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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 1449252" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I guess I'm like a lot of shooters on here that have several rifles going at one time. All are for targets, whether paper or flesh, and have heavy profile barrels. They range in weight from a "light" 11.4lb .308 (w/6.5-20x50 Leupold) to a 13.8lb .270AM (currently w/no scope). A portion of the recoil these generate is absorbed by their weight.</p><p>I have always worn hearing protection while target shooting/plinking until within the past 5 years, now I wear it all the time, even hunting. My hunting is usually setting up in a LR hide situation, so I have time to get comfortable and put ear plugs in. I'm usually concentrating my attention on one area and really don't need to hear much.</p><p>I became concerned with my hearing protection after I became the owner of a couple of scoped revolvers that I had planned to use for LR (for a pistol) hunting. These were a .500S&W and a .44Mag. I had no idea that braked S&W was going to be as loud as it was and only used ear plugs. One shot was all it took and now I have a constant ringing. From then on I started using electronic ear muffs AND plugs while paper shooting/load development and plugs while hunting (traded off the pistols). I still have excellent hearing, as my audiograms reveal, just that nagging ringing. It bothered me a lot to start with but I've gotten somewhat used to it now.</p><p>My dad had tinnitus and I remember him during the last years of his life, sitting in his recliner and almost gnashing his teeth over the agony of his ears ringing. It's hard seeing loved ones going through pain/agony and not being able to help them. My dad, by the way, was "old school" and never wore hearing protection while shooting, anytime.</p><p>All that to say, if you can afford to brake it, brake it but also get the protection that your ears need. Hearing is a blessing! johnnyk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 1449252, member: 307"] I guess I'm like a lot of shooters on here that have several rifles going at one time. All are for targets, whether paper or flesh, and have heavy profile barrels. They range in weight from a "light" 11.4lb .308 (w/6.5-20x50 Leupold) to a 13.8lb .270AM (currently w/no scope). A portion of the recoil these generate is absorbed by their weight. I have always worn hearing protection while target shooting/plinking until within the past 5 years, now I wear it all the time, even hunting. My hunting is usually setting up in a LR hide situation, so I have time to get comfortable and put ear plugs in. I'm usually concentrating my attention on one area and really don't need to hear much. I became concerned with my hearing protection after I became the owner of a couple of scoped revolvers that I had planned to use for LR (for a pistol) hunting. These were a .500S&W and a .44Mag. I had no idea that braked S&W was going to be as loud as it was and only used ear plugs. One shot was all it took and now I have a constant ringing. From then on I started using electronic ear muffs AND plugs while paper shooting/load development and plugs while hunting (traded off the pistols). I still have excellent hearing, as my audiograms reveal, just that nagging ringing. It bothered me a lot to start with but I've gotten somewhat used to it now. My dad had tinnitus and I remember him during the last years of his life, sitting in his recliner and almost gnashing his teeth over the agony of his ears ringing. It's hard seeing loved ones going through pain/agony and not being able to help them. My dad, by the way, was "old school" and never wore hearing protection while shooting, anytime. All that to say, if you can afford to brake it, brake it but also get the protection that your ears need. Hearing is a blessing! johnnyk. [/QUOTE]
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