How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. - The Firearms Forum

gun runner · 07-08-2012, 02:56 PM

I dont know if this is the right forum section to put this under. I dont have any trouble hearing at all and I been shooting high powered rifles and shotguns for most of my life and nothing sounds better than the loud violent roar from a gun being discharged.

wv hillbilly · 07-08-2012, 03:06 PM

if you wear ear plugs, how the heck you goin hear the critters comming at you in the woods
what u say? no trouble with beer , yep i'll have one

gdmoody · 07-08-2012, 03:11 PM

You will pay for it later in life if you don't wear them! There are many times when I didn't wear them and I live with a buzzing/chirping sound in my head all the time! Whether you like that big boom or not, please use a little common sense and wear your earplugs!!!

gun runner · 07-08-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wv hillbilly

if you wear ear plugs, how the heck you goin hear the critters comming at you in the woods
what u say? no trouble with beer , yep i'll have one

geds · 07-08-2012, 03:13 PM

Ehh,......speak up! Why would I wear deer protection when I'm hunting?!

hstout1143 · 07-08-2012, 03:13 PM

I always wear hearing protection when I go shooting, but not when I go hunting unless I'm shooting dove.

sting75ray · 07-08-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gun runner

I dont know if this is the right forum section to put this under. I dont have any trouble hearing at all and I been shooting high powered rifles and shotguns for most of my life and nothing sounds better than the loud violent roar from a gun being discharged.

I wear the electronic ear muffs when shooting rifles and handguns from off the bench. I have a covered shooting bench so it gets really loud under there if you do not have some sort of hearing protection on.

glens67 · 07-08-2012, 03:15 PM

What did you say, can't hear you, Quit mumbling and speak up... Did not always wear hearing protection and am now paying for it. Going to have to get hearing aids so I can join in the conversations. Guns, Competitve Swiming with ear infections, rupured ear drum, and 27 years working maintenance in an Oil Reifnery, not to mention 24 years Drag Racing. Protect your Hearing now.

jedwil · 07-08-2012, 03:39 PM

If you don't wear ear and eye protection, you're just stupid. Simple. You're stupid.

mintaka · 07-08-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jedwil

If you don't wear ear and eye protection, you're just stupid. Simple. You're stupid.

+1

cycloneman · 07-08-2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gdmoody

You will pay for it later in life if you don't wear them! There are many times when I didn't wear them and I live with a buzzing/chirping sound in my head all the time! Whether you like that big boom or not, please use a little common sense and wear your earplugs!!!

Correct

In my 30's i suffered with ear problems. It wasn't till I went through a battery of test that i found i lost some of the high's in my left ear. I have no problem hearing but knowing now i wish i would have use ear protection all the time.

If your hunting and shooting one or 2 rounds it is not going to bother you. It is the repeated abuse to your ear for no reason that you should avoid.

BTW use sun screen too.

jedwil · 07-08-2012, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cycloneman

Correct

In my 30's i suffered with ear problems. It wasn't till I went through a battery of test that i found i lost some of the high's in my left ear. I have no problem hearing but knowing now i wish i would have use ear protection all the time.

If your hunting and shooting one or 2 rounds it is not going to bother you. It is the repeated abuse to your ear for no reason that you should avoid.

BTW use sun screen too.

Always have eye and ear protection. One round or 100............Always.

cycloneman · 07-08-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jedwil

Always have eye and ear protection. One round or 100............Always.

I got to tell you i dont use it when hunting, even if dove hunting. But then again i dont get a real sonic boom to the ears dove hunting with light shotgun loads. If deer hunting or anything else i never use it. Then again it is only one shot here or there.

But shooting in general yea it is a must. Those darn 357 mags are especially hard on the ears. It is that sonic high blast that does the most damage.

Now i have seen some type of hearing aid that actually makes you hear things in the woods better and will stop the sonic shock when a gun is shot. But i have never invested in one.

gun runner · 07-08-2012, 03:54 PM

I better start wearing them. Thanks folks.

jedwil · 07-08-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cycloneman

I got to tell you i dont use it when hunting, even if dove hunting. But then again i dont get a real sonic boom to the ears dove hunting with light shotgun loads. If deer hunting or anything else i never use it. Then again it is only one shot here or there.

But shooting in general yea it is a must. Those darn 357 mags are especially hard on the ears. It is that sonic high blast that does the most damage.

Now i have seen some type of hearing aid that actually makes you hear things in the woods better and will stop the sonic shock when a gun is shot. But i have never invested in one.

Check these out. Cheap protection.http://www.opticsplanet.com/surefire...rotection.html

22to12gauge · 07-08-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cycloneman

Correct

In my 30's i suffered with ear problems. It wasn't till I went through a battery of test that i found i lost some of the high's in my left ear. I have no problem hearing but knowing now i wish i would have use ear protection all the time.

If your hunting and shooting one or 2 rounds it is not going to bother you. It is the repeated abuse to your ear for no reason that you should avoid.

BTW use sun screen too.

I absolutely wear eyes and ears when shooting. Obviously not ears when the SHTF though.

But I will NEVER wear sunscreen again. Maybe only if it is natural. The majority of sunscreens contain carcinogens that can cause melanoma and you have to seriously wear a lot of it for it to be effective. Simply eating fruit and other antioxidants can protect from sun burn. Or just cover up. I have not worn sunscreen in years and I haven't been sunburnt since I stopped. I swear I have only been sunburnt when I was wearing sunscreen.. because I didn't wear enough.. so my skin absorbed carcinogens but the lotion didn't block the sun.

ka64 · 07-08-2012, 04:11 PM

WHAT?????????????????

gun runner · 07-08-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 22to12gauge

I absolutely wear eyes and ears when shooting. Obviously not ears when the SHTF though.

But I will NEVER wear sunscreen again. Maybe only if it is natural. The majority of sunscreens contain carcinogens that can cause melanoma and you have to seriously wear a lot of it for it to be effective. Simply eating fruit and other antioxidants can protect from sun burn. Or just cover up. I have not worn sunscreen in years and I haven't been sunburnt since I stopped. I swear I have only been sunburnt when I was wearing sunscreen.. because I didn't wear enough.. so my skin absorbed carcinogens but the lotion didn't block the sun.

I beg to differ because wearing no sunscreen gives you a greater risk of getting melanoma rather than wearing it.

Bobitis · 07-08-2012, 04:46 PM

I had serious problems with my ears as a young child.

Many surgeries and breaking technologies (I was a guinea pig) made me able to hear and live without pain.

Do NOT go without hearing protection!

If ya can't tell, I get really bunched up about the topic.

MadScotsMan · 07-08-2012, 04:50 PM

I have a deaf person in my family and i do not hear well as result of working in loud enviroments all my life. You may think you're hearing okay, but after awhile that won't be the case. Trust me. I've spent a lot of time dealing with audiologists. Wear hearing protection.

goofy · 07-08-2012, 04:59 PM

Does anybody have any idea of a good hearing protection that lets you hear while hunting but wont let the shot sound through?
And do they really work?
Mike

millwright · 07-08-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by gun runner

I dont know if this is the right forum section to put this under. I dont have any trouble hearing at all and I been shooting high powered rifles and shotguns for most of my life and nothing sounds better than the loud violent roar from a gun being discharged.

Huh ? !! Can't heer you !!

Seriously, I began using hearing protection in my twenties when I discovered my past and present addiction to loud engines were effecting my hearing, based upon available tests. Fortunately, my concern bore fruit and my hearing, (at nearing seventy) i9s still pretty good over much of the normal range. But my losses were addivative and are something I had et deal with daily.. My suggestion is to protect your hearing
by whatever means you choose, but opt for protection over "convenience" every time !! >MW

jedwil · 07-08-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by goofy

Does anybody have any idea of a good hearing protection that lets you hear while hunting but wont let the shot sound through?
And do they really work?
Mike

Am I on your ignore list?

76Highboy · 07-08-2012, 05:08 PM

Hu, what did you say?

Diamondback · 07-08-2012, 05:22 PM

I wear hearing protection at the range, whether it is my private range or the public range. The sonic blast of a .300 Win.Mag. just 10 ft. away is extremely painful and for me the ringing it causes can last for 2 or 3 days. I never consciously hear the shot when I am hunting. I figure the adrenelin helps drown or dampen the sound level.
I don't believe you are stupid, just naive since stupidity cannot be cured. I believe you are intelligent enough that after reading the posts in this thread that you will start using hearing protection.

BTW. I am 63 and have never in my life used sunscreens and I have absolutely no evidence of melanomas and I have no intention of ever using them.

07-08-2012, 02:56 PM	#1
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. I dont know if this is the right forum section to put this under. I dont have any trouble hearing at all and I been shooting high powered rifles and shotguns for most of my life and nothing sounds better than the loud violent roar from a gun being discharged. --> Last edited by gun runner; 07-08-2012 at 02:58 PM..

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wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,017	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. if you wear ear plugs, how the heck you goin hear the critters comming at you in the woods what u say? no trouble with beer , yep i'll have one

07-08-2012, 03:11 PM	#3
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,358	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. You will pay for it later in life if you don't wear them! There are many times when I didn't wear them and I live with a buzzing/chirping sound in my head all the time! Whether you like that big boom or not, please use a little common sense and wear your earplugs!!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

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geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. Ehh,......speak up! Why would I wear deer protection when I'm hunting?! __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

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hstout1143 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Contributor Posts: 1,743	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. I always wear hearing protection when I go shooting, but not when I go hunting unless I'm shooting dove. __________________ NRA Life Member Kids that hunt and fish don't mug old ladies. "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan "Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante", With God as my leader and my sword as my companion

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jedwil Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Hill Country Contributor Posts: 1,922	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. If you don't wear ear and eye protection, you're just stupid. Simple. You're stupid. __________________ "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." -- John F. Kennedy

07-08-2012, 03:54 PM	#14
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. I better start wearing them. Thanks folks.

07-08-2012, 04:11 PM	#17
ka64 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Contributor Posts: 1,412	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. WHAT?????????????????

07-08-2012, 04:46 PM	#19
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. I had serious problems with my ears as a young child. Many surgeries and breaking technologies (I was a guinea pig) made me able to hear and live without pain. Do NOT go without hearing protection! If ya can't tell, I get really bunched up about the topic. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

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MadScotsMan V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 156	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. I have a deaf person in my family and i do not hear well as result of working in loud enviroments all my life. You may think you're hearing okay, but after awhile that won't be the case. Trust me. I've spent a lot of time dealing with audiologists. Wear hearing protection.

07-08-2012, 04:59 PM	#21
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,024	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. Does anybody have any idea of a good hearing protection that lets you hear while hunting but wont let the shot sound through? And do they really work? Mike

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76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,969	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. Hu, what did you say?

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Diamondback Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Silver City, Oklahoma Posts: 663	Re: How many of you dont wear ear protection when shooting. I wear hearing protection at the range, whether it is my private range or the public range. The sonic blast of a .300 Win.Mag. just 10 ft. away is extremely painful and for me the ringing it causes can last for 2 or 3 days. I never consciously hear the shot when I am hunting. I figure the adrenelin helps drown or dampen the sound level. I don't believe you are stupid, just naive since stupidity cannot be cured. I believe you are intelligent enough that after reading the posts in this thread that you will start using hearing protection. BTW. I am 63 and have never in my life used sunscreens and I have absolutely no evidence of melanomas and I have no intention of ever using them.