Spent enough time near artillery in the Marines and my hearing is questionable at times, no need to make it any worse. Sometimes I even wear plugs and muffs.
Do you ever practice shooting your carry pistol WITHOUT ear protection?
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Shooting without eye and ear protection in a nondefensive situation is just plain stupid.
been there - done that. truer words were never spoken!
I shot thousands of rounds out of rifles, pistols, and shotguns in my youth without hearing protection. I also had loud cars with loud car stereos too as a youngster.
I'm in my mid 30's now and if I'm shooting I am wearing ear pro. I duck hunt some but I don't wear protection when I'm out in the swamps. When I fire my shotgun my ears no longer ring from the report. I guess that is a bad thing. At night my ears ring badly so I know that I have Tinnitus. I have to run a fan at night or some kind of sound to drown it out or I'll go nuts.
I'm in my mid 30's now and if I'm shooting I am wearing ear pro. I duck hunt some but I don't wear protection when I'm out in the swamps. When I fire my shotgun my ears no longer ring from the report. I guess that is a bad thing. At night my ears ring badly so I know that I have Tinnitus. I have to run a fan at night or some kind of sound to drown it out or I'll go nuts.
No because like some others have said, you aint gonna know the difference when the deal goes down.
I've done it a few times just to see how loud a certain pistol is, but it's not something I do regularly.
And yes, .357 sig out of a G33 without earplugs will leave your ears ringing. I don't think it really "hurts", but it takes your sense of hearing out of commission.
And yes, .357 sig out of a G33 without earplugs will leave your ears ringing. I don't think it really "hurts", but it takes your sense of hearing out of commission.
agreed!
a 22 match rifle isn't very loud compared to most anything out there but it hurt my hearing when I shot Matches in HS and college .. I have constant ringing that I simply have gotten used to..fail any hearing test.
don't be stupid..
1 round in a hunting rifle won't hurt you but constant shots will
you're just kidding yourself with any excuse not to use hearing protection
don't be stupid..
1 round in a hunting rifle won't hurt you but constant shots will
you're just kidding yourself with any excuse not to use hearing protection
I support the adrenaline theory... My buddy shot his first deer this year, Bambi (something to work up from) and he didn't hear/feel his 30-06 go off at all.
