mikemyers
Member
Several years ago, I posted a thread here asking about the better hearing protection one could buy. As a result of that discussion, I now own a set of Howard Leight L3 ear muffs. For the most part, they work quite well, certainly better than what I used before, which dated back to the 1980's or so, probably first worn by Fred Flintstone.
Today at the range, while I was busy ignoring everyone else and trying to remember everything about how my 1911 Colt works, someone fired off what seemed like a small canon off to my right, and I couldn't help but jump/flinch, as it was more unexpected than all the other noise around me. He shot some more, but from then on it was just a loud bang, which I could somewhat block out.
My question here, is what would the result be if someone were to get a set of good ear plugs, and wear them under a good set of ear muffs? Presumably it would cut out much of everyone else's sound from reaching the shooter, and for me, probably quiet my own shots even more as well. I think it sounds like a win/win situation. Am I missing anything?
Today at the range, while I was busy ignoring everyone else and trying to remember everything about how my 1911 Colt works, someone fired off what seemed like a small canon off to my right, and I couldn't help but jump/flinch, as it was more unexpected than all the other noise around me. He shot some more, but from then on it was just a loud bang, which I could somewhat block out.
My question here, is what would the result be if someone were to get a set of good ear plugs, and wear them under a good set of ear muffs? Presumably it would cut out much of everyone else's sound from reaching the shooter, and for me, probably quiet my own shots even more as well. I think it sounds like a win/win situation. Am I missing anything?