Thread: Hunting without a suppressor.......... ear plugs or cop the lot?

I heard that you can get noise cancelling ear plugs, obviously not electronic.
Apparently so good that can hear perfectly normal, but still blank out the shot going off with normal protection levels.

Anyone know anymore info?

Bushbuck sell them for $30 Beetroot.

Any suggestions on the electric muffs. Brand/Model etc........ Going to get some asap. I'm already deaf in my left ear(born that way) so I need to protect what I still have.

Originally Posted by nicks_tricks

Any suggestions on the electric muffs. Brand/Model etc........ Going to get some asap. I'm already deaf in my left ear(born that way) so I need to protect what I still have.

Peltor, Howard leight, or msa.


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Looking into some electronics myself for the shotgun. Anywhere else to buy Peltor's from in Christchurch except Gun City?

Originally Posted by MattyP

Looking into some electronics myself for the shotgun. Anywhere else to buy Peltor's from in Christchurch except Gun City?

NZ Safety and any of the other safety places out there.

Originally Posted by Gibo

This is my bush stalking rig. The deer love it. I have never even seen a deer but they tell me its the set up to have

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where do I get clay birds that size shouldnt miss so much if I used that size

Blackwoods always have a great range, usually top blokes to deal with too.

Get a DPT can o/b with 5 baffles and you will never go naked again. Proof. Nice rusa stag last nite by my son.

Originally Posted by mohawk

I hate supressors , bipods, slