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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 1449831" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>Many years ago I bought a .300 Wby. and had it magna-ported. I fired four shots at a running elk and my ears were numb for three days afterward. Never fired it again with out hearing protection. I presently wear hearing aids thanks to a few years in the military before it was cool to protect your hearing as well as many years of running heavy equipment. They are a pain in the butt though necessary if you want to be social. I have used a number of different types but none are convenient. I also suffer from tinnitus and miss the quiet of sitting out in the wilderness. It is never quiet in my life. Protect your hearing. It doesn't come back once it is gone. </p><p></p><p>Most of my rifles don't have muzzle brakes. Those that do are mostly for the range. I always have hearing protection and lots of it. I shoot better with it. Even when I teach other shooters, beginning with .22 rimfire, they wear hearing protection. When it comes to recoil I put soft pads on all my rifles and stocks that are short enough to fit on on my collar bone and not my shoulder - and high enough at the butt to line up with the barrel. I prefer rifles that are lightweight but have 24 inch barrels. I am seldom bothered by recoil even with the 375 H&H and .338 Win Mags I take into grizzly country. I don't shoot them for fun though. Everyone has their own preferences. It is up to each to find their comfort zone and the rifles that match it. No one size fits all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 1449831, member: 91402"] Many years ago I bought a .300 Wby. and had it magna-ported. I fired four shots at a running elk and my ears were numb for three days afterward. Never fired it again with out hearing protection. I presently wear hearing aids thanks to a few years in the military before it was cool to protect your hearing as well as many years of running heavy equipment. They are a pain in the butt though necessary if you want to be social. I have used a number of different types but none are convenient. I also suffer from tinnitus and miss the quiet of sitting out in the wilderness. It is never quiet in my life. Protect your hearing. It doesn't come back once it is gone. Most of my rifles don't have muzzle brakes. Those that do are mostly for the range. I always have hearing protection and lots of it. I shoot better with it. Even when I teach other shooters, beginning with .22 rimfire, they wear hearing protection. When it comes to recoil I put soft pads on all my rifles and stocks that are short enough to fit on on my collar bone and not my shoulder - and high enough at the butt to line up with the barrel. I prefer rifles that are lightweight but have 24 inch barrels. I am seldom bothered by recoil even with the 375 H&H and .338 Win Mags I take into grizzly country. I don't shoot them for fun though. Everyone has their own preferences. It is up to each to find their comfort zone and the rifles that match it. No one size fits all. [/QUOTE]
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