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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2133322" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>I bought a deal that screws over my brake, and I don't have to worry about hearing protection anymore.</p><p></p><p>But in seriousness, I never felt electronic ear protectors were enough for anything more than shotguns. Shooting ARs I'd still have to plug my right ear and only really listen with my left because the gas port is still too loud through the electronic muffs. I was using Peltor Tac 65s, rated to 19dB reduction, $95 way back when i got them, and they weren't enough.</p><p></p><p>When shooting anything without a suppressor, I wear Peltor X5as, they're $30, 31dB rated, and it's not hard to lift up an ear cup in exchange for not being more deaf than I already am. </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-PELTOR-X5-Earmuffs-X5A-37274-AAD-Over-the-Head-10-EA-Case/?N=5002385+3294326317&rt=rud[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Look at the sound level results from this brake test, there are some popular brakes out there that if you're only wearing 19dB muffs you're only 5dB less than shooting an unbraked rifle with bare ears. Big brakes should be shot with muffs and plugs combined. As an aside, doubling ear pro doesn't mean you add their NRR ratings together, you add 5 more decibels to the higher of the two ratings. 31dB muffs plus 33dB plugs is a net NRR of 38.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/08/07/muzzle-brakes-sound-test/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.coopersafety.com/earplugs-noise-reduction[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2133322, member: 116181"] I bought a deal that screws over my brake, and I don't have to worry about hearing protection anymore. But in seriousness, I never felt electronic ear protectors were enough for anything more than shotguns. Shooting ARs I'd still have to plug my right ear and only really listen with my left because the gas port is still too loud through the electronic muffs. I was using Peltor Tac 65s, rated to 19dB reduction, $95 way back when i got them, and they weren't enough. When shooting anything without a suppressor, I wear Peltor X5as, they're $30, 31dB rated, and it's not hard to lift up an ear cup in exchange for not being more deaf than I already am. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-PELTOR-X5-Earmuffs-X5A-37274-AAD-Over-the-Head-10-EA-Case/?N=5002385+3294326317&rt=rud[/URL] Look at the sound level results from this brake test, there are some popular brakes out there that if you're only wearing 19dB muffs you're only 5dB less than shooting an unbraked rifle with bare ears. Big brakes should be shot with muffs and plugs combined. As an aside, doubling ear pro doesn't mean you add their NRR ratings together, you add 5 more decibels to the higher of the two ratings. 31dB muffs plus 33dB plugs is a net NRR of 38. [URL unfurl="true"]https://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/08/07/muzzle-brakes-sound-test/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.coopersafety.com/earplugs-noise-reduction[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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