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Thread: Ear Pro Recommendations
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26 March 2019, 17:04 #1
Ear Pro Recommendations
Please recommend me some good ear pro, preferably very low profile. I have several sets of electronic muffs but they are really 'thick' and when I get down into a prone position they are always getting in the way. I also think the more low profile they are the less likely they are to be knocked off or whatever in a variety of situations.
Please provide pictures and/or links if you can. Good and low profile are the primary concern. Price is down the list a bit.
Thanks!
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26 March 2019, 17:37 #2
Walker's electronic ear plugs piqued my interest. I haven't tried them myself but others seem to like them. One big caveat is short battery life.
Flare Isolates look interesting also, but again I haven't tried them.Last edited by PJD642; 26 March 2019 at 17:45.
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26 March 2019, 18:18 #3
These: https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight...r=8-1-fkmrnull
A box will last several years. I have been using these on job sites and for shooting for a long time. Its easy to always have a set in your pocket, rifle bag, glove box, plate carrier, chest rig etc,etc. I have always looked at earpro as bulky and intrusive. Fight light.The best way to survive a violent encounter is to be the one inflicting the most violence.
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26 March 2019, 19:27 #4
The Surefire Sonic Defenders work well. It might take some trial and error to figure out which fit best.
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26 March 2019, 19:31 #5
These seem to be going really cheaply recently...
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26 March 2019, 21:08 #6
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27 March 2019, 07:32 #7
I have a set of Walkers and a set of Pro-Ears Pro-Tac’s. Neither are acceptable for use alone on a unsupressed rifle. I use foam plugs and the Pro-Ears with the volume up. I can still hear conversations with the Pro-Tac electronic muffs over the foam ear plugs but the Walkers volume isn’t enough to hear anything with the foam plugs in. Suppressed by myself I just use foam plugs buried in my ears. At the range or with multiple people shooting I use both.
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27 March 2019, 11:29 #8
MSA Sordin Supreme Pro X and Peltor Comtac III are the old standbys for active ear pro muffs. I've recently switched to the new Safariland TCI Liberator HPs (my Sordins were getting old and ratty, after 9 years of use), and am quite happy with them, after the rolling update; the pre-update HPs were less than stellar. The update went into effect earlier this month.
I do double up regardless, with SureFire EP4s, replacing the triple flange tips with Shure olives.
If you don't care to double up, the 3M TEP-100s might be worth a look.
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27 March 2019, 11:51 #9
I bought a set of Westone molded earplugs. Went to an audiologist to have the mold made. They work great by themselves and don't interfere with eye pro. When they guy next to me has a brake on his 300 win mag, I put a pair of my older Peltors over them.
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27 March 2019, 13:11 #10
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27 March 2019, 13:40 #11
Those Safarilands look interesting. I've found with the current gen of MSA X's, the robustness isn't the same and it didn't take long before my current set shorts out during rifle recoil. Not a huge deal. but annoying. I read the copy on the Safariland site, but what do these do that the MSA's don't? Or are they on par at a lower price point? Yes, I'll do some googling, just curious to hear your thoughts as a user.
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27 March 2019, 14:24 #12
From another site:
Originally Posted by Default.mp3
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27 March 2019, 15:07 #13
Appreciate the reply. I had an older set of MSAs (#72400) that were fantastic until the audio amplification died/went intermittent) and I got some Supreme Xs (ironic, since my Xs started having issues pretty quickly). But when I switched, I noticed the audio was NOTICEABLY worse than the older MSAs. I know no one will get the reference, but it's the same way that the audio out of a Gentex helmet was better than another, but different, Gentex helmet.
Audio isn't a show-stopper for my use, but interesting to hear. And I'm totally onboard with a gel upgrade, regardless of the headset (or application).
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27 March 2019, 16:33 #14
Thought these looked familiar. Lawsuit commercial on TV. https://www.classlawgroup.com/3m-def...rplug-lawsuit/
The best way to survive a violent encounter is to be the one inflicting the most violence.
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27 March 2019, 18:29 #15
I use Liberator II's at work... like some have already said, MSA Sordin's are one of the best.