Electronic Ear Muffs or Plugs?

[BrokenSailor]

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My Peltors have been going strong for over 10 years. I love them. They are comfortable, allow a decent cheek weld most times, and the electronics are still working great. I don't use double hearing protection, though maybe I should. I have tinnitus from the service. I like that I can turn on and adjust them on the one head set. They don't have buttons on both ears. Just a preference.

 

[LibertyOptics]

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Got mine in. They had the sticker on them and looked new, fit great and felt good. Can't wait to test them out.

 

[charger23]

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Autark,
Were you wearing your Sordins with the microphones facing out?

 

[PhilaMike]

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I've been using SureFire sonic defenders for a few months now and they're great.

 

[strojo]

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When indoors, I'll often use a combination of the Surefire EP in-ear plugs with a set of Peltor electronic muffs. Outside I usually just stick with the EP's.

 

[Autark]

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I got the behind the head set. It's not possible to put them on backwards unless you ride the short bus.

Did a comparison over the weekend against $50 Peltors and the Howard Leights. They are nicer, but only marginally. Not 4x better by any standard. I'm going to keep them anyhow to see how well they stand up to hard use.

 

[stan462]

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You should use plugs and muffs, save your hearing. The plugs help but not really.

 

[blair]

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tag

 

[bluefin]

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Outdoors I use Peltor electronic muffs and indoors custom earplugs with the Peltors.

 

[DeadNoise]

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i like my Electronic muffs

 

[Southpaw357]

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I give 100% recommendation for the msa sordins with the gel ear pads. If you cant afford them, the howard leights are a great affordable alternative.

The next level would be custom fit electronic ear plugs, but they are like 800 bucks!!!

 

[VoxPatriam]

Surefire Sonic defenders are the bees knees as far as I'm concerned. I can comfortably shoot the Marine Corps' loudest man portable weapon (SMAW) repeatedly (7 x in a couple hours) with no I'll effect. I'll stand next to a M2 all day with them. They have no batteries to wear out, they let you hear normal conversation, but block out anything harmful, and they're $13. Only down side is no amplified hearing. If you have quiet pro for your common you can retrofit them right into the surefires though. I have several pairs and won't leave the wire or go to the range without them as I lost a lot of my hearing in Iraq when it wasn't "practical" to wear ear pro. Their newest version has foam instead of the rubber cup style and they are comfortable all day long. Oh and they don't interfere with eye pro, head gear, or cheek weld.
That said, the peltors and sordins are good pieces of kit, but bulky, need batteries, and they get in the way of cheek weld, eye pro, and head gear. For $13 they're worth a shot in my opinion.