tominboise
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I never used to but I carry silicone plugs like everyone else does. I put them in before shooting. I have little hearing left and my left ear is screaming as I type this.
It's been a while since I've read the DEC hunting regs, but I don't recall a prohibition on electronic muffs. Can you point me to that language?... I'd like a good set of electronic muffs but those aren't legal here.
We do, but muzzle brakes often make things louder, at least to me they do.Shoot with the muzzle outside the blind.
It's been a while since I've read the DEC hunting regs, but I don't recall a prohibition on electronic muffs. Can you point me to that language?
We do, but muzzle brakes often make things louder, at least to me they do.
It's interesting how many people think it doesn't matter, because "it's just one shot". As if you magically get a pass.There is no question in my mind that a single gunshot can rupture eardrums, permanently damage hearing, cause hearing loss, and cause tinnitus that persists for a lifetime. I know that people "get away with it" all the time, but it's a risk to take with a very grievous consequence.
Do you wear hearing protection when hunting?
I think most who don't wear them don't know any better. Those of us who do know, basically consider it an acceptable compromise. It's a fact that it's possible for a person to hunt big game (meaning 1-5 shots/year w/o hearing protection) for their entire lives using a non magnum caliber and suffer no real significant hearing loss.It's interesting how many people think it doesn't matter, because "it's just one shot". As if you magically get a pass.
It's a fact that it's possible for a person to hunt big game (meaning 1-5 shots/year w/o hearing protection) for their entire lives using a non magnum caliber and suffer no real significant hearing loss.
You disagree, I assume? Do you know of someone who only fired a non magnum firearm less than 5 times/ year without hearing protection that now has significant (that's bolded for a reason) hearing loss that can be attributed to said firing?Keep telling yourself that.