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    churchmouse

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    Today starts my chemo.
    the next step.
    will take a few hours at the hospital getting an infusion and then I have a pump with me for 2 days. Sounds like. Party.
     

    T-DOGG

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    Today starts my chemo.
    the next step.
    will take a few hours at the hospital getting an infusion and then I have a pump with me for 2 days. Sounds like. Party.
    Morning brother. Look on the bright side, the chances of getting a cute nurse are pretty good. And if CKW reads this, mcapo told me to say it. ;)
     

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    At FGE, I noticed a few people had electronic ear plugs. Any recommendations on a set? Do you find them as effective as electronic earmuffs?
     

    Haven

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    At FGE, I noticed a few people had electronic ear plugs. Any recommendations on a set? Do you find them as effective as electronic earmuffs?
    Great question, I have been wondering the same thing lately myself.

    CameraMonkey told me that the Axil (I think that is the spelling), the base set and the "Pro" set use the same drivers, so no change in quality of sound/sound dampening between the two.
     

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    Morning folks! :coffee:

    Today starts my chemo.
    the next step.
    will take a few hours at the hospital getting an infusion and then I have a pump with me for 2 days. Sounds like. Party.

    I hope it goes as well as possible for you today. With your weight loss and now possible hair loss, we’ll have to put a name tag on you to tell you and Patience apart at the next FGE.

    Prayers inbound for today’s burden to be as light as possible for you.
     

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    GM all. Good juju for Das Mouse. The shepherds decided to share a rabbit this morning. Halfsies. Glad I didn't send #1 to let them in. She'd have a meltdown.
     

    gmcttr

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    At FGE, I noticed a few people had electronic ear plugs. Any recommendations on a set? Do you find them as effective as electronic earmuffs?
    Great question, I have been wondering the same thing lately myself.

    CameraMonkey told me that the Axil (I think that is the spelling), the base set and the "Pro" set use the same drivers, so no change in quality of sound/sound dampening between the two.
    Sorry for the length.

    I started with Howard Leight Impact muffs. My biggest complaint was the sound clipping. They killed all sound during a gunshot and interrupted a conversation and range commands. Not a big deal but annoying.

    I switched to Sordin Supreme PRO X muffs with gel earpads. These are wonderful for comfort and sound modulation and I still carry them today in case I need to double up. The gel earpads are very comfortable even over eye pro. If you are happy with another brand, consider getting gel pads for them for additional comfort.

    I used Walker Silencer earbuds for a couple of years. Comfortable with good sound modulation. My biggest complaint is they use zinc air hearing aid batteries. One you activate them they continuously "run" whether the buds are turned on or not. In a couple of days the batteries are dead. The batteries are cheap and easy to change quickly so not a deal breaker, buy again, annoying.

    I tried AXIL Ghost Stryke Essential earbuds. Comfortable, rechargeable battery is ok, connecting wire can be a little annoying but the deal breaker is the level of background noise. It is noticeable and annoying on the lowest volume and as you turn the volume up the background noise is horrible. Maybe I got a bad set (?) and maybe other shooters are not experiencing this, but from my experience I can not recommend these at all.

    I have been using OTTO Engineering NoizeBarrier ear buds for a couple of years now and LOVE them. Warning...if high price bothers you, walk away now. The supplied ear inserts are ok but I get very picky and use Westone foam inserts with my Otto's. These buds have good sound reduction and compression, have good rechargeable batteries built in with excellent life on a charge and come with a case that has a large battery in it that automatically charges the buds and will charge them many times. My only minor complaint is I wish they had one lower sound setting. These things are simply GREAT. If I lost mine today I would have another set ordered immediately. (Westone foam inserts)

    For the other end of the spectrum and non electric, I REALLY like Surefire EP7 ear plugs. Comfortable and good sound reduction. They have a small open channel that let's you have conversations while still reducing gunshot noise enough. If you need more sound reduction you can close the cap on the channel. I used these for years and still carry these in my range bag for backups.

    I did not check pricing in the links I included so do you research.
     
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    gmcttr

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    My RWS order "estimates" delivery on this Wednesday. Says it left Savannah, GA on Saturday. Not going to wait at the front door.
     

    wingrider1800

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    Sorry for the length.

    I started with Howard Leight Impact muffs. My biggest complaint was the sound clipping. They killed all sound during a gunshot and interrupted a conversation and range commands. Not a big deal but annoying.

    I switched to Sordin Supreme PRO X muffs with gel earpads. These are wonderful for comfort and sound modulation and I still carry them today in case I need to double up. The gel earpads are very comfortable even over eye pro. If you are happy with another brand, consider getting gel pads for them for additional comfort.

    I used Walker Silencer earbuds for a couple of years. Comfortable with good sound modulation. My biggest complaint is they use zinc air hearing aid batteries. One you activate them they continuously "run" whether the buds are turned on or not. In a couple of days the batteries are dead. The batteries are cheap and easy to change quickly so not a deal breaker, buy again, annoying.

    I tried AXIL Ghost Stryke Essential earbuds. Comfortable, rechargeable battery is ok, connecting wire can be a little annoying but the deal breaker is the level of background noise. It is noticeable and annoying on the lowest volume and as you turn the volume up the background noise is horrible. Maybe I got a bad set (?) and maybe other shooters are not experiencing this, but from my experience I can not recommend these at all.

    I have been using OTTO Engineering NoizeBarrier ear buds for a couple of years now and LOVE them. Warning...if high price bothers you, walk away now. The supplied ear inserts are ok but I get very picky and use Westone foam inserts with my Otto's. These buds have good sound reduction and compression, have good rechargeable batteries built in with excellent life on a charge and come with a case that has a large battery in it that automatically charges the buds and will charge them many times. My only minor complaint is I wish they had one lower sound setting. These things are simply GREAT. If I lost mine today I would have another set ordered immediately. (Westone foam inserts)

    For the other end of the spectrum and non electric, I REALLY like Surefire EP7 ear plugs. Comfortable and good sound reduction. They have a small open channel that let's you have conversations while still reducing gunshot noise enough. If you need more sound reduction you can close the cap on the channel. I used these for years and still carry these in my range bag for backups.

    I did not check pricing in the links I included so do you research.
    Spicey will research the hell out of this and when he posts the results we'll know the best place to get them. Thanks in advance Carlos.
     
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