE4HD Game Ear IV w/pbc High Definition Digital
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as the sudden loud noise is cut off, and the product is light and allows amplification of sounds until the loud noise occurs.


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Hook686

It took 23 posts for this to finally come up?

I plan on getting those or similar, I do have some electronic muffs, but they get sweaty. And I do wear ear plug for sleeping shooting and motorcycle riding, ohhh and when I in those loud casino's. Basically almost all the time. And at the range I double up. "What?"

PS: one other, an occasional night club
 
The problem with those is noted in the name, Walker's Game Ear, not Walker's Game Ears. A single game ear will set you back $225 or so, a set will set you back $450. If you buy just one, you won't have proper auditory triangulation capabilities.
 
Folks spend $450 on a gun. What is so dumb about spending $450 to protect your hearing ? I do not see this as a problem. One can make it a problem, but then one can make winning $10,000 on the lottery a problem also. You get what you pay for.
 
Try this, it works great...

Handgun pointed at threat (large, blood thirsty snake), the shoulder of your shooting arm goes against that ear, head tilted slightly to that arm, and the finger of your free hand goes in the other ear. Have done this countless times.
 
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Folks spend $450 on a gun. What is so dumb about spending $450 to protect your hearing ? I do not see this as a problem. One can make it a problem, but then one can make winning $10,000 on the lottery a problem also.
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Nobody said it was dumb. Of course you can get 4 pairs of Radians Tac Ear for the same price as one pair of Walkers with change left over and still get the same level of hearing protection.

You get what you pay for.
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Right, if you pay for the two units, you get to own two units.
 
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The guy riding the farm tractor/combine/baler is getting more damage from that than an occasional (weekly) 22/bigger shot.
 
My issue with these hearing aid style protectors is that they are big ugly and visible. If im on the trail i dont want something hanging off my earlobe, it just looks rediculous.

If they could make one that is totaly invisible with a decent battery life, that functions like a hearing aid ill be all over it...
 
My field shooting technique is simple.

1) cover left ear with left index finger

2) cock head to the right, raise right shoulder, and place right ear on right shoulder

3) hold gun in right hand, aim, and fire same

This works for snakes using snake shot just fine. To pull a fine bead, this doesn't work so well.
 
Do you all wear hearing and eye protection while hunting? While carrying your CCW? I don't, and if I'm carring my trail gun I don't then either. My trail gun is in case I need it, emergency situations for defense or food. If I went for a hike with the idea of impromptu plinking enroute I'd probably bring some with.

(3) things I've never noticed while hunting or the times I've used the trail gun. Blast, Recoil & when I Reloaded. They all Just Happened. Always kind of surprised me when afterwards I'd go to reload and find I'd already absentmindedly done so.
 
azwizard said:
Do you all wear hearing and eye protection while hunting? While carrying your CCW? I don't, and if I'm carring my trail gun I don't then either. My trail gun is in case I need it, emergency situations for defense or food. If I went for a hike with the idea of impromptu plinking enroute I'd probably bring some with.

(3) things I've never noticed while hunting or the times I've used the trail gun. Blast, Recoil & when I Reloaded. They all Just Happened. Always kind of surprised me when afterwards I'd go to reload and find I'd already absentmindedly done so.
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Yes, I always wear hearing protection whenever I INTEND to shoot. Obviously not when carrying concealed. The odds are tiny and hearing protection is the least of your issues in a defensive scenario. You can't go about your life wearing ear protection for a 1:1,000,000 scenario.

As far as "noticing" the noise, what you notice is irrelevant to your ears. Noise above a certain level (roughly 85 db) is potentially damaging, whether you are conscious of the affect or not.
 
Sorry those are not small enough, i dont want even the face plate showing. Secondly it does not provide much hearing protection, only 22dba, thats not alot. Most gunshots are in the 150+ range, still damaging to your ears..
 
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