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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
I have tried the noise-canceling earmuffs at the range. Yeah, they work, but I hate nothing more than relying on batteries for anything around guns. The only time I use those devices is when I'm at the range, which means that's the only time I find out a battery is dead or weak. Cheapo 3M foam earplugs and non-powered earmuffs work 100% of the time.
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Ok but that's not entirely true or fair comparrison
Electronic earmuffs work 100% of the time as well, for the noise protection part of it.
the beauty of the electronics, is that you can keep em on all the time , even when nobody is shooting, and you want to talk to somebody.
So from a protection aspect, they are MUCH better because you will/can never forget to put em back on when somebody starts shooting and you didn't see it in time to put em on.
And anybody who's been at a range, has had it happen to him:
Not much people, low volume of fire.. and/or a lul in the shooting
start a conversation, take off muffs because else you can't hear the other person
not pay attention to the shooting line, not hear the call they'll start shooting or shooters simply never gave warning...BLAM: DB overload in yer ears.. ooh chit.. and quickly put the muffs back on
That won't happen with the electronics, that's where they shine : you can wear em to talk, and so you don't have to take off on off on and always on is just better protection.
And when the batteries do run out, the electronic ones simply become identical to the cheap unpowered ones , you do not loose any functionality compared to the unpowered ones at that point.