Do you ever practice shooting your carry pistol WITHOUT ear protection?

[Going Postal]

No, I already have a steady ringing in my ears from not wearing hearing protection when I was younger. Believe me, if it comes time to have to use it, the loud noise won't matter one little bit.

 

[Tony2X]

There aint no place around here to freakin shoot outdoors or I probably would. And hell naw, I aint takin my ears off inside Stoddards.

 

[Tech Jacket]

i did have my wife shoot her .38 outside once with no hearing protection so she understood what it would be like. we have gone over car jacking attempts/home intrusions and i explained how that was going to go too so we are real world in managing expectations.

 

[Hayata]

I don't shoot without hearing protection. Ever. Hearing doesn't come back after you lose it.

Oh, and also because my AR's have muzzle brakes. So I wear foam plugs inside of ear muffs. Double protection.

 

[Sargent]

I've been shooting for almost 30 years and I have the constant ringing to prove it.

I even take plugs hunting nowadays. I can put them in pretty quickly. It has never been a detriment to my hunting.

 

[linebacker]

I have shot my 9mm at the range without hearing protection but certainly not under the shelter where it traps the sound and amplifies it. I might shoot a magazine through it, but certainly not 100 rounds.

 

[Badger]

What you can expect if you do it very often is to have to lay out abut 6,000.00 for hearing aids when you get about 50 yrs.old.
Yes, I have a set of them.

 

[bxtreme24]

With any gun I carry, Ill shoot a round or 2 unprotected when I first get it. Just so I know what to expect. I have my wife do the same.

 

[SonofBear]

Never use protection when I'm plinking.
Maybe that's why I'm going deaf.

 

[SonofBear]

Now that I've thought about it a moment, it's been a blessing, considering my wife's inability to stop talking.