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jimmyraythomason
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I forgot my ear plugs on a plinking trip once and tried to go on without them. I was shooting along a stream beside a high bluff and the echo was tremendous! I had heard of the spent case trick and tried it. No good BUT when I packed the cases with wet sand they worked GREAT! Gunny may have done something simmilar.
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Maybe my memory's fading like my hearing, but I don't remember being overly encouraged to protect my ears on the rifle or pistol range when in the Army in 1958. The complete round and spent case trick was often used in Vietnam. I always had trouble keeping the 06's in my ears. Later, at tankers school they insisted on us wearing the protective tanker's helmet when at the tank range, of course.
jimmyray, that gives new meaning to "true grit".
jimmyray, that gives new meaning to "true grit".
jimmyraythomason
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wishin,the sand packed cases were worn primer side in so I didn't get any grit in my ears.
JamisJockey
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It's "Gunny", not "gunnie".
jimmyraythomason
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JamisJockey,You're right my bad! I fixed it. Thanks. After hearing "former" Marines on here refer to their weapons as guns I guess it caused my brain fart.
Erik M
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Whatever works, works. It has to be better than nothing.
earlthegoat2
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I know cigarette butts have been used and I always thought that was what were in his ears.
mokin
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WHAT?
coloradokevin
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I'm not from that generation, but the spent brass earplug technique is definitely something that was used some years ago.
A 35+ year veteran with my department once told me that they used to shoot at the indoor range without hearing protection, and were told to use old brass if the noise was bothering them too much.
A 35+ year veteran with my department once told me that they used to shoot at the indoor range without hearing protection, and were told to use old brass if the noise was bothering them too much.
The Lone Haranguer
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At least use loaded rounds, or turn the cases base side in. The edges of empty cases are likely to shave skin off your ear.
Ohio Gun Guy
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If Uncle Sam wanted you to have ears, he would issue them to you! 
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RIP. Gunny will be sadly missed.
Sam Cade
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RIP?
Unless he died within the last couple hours R.Lee Ermey is very much alive.
Unless he died within the last couple hours R.Lee Ermey is very much alive.
navyretired 1
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I can't beleave the uproar over improvised ear plugs. Hearing damage is forever.
mcdonl
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LOL... I love hearing protection threads.
I like ear muffs... the $20 walmart type are my favorite, but I wish they were a little cheaper. I do not keep any in my nightstand, and I do not wear them hunting.
Flame away.
I like ear muffs... the $20 walmart type are my favorite, but I wish they were a little cheaper. I do not keep any in my nightstand, and I do not wear them hunting.
Flame away.
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Given the amount of gear that a production crew has to cart to and from a location shoot, it would be incredibly easy to toss a handful of foam earplugs into one of the cases.
While I wouldn't say I'm particularly upset about the lack of use of proper hearing protection on the show, it would be a nice touch for them to encourage use of proper hearing protection by utilizing it on camera.
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That show isn't about gun safety, proper technique or hearing loss prevention.... If it were, I would have some issue with that....
Frankly, I wish that every yahoo in the world used only proper techniques on everything, especially TV shows.... but that's not happening....
Frankly, I wish that every yahoo in the world used only proper techniques on everything, especially TV shows.... but that's not happening....
In ancient times (OK, in the fifties), it was common to use .38 Special brass or .38 bullets as ear plugs. But at that time there were no muffs (except the kind used in cold weather), and no modern ear plugs, and the Lee Sonic Ear Valve was just coming into use.
I didn't see the show, but I suspect he was using cases just for macho effect, like he does with a lot of other things.
Jim
I didn't see the show, but I suspect he was using cases just for macho effect, like he does with a lot of other things.
Jim
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In connection to Jim Keenan's post, I remember a couple of articles in the American Rifleman from the late 1950's about the effects of load noise (gun shots) on hearing and advising the use of hearing protection. The Lee Sonic earplugs were about the only thing available and I used them. Shooting mil-surp. rifles as I did back in those days was made much more enjoyable using them.
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