Ear protection for the range?

[jackelope]

Anyone recommend good ear protection in the form of ear plugs? I think I'd like to invest in the style that is molded or formed to fit my ears but I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks!

[jrebel]

Tagging.  I currently use the noise cancelling ear muffs but don't like shooting rifles with the muff style. 

[wadu1]

I use Howard Leight Impact Sport while target shooting and hunting without issues. I can take my hearing aids out and still hear while hunting. Or I use custom fitted earplugs the cost is about $100 a pair, I use them while shooting Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet. 

[jackelope]

Tagging.  I currently use the noise cancelling ear muffs but don't like shooting rifles with the muff style. 

That's my current stance as well. I hate the muff style.

I use Howard Leight Impact Sport while target shooting and hunting without issues. I can take my hearing aids out and still hear while hunting. Or I use custom fitted earplugs the cost is about $100 a pair, I use them while shooting Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet. 

I think I remember there being someone at SST making these for folks on sight at one of the big shoots one year.

[Crunchy]

I guess I have sensitive ears.  I use plugs, and muffs. 

[Magnum_Willys]

I use the little foamies in addition to howard Leight Muffs.  Significantly reduces flinch tendencies and makes shooting more relaxing and enjoyable with the big magnums with brakes. 

[Bill W]

I use the little foamies in addition to howard Leight Muffs.  Significantly reduces flinch tendencies and makes shooting more relaxing and enjoyable with the big magnums with brakes.

Same here for me.  I want to keep what hearing I have left.

[biggfish]

I use walker razor xv for rifle and shotgun has a 31 nrr and if I feel the need I can connect to my phone and listen to music. I use caldwell electronic low profile occasionally for pistol rated at 23 nrr its not bad outdoors with a pistol.

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[ADAMS]

I suffered some hearing loss as a teenager from firing a .357 without hearing protection. I take hearing protection very seriously and go for maximum decibel reduction. I use 33dB reducing foam plugs. (the cheap ones like "Super Leight" from Howard Leight) I have been known to don earmuffs in addition to plugs at the range when firing rifles like my .338 Winchester.

I also won't own a rifle with a muzzle brake. I know they can be superior in some shooting situations but I don't engage in long range precision firing requiring quick follow up shots and when it comes to rifles like my .458 Lott, I just tell myself that enduring the recoil makes me manly and stronger. 

[BULLBLASTER]

I just use head squishers at the range. Cheap walker game eats I think. The battery’s are dead anyways.
While hunting it’s some form of in ear plugs

[jasnt]

Just ear plugs for me.

[Alchase]

I use the little foamies in addition to howard Leight Muffs.  Significantly reduces flinch tendencies and makes shooting more relaxing and enjoyable with the big magnums with brakes. 

I do the same!

[hunter105]

I use a pair of custom molded ear plugs I got from my previous employer.  best hearing protection I have ever used.  Well worth the cost if you want to protect your hearing, about $140.

[pd]

I use the little foamies in addition to howard Leight Muffs.  Significantly reduces flinch tendencies and makes shooting more relaxing and enjoyable with the big magnums with brakes. 

I do the same!

Same here.  I have found the squishy orange foam inserts better than the custom molded ones.  Double protection all the way, and I won't shoot at the range if somebody is using a boom-gun.  I like my hearing, intend to keep it.

[hughjorgan]

I use Howard Leigh’s foam plugs with muffs. If you go with custom molded plugs be aware if your weight fluctuates up or down more than 10 pounds they will no longer work as they should, your ear canal changes with weight gain/loss. Used to wear them for work but don’t any more...

[CAMPMEAT]

Peltors, Walkers comes to mind.

[Snakeriver]

Get in contact with an Audiologist in your area. They can mold your ear for the custom molded ear plugs. Most comfortable ear plugs you will find.

[ctwiggs1]

A guy I know swears by the Pro Ears setup - he wore them to the Leupold Academy and was shooting for several consecutive days with no issue.

