Ear Protection

[Explorer]

Anyone else here the voices?

Only after a few bottles

[skeetshot]

If we talk of ear protection, we must talk about silencers or sound supressors.

Unfortunately in many countries this is viewed as some sort of assasin's device and is frowned upon by many law enforcement agencies.

That is rather unfortunate as the Silencer can save the hearing of many thousands of sportsmen as well as make their shooting more pleasant. The two ways of controlling flinch is to reduce the noise of discharge of a firearm and reduce its recoil, and the Silencer does both.

The draw back of present Silencers is this ungainly mass you have hanging on the end of the barrel disturbing the harmonics, balance and visual appeal of the weapon, but if there is enough demand, this is merely an engineering challenge that could perhaps be met.

[deerhunter338mag]

If we talk of ear protection, we must talk about silencers or sound supressors.

Unfortunately in many countries this is viewed as some sort of assasin's device and is frowned upon by many law enforcement agencies.

That is rather unfortunate as the Silencer can save the hearing of many thousands of sportsmen as well as make their shooting more pleasant. The two ways of controlling flinch is to reduce the noise of discharge of a firearm and reduce its recoil, and the Silencer does both.

The draw back of present Silencers is this ungainly mass you have hanging on the end of the barrel disturbing the harmonics, balance and visual appeal of the weapon, but if there is enough demand, this is merely an engineering challenge that could perhaps be met.

Nar mate ear muff he is talking about. Silencers are illegal here. It's a Federal offence to have and use one. Only way you can have one is if you are a professional pest controller and get a permit for one with conditions or member of the special operation group Vicpol or the FOSTU Federal operations tactical unit raids wing. or the other states Tac units. If you get done with one it's soap on the rope for 10

[thechamp]

If we talk of ear protection, we must talk about silencers or sound supressors.

Unfortunately in many countries this is viewed as some sort of assasin's device and is frowned upon by many law enforcement agencies.

That is rather unfortunate as the Silencer can save the hearing of many thousands of sportsmen as well as make their shooting more pleasant. The two ways of controlling flinch is to reduce the noise of discharge of a firearm and reduce its recoil, and the Silencer does both.

The draw back of present Silencers is this ungainly mass you have hanging on the end of the barrel disturbing the harmonics, balance and visual appeal of the weapon, but if there is enough demand, this is merely an engineering challenge that could perhaps be met.

Agree, unfortunately between the dumbshits that make up the management of most law enforcement agencies and the retarded governments we have to deal with common sense goes completely out the window. It really is scary when you look at the thinking process that most of those in police management have when it comes to the public. Too many believe that the public is THE ENEMY and that THEY should be the only ones allowed to carry guns, etc. Many of these retards in the big cities even believe their officers shouldn't be allowed to take their duty weapon home or carry a gun when off duty. Several states objected when President Bush helped push through the law that allows officers to carry just about anywhere in the USA. They were convinced that these 'cowboys' would get into shootouts in their crime ridden dumps. Not true at all, most of us avoid those areas in the first place! When you get to the street level officer that thinking isn't near as perverse but unfortunately the street level doesn't set policy nor speak at congressional hearings, etc. So we are all consider 'dangerous' by the elitist. When the International Chiefs of Police endorse an idiot to be president that tells you all you need to know about those morons. So now that I got that off my chest.... I'd take silencers on most of my rifles just to protect my ears and those of them I'm hunting around! And I concur that if it became a common item engineering advances would figure things out pretty quickly. Mankind can get pretty resourceful when it comes to trying to build a better gadget then the other guy does.

[deerhunter338mag]

I do,wouldn't leave work with out them

[Dom]

Good topic and discussion, and ya, I got the ringing too

Been searching for the perfect muffs for a few years and haven't found them yet.

On the range, best for me is a wax blob pushed slightly in but not crammed in the ear, just enough to seal them, and then muffs over. Works pretty good.

Presently using Howard Leight electronic muffs, they aren't too bad but might have to try a better quality electronic muff one of these days, Waidmannsheil, Dom.