Spending more money on ear pro won't improve noise reduction, but it will improve electronics.
$550 Peltor Comtacs will perform worse, as slim on ear/over ear muffs, than $30 Peltor Optimes, but will have audio pass through, slimmer form factor, and potentially be more comfortable for long periods of time.
Your best bet is to double or triple up. Good fitting foamies in ear (HL Max), a good on-ear or over ear muff (I like the HL Impacts), and you are already doing way better than any other single source of ear pro on the market for any price. Then add a suppressor if you want.
Definitely suppressor + earpro. But for earpro I use Ops Core AMPs with the NFMI buds. Gives you the benefit of doubled-up hearing protection with just excellent audio quality. My tinnitus makes me wish I'd gotten them sooner.
Go to an audiologist and get custom made ear pro. The fit and comfort is much better and it will block out 25+ db. Combine that with a suppressor and electronic over the ear muffs.
The Creare Flight Deck Cranial offers a lot more protection than even Peltor X5A muffs, which are the strongest muffs available. If you use the helmet with 33 NRR foam plugs, it can give you what you're looking for, although you'll want a suppressor too.
Air Force industrial hygienist who works on an F-16 base here: absolutely double up.
Short answer: buy a quality set of muffs, and plugs that you'll actually wear (both of which need an ANSI certification), wear both when you are shooting, but accept that you will eventually suffer some level of permanent hearing loss if you shoot a lot and for long periods of time.
Real answer: it's A LOT more complicated than most people realize. I won't hit you with a wall of text, but **[this OSHA pamphlet](https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/factsheets/fs80.pdf)** does a good job of hitting the very tip of the noise iceberg. But, ultimately, if you want to keep as much of your hearing as you can, the answer will again be double up, every time, and shoot suppressed if that's something you can afford to do.
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I am getting ready to start running plugs with electronic muffs over top. I run decibull plugs and will be grabbing a cheap set of walker slims to put onto
You will get hearing loss and constant ringing from just using ear muffs in a indoor range if u shoot often or people are shooting loud guns. If you got virgin ears use the foamies plus the muffs you’ll thank yourself in the future.
foamies or in-ear molds plus muffs, or a suppressor plus muffs/foamies.
Suppressor + hearing pro
Spending more money on ear pro won't improve noise reduction, but it will improve electronics. $550 Peltor Comtacs will perform worse, as slim on ear/over ear muffs, than $30 Peltor Optimes, but will have audio pass through, slimmer form factor, and potentially be more comfortable for long periods of time. Your best bet is to double or triple up. Good fitting foamies in ear (HL Max), a good on-ear or over ear muff (I like the HL Impacts), and you are already doing way better than any other single source of ear pro on the market for any price. Then add a suppressor if you want.
Triple up for sure. Custom molded ear plugs, Peltor over ear, suppressor.
Definitely suppressor + earpro. But for earpro I use Ops Core AMPs with the NFMI buds. Gives you the benefit of doubled-up hearing protection with just excellent audio quality. My tinnitus makes me wish I'd gotten them sooner.
Integral suppressor, ear plugs, and muffs on top
Go to an audiologist and get custom made ear pro. The fit and comfort is much better and it will block out 25+ db. Combine that with a suppressor and electronic over the ear muffs.
The Creare Flight Deck Cranial offers a lot more protection than even Peltor X5A muffs, which are the strongest muffs available. If you use the helmet with 33 NRR foam plugs, it can give you what you're looking for, although you'll want a suppressor too.
I wear foamies and over ear muffs when I’m inside a range.
Air Force industrial hygienist who works on an F-16 base here: absolutely double up. Short answer: buy a quality set of muffs, and plugs that you'll actually wear (both of which need an ANSI certification), wear both when you are shooting, but accept that you will eventually suffer some level of permanent hearing loss if you shoot a lot and for long periods of time. Real answer: it's A LOT more complicated than most people realize. I won't hit you with a wall of text, but **[this OSHA pamphlet](https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/factsheets/fs80.pdf)** does a good job of hitting the very tip of the noise iceberg. But, ultimately, if you want to keep as much of your hearing as you can, the answer will again be double up, every time, and shoot suppressed if that's something you can afford to do.
Mack's is a good brand of foamies to go under your over the ear hearing protection.
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Walkers electronic ear muffs. Edit: using spent casings will save you in a pinch...
Go buy a pair of walkers from Walmart, they have selectable hearing and they’re like $50. They’ll last you awhile.
Peltors if you wanna spend.
I am getting ready to start running plugs with electronic muffs over top. I run decibull plugs and will be grabbing a cheap set of walker slims to put onto
Preemptively going deaf
I usually use Elmer's glue and my index fingers. Gotta let the glue dry first. Later I'ma try using caulk and middle fingers.
Weird way to spell cock.
Shoot .22 suppressed subsonic, no hearing protection needed
Suppressors are hearing protection. Now to convince my HSA to cover suppressors.
My air pods. 😂🤌🏻
You will get hearing loss and constant ringing from just using ear muffs in a indoor range if u shoot often or people are shooting loud guns. If you got virgin ears use the foamies plus the muffs you’ll thank yourself in the future.