# Best shooting hearing protection recommendations?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054 "2018-09-27T20:33:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054/21 "2018-09-30T01:34:42Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> What do you folks use for eye protection? I am myopic and didn’t need distraction of trying to get the eye shield off to get my glasses off to clear a jam. The woman at the range asked if my glasses were shatter resistant.

My normal progressive glasses although for black powder and historic events I have an antique pair fitted with actual safety glass lenses. Black powder smoke and residue corrode the crap out of modern lenses.

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**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054/22 "2018-09-30T02:08:29Z")

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> [@Crafter\_Man](#):
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> Just buy some good (and comfortable) ear muffs and ear plugs.
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> But this is most important: **double up**. Yes, wear ear plugs and ear muffs when shooting.

+1

The headphones or the earplugs only cut the incoming sound down by about 30 dB, so you probably want to double up if it’s a really loud gun, or you’re indoors or something along those lines.

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**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054/23 "2018-10-01T22:49:57Z")

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> [@Crafter\_Man](#):
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> Just buy some good (and comfortable) ear muffs and ear plugs.
> 
> But this is most important: **double up**. Yes, wear ear plugs and ear muffs when shooting.

And until now I figured I was the only one who did that.  
🆒

–G!

“WHAT?!?”  
…–a young Ludwig von Beethoven  
😃

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054/24 "2018-10-01T23:06:48Z")

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Most eye pro will go over glasses, if not they make ones that specify that.

I wear Howard Leights mostly, I should use plugs under as well. Please note that a year or two ago, there was a **run of counterfeit Howard Leights being sold on Amazon and elsewhere**. If you bought them awhile back, check e.g. [this page](https://canadianfirearmsblog.ca/identifying-counterfeit-impact-sport/)

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-shooting-hearing-protection-recommendations/822054/25 "2018-10-02T00:06:03Z")

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> [@Grestarian](#):
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> …“WHAT?!?”  
> …–a young Ludwig von Beethoven  
> 😃

Hunh. Thomas Edison said that, too.

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