Hey everyone. I'm looking to buy something a little more permanent than those little foam ear inserts I use all the time. Any good noise reducing headsets out there? I'm trying not to go past like $75 on the purchase. Something $50 or so would be great, but if there's nothing good within that range I'd go higher.

i have these and love them, got ehm from amazon for $40.00. I had cheaper ones and they sucked so i bought these.

 

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Howard-Leight-Impact8482-Sport-Earmuff/708113.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%2F%3FN%3D%26No%3D20%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dear%2Bprtection%26Ntx%3Dmode%252Bmatchall%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26WTz_stype%3DSP%26form_state%3DsearchForm%26search%3Dear%2Bprtection&Ntt=ear+prtection&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

+1 on the Howard Leight Impact Sport Earmuff. Me and my wife both have them and they are great.

+1 on the Howard Leight Impact Sport Earmuff. Me and my wife both have them and they are great.

 

 

+1

If you are on a budget:

http://www.harborfreight.com/noise-canceling-electronic-ear-muffs-92851.html

If you're on a very tight budget:

 

 

But seriously I have these and I like them http://www.cabelas.com/product/Caldwell-E-Max-Low-Profile-Muffs/708649.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dcaldwell%2Bear%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=caldwell+ear&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

The low profile part is important if you like to shoot rifles. Those huge round ones make it a pain in the a** to get a good cheek weld on the rifle.

The low profile part is important if you like to shoot rifles. Those huge round ones make it a pain in the a** to get a good cheek weld on the rifle.

 

I use those for pistol, as you need heavy duty protection at the indoor ranges.

 

For rifle I use the little disposable foamy ones. Which reminds me I need to order more, thanks!

+1 on the Howard Leight Impact Sport Earmuff. Me and my wife both have them and they are great.

 

I have the Howard Leight also. I paid close to $40.00 and they work great.

Keep in mind that rain, and sometimes even sweating heavily can wipe out some of the less expensive electronic muffs pretty quickly. Like anything else, you tend to get what you pay for. Less expensive muffs will have lower end technology. Sounds through them are generally pretty "tinny", like your listening with a metal pail over your head. Some also shut down all sound, once a danger level is reached, so you'll get staccato hearing where the headphones turn on and off with each shot on an active range. It's not such a big deal if you are the one shooting, but if you are trying to talk to someone else while a third person is shooting, it can be pretty annoying.

Just some food for thought...

Thanks everybody, I actually just ordered a pair of Howard Leight Impact Sport muffs. Can't wait to try them out!

i had molded ones a few years back.

 

best earplugs ever. you almost forget they are in after a while

http://www.sensaphonics.com/prod_erseries_customs.html

Another vote for the Leights. I have 2 pairs and love em!

Hey everyone. I'm looking to buy something a little more permanent than those little foam ear inserts I use all the time. Any good noise reducing headsets out there? I'm trying not to go past like $75 on the purchase. Something $50 or so would be great, but if there's nothing good within that range I'd go higher.

 

I use these, they wrok well for me and are nice and light, after you use them a few times it doesn't even feel like you have anything on other than the fact that everything is quite around you but you can still hear people when they talk to you.

 

http://www.nrastore.com/nra/Product.aspx?productid=SA%2022630

 

Harry

If you want to try something different, and not expensive, try a set of these...

 

http://www.sensgard.com/products-1

 

I have the model 31, so named for its 31nrr rating, higher than most all muffs out there. They are light weight, don't interfere with cheek weld when shooting longarms and are comfortable to wear. They work deceptively well. When I first put them on I thought they didn't work well at all - shots still sounded pretty loud, but I had no adverse effects from the sound. I figured they worked by creating an indirect path for the sound to reach the ear, but their "How It Works" .PDF says that's not the case. Whatever, they do work and work well - even indoors when shooting handguns. I'm a believer, these things are great. JMHO / YMMV

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

PS: You can buy direct, but if you surf around the web, you can find them cheaper.