I'm looking for some opinions regarding hearing protection from those of you who shoot at indoor ranges.
A couple of days ago I was at a small 10-bay indoor range. Apparently it was "Everyone bring your 308 chambered AR15" day. I currently use foam ear protection rated at 32db, and always make sure that they are properly inserted.
At one point I actually had to cover my ears with my hands. The concussive blast was just more than I could take.
Fast forward to today...My ears still hurt, the ever-present tinnitus is worse, and any moderately loud noise increase the pain. I work in an ER, and had a provider take a quick look in my ears. In layman's terms, I have swelling and fluid buildup behind my eardrums. Looks like I will be away from the indoor range for a while.
I tried using the muffs from the range rental section, but all of them are too large to get a cheek weld on my Vulcan bullpup. This brings me to electronic ear muffs; in particular, thin models.
The two models I am looking at are the Walker's Game Ear Razor Slim (23 NRR), and the Howard Leight Impact Sport's (22NRR). From now on I will wear foam ear plugs under the muffs.
Has anyone owned both? If so, can you compare/contrast them? Are there other "slim" models that I should be looking at? Are there other better suited options?
A couple of days ago I was at a small 10-bay indoor range. Apparently it was "Everyone bring your 308 chambered AR15" day. I currently use foam ear protection rated at 32db, and always make sure that they are properly inserted.
At one point I actually had to cover my ears with my hands. The concussive blast was just more than I could take.
Fast forward to today...My ears still hurt, the ever-present tinnitus is worse, and any moderately loud noise increase the pain. I work in an ER, and had a provider take a quick look in my ears. In layman's terms, I have swelling and fluid buildup behind my eardrums. Looks like I will be away from the indoor range for a while.
I tried using the muffs from the range rental section, but all of them are too large to get a cheek weld on my Vulcan bullpup. This brings me to electronic ear muffs; in particular, thin models.
The two models I am looking at are the Walker's Game Ear Razor Slim (23 NRR), and the Howard Leight Impact Sport's (22NRR). From now on I will wear foam ear plugs under the muffs.
Has anyone owned both? If so, can you compare/contrast them? Are there other "slim" models that I should be looking at? Are there other better suited options?