[jackmaster]

Those cheap foam squishy ear plugs work great, if you blow warm air into them and roll them gently and fit them in your ear they work out great and are comfortable to shoot with, when I was in the army we were issued ear plugs , the ear plugs were matched to the size of the hole in your ear, those worked really well also, maybe that's a route you could take, if you have medical insurance you can go to a ENT and the audiology dr could fit you for ear plugs a according to your ear canal, they have lots of options to choose from!!

[2labs]

Macks silicon putty. Really work good and are very comfortable.

[addicted1]

It truly depends on your ear. Men have larger canals then women, so I can wear leigh foam plugs (orange) and be fine for 12 hours. My wife cannot handle those one, they actually make "womens" ear plugs.  I find the yellow foam plugs from leigh to be the most comfortable and sound deadening.

I am required to get my hearing tested every year at work. I use these at work and at the range, and they have proven themselves. Buy a big box and you will have enough for a very long time. Plus they are great for trying to get sleep while your hunting partners snores.

[The Big Game Hunter]

I use the little foamies in addition to howard Leight Muffs.  Significantly reduces flinch tendencies and makes shooting more relaxing and enjoyable with the big magnums with brakes. 

I do the same!

Same here.  I have found the squishy orange foam inserts better than the custom molded ones.  Double protection all the way, and I won't shoot at the range if somebody is using a boom-gun.  I like my hearing, intend to keep it.

Same here. For what it's worth, I use Root Impulse Ear Plugs inside of Howard Leight electronic ear muffs at the range. While I'm hunting, I normally just use the Howard Leight muffs.
https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/best-hunting-ear-protection/

[konradcountry]

I think you need double protection at public ranges.

Some guy was shooting 300 wm with a brake on my right. Had two AR-10s with brakes on my left.

Well that is weekend shooting for you.

[thinkingman]

I guess I have sensitive ears.  I use plugs, and muffs.

Same for me.

[h20hunter]

 

[kselkhunter]

I've been doing quite a bit of research on this topic this week.  As I'm about to pull the trigger on some electronic ear plugs (not muffs).  Going between the Walker Razor and the Pro Ears Stealth 28.  Trying to keep it below $100, hence those two.  If money was no object, I'd have already ordered the Otto NoizeBarrier's.   The Peltor TEP-100s are good also.


For gun range, I just use muffs or ear plugs.  I have a variety of brands for muffs.  But I haven't been to a gun range in awhile as I have a spot in the woods I prefer to use these days.   

[Mongo Hunter]

I really like the noise canceling ear muffs. While everyone is screaming at one another and going "hu?" I can talk and hear normally. I would really like noise cancelling plugs but they are much more expensive and I break stuff.

[300rum]

I use plugs and muffs.

Make sure that if you are introducing new shooters, especially women and children or anyone who hasn't been around firearms, double up on the ear protection, it makes a big difference. 

[C-Money]

I know your on the west side so it wold be tough....but...at the ATA WA state shoot, there is usually a vendor that makes ear plugs by making a mold of your ear. They work very well from what I've been told. Fairly reasonably priced as well.

[fremont]

Get in contact with an Audiologist in your area. They can mold your ear for the custom molded ear plugs. Most comfortable ear plugs you will find.

This^^^^ and double up at range

[BNAElkhntr]

I suffered some hearing loss as a teenager from firing a .357 without hearing protection. I take hearing protection very seriously and go for maximum decibel reduction. I use 33dB reducing foam plugs. (the cheap ones like "Super Leight" from Howard Leight) I have been known to don earmuffs in addition to plugs at the range when firing rifles like my .338 Winchester.

I also won't own a rifle with a muzzle brake. I know they can be superior in some shooting situations but I don't engage in long range precision firing requiring quick follow up shots and when it comes to rifles like my .458 Lott, I just tell myself that enduring the recoil makes me manly and stronger. 

I Applaud your Effort on Keeping your hearing And I Also Plug and Muff at range  But I Disagree that muzzle brakes are louder for the Shooter To Me there's like a cone of protection right behind  At least with My two braked guns, Now if you are off to the Side of me Prepare to have your Eardrums burst from the overpressure