Electronic hearing protection review

[GeauxLSU]

My very old pair of MegaEars has finally gone out on one side and looks like the company is no longer in business so I need a new pair.
I stumbled on this review of some of the more common brands and thought some might find useful. Still haven't decided what I'm going to get yet.

http://ingunowners.com/forums/ingo-...electronic-hearing-protection-any-budget.html

 

[Byte Stryke]

1) Howard Leight
2) Peltor
3) **** it, go deaf

 

[righter13]

The electronic Peltors from walmart are good for the price. Bought a set for the wife and she's happy with them.

Personally I have a set of peltor comtac3's

 

[dial1911]

My experience with Radians Pro-Amp was a little different than his... My pair and three friend's pairs (two of which were bought at my suggestion after having a pair for a year) are currently dead. The maximum life out of those four pairs of muffs was two years. And they were never out in the rain and didn't see that much use.

And not to disagree with the review, but I had to jack the right one up in order to shoulder a rifle... they didn't fit nearly as cleanly as in his pictures.

I'll never be buying anything electronic from Radians again.

 

[GeauxLSU]

I'm disappointed in the NRR rating for all of those. The Howard Leight Pro's (not rated in OP link) supposedly have a 30 which would be great. Seems everything on Amazon has overall good ratings but the bad ratings are really bad including my worst fear... the muffs actually AMPLIFY the sound of a gun shot. I don't have enough hearing left for THAT to happen.

 

[Cartman]

I have two sets of the Howard Leight Impact Sports earmuffs. I have no complaints about them at all.

 

[batoncolle]

I have the Howard Leight Sports, and they sit on the shelf collecting dust. I recently tried the Walker's Alpha Series Power Muffs, and I promptly returned them.

I continue to use an old pair of Silencio Falcon's (discontinued I think) because I have yet to find anything that beats them. I always test them by clapping and yelling before shooting with them, and the Silencios will noticeably cut off and on with the noise. The others I have tried just do not compare.

I would not cheap out when it comes to electronic ear muffs, and I wouldn't get anything that reduces under 24/25 decibels.

 

[Byte Stryke]

I'm disappointed in the NRR rating for all of those. The Howard Leight Pro's (not rated in OP link) supposedly have a 30 which would be great. Seems everything on Amazon has overall good ratings but the bad ratings are really bad including my worst fear... the muffs actually AMPLIFY the sound of a gun shot. I don't have enough hearing left for THAT to happen.

I think whoever wrote the review was FOS
I has some HLs and they are the bees knees
I loved my Peltors until old age and abuse finally claimed them

 

[GeauxLSU]

I have the Howard Leight Sports, and they sit on the shelf collecting dust. I recently tried the Walker's Alpha Series Power Muffs, and I promptly returned them.

What was the story?

Anyone use the Walker IN ear electronics? Wearing glasses, that would be a plus.

 

[SteelRinger]

I have a pair of Howard Leight Sports that I have been using for about 8+ years now. It is time to replace them as the foam and plastic on the ears are starting to go, but they have been great. Three pairs of batteries in those 8+ years, and that is shooting 2-3 times per month for 2-6 hours per shoot.
Now, I will say that when I shoot my ARs or pistols (except 22) I always wear double hearing protection as I already have hearing loss in my left ear, so it isn't as important for me to have really high noise reduction on the muffs, but the HL's have pretty good reduction. The other thing I like about them is the clarity of the sound when they are not suppressing it. I can turn them up and have a normal conversation even with plugs in. Also, they do a really good job of filtering out wind noise, which is a real PITA when there is a breeze.

So, that is my personal experience with them.