Walker Game Ear for hearing protection?

[jaredc]

I am interested in using Walkers Game Ear for hearing protection. I have tried amplified ear muffs but they all hit my stock while shooting. Very annoying. Walkers have a NRR of 29 with seems to be about the same at a normal ear plug. I was just curious if someone had tried them and how they worked.

 

[Wolfdawg]

I have used them during hunting season and they work well for the cheeck/stock contact. They are the type of electronic suppression that shut off at the shot instead of dampening like the Pro Ears series. I didn't buy the Walker's, they were a friends. We only put them on for the shot and not worn all day.

Look at Pro Ears also, they have a model that is similar in ear cup shape. The Pro Ears suppress the sound as opposed to shutting off. I just find that shut off and recovery to be annoying.
FWIW

Wolfdawg

 

[jaredc]

Thanks for the feedback. Does the sound shutoff last past the muzzle blast? That would be hard to get used to, especially when their are several shooters.

I looked up Pro-Ears but I could only find models that are muff style rather than in-the-ear kind? Do they have both?

 

[stiles]

I think he meant SportEAR. There is also ESP electronic shooters protection which are big bucks for their in the ear digital line not that the sportEars are inexpensive.

 

[reverend]

I have tried the Game ears off a bench with a metal roof overhead, they didn't work very well, the sound level hurt my ears. I don't know if the sound was reflected off the metal roof and the electronics didn't respond correctly or if there was some other problem. They were not effective for me. I hoped they would enable a better check weld, didn't work out.

John