trackskippy
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When I got my hearing aids, they told me they made custom ear plugs as well. What I found kind of amazing was, according to their literature on them, they only had a rating of 16, which, compared to the 33 my Howard Leight foam plugs have, is half the rating. When I asked them about that, they really didnt have an answer.I would have expected at least the same or close anyway, especially for the money they were asking.Then again, maybe there is a method to their madness here.
Just because they are "custom" doesnt necessarily mean they are better. You need to be paying attention to things.
Something else I dont get is, wearing the noise-canceling muffs over plugs. I cant really hear people talk with just the plugs in (lip reading has its perks ), what good is the noise-canceling feature if youre wearing plugs with them? Might as well get the best-rated non-canceling muffs if youre going to wear them.
I dont know how some of you shoot/shoulder a rifle, but depending on the gun Im shooting, more often than not, I can usually feel the lower part of my ear on the top of the stock with a proper cheek weld.
Just because they are "custom" doesnt necessarily mean they are better. You need to be paying attention to things.
Something else I dont get is, wearing the noise-canceling muffs over plugs. I cant really hear people talk with just the plugs in (lip reading has its perks ), what good is the noise-canceling feature if youre wearing plugs with them? Might as well get the best-rated non-canceling muffs if youre going to wear them.
The only thing Ive found that does not interfere with naturally shouldering the gun and youre cheek weld is plugs.This model does not interfere with cheek weld:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O?pldnSite=1
I dont know how some of you shoot/shoulder a rifle, but depending on the gun Im shooting, more often than not, I can usually feel the lower part of my ear on the top of the stock with a proper cheek weld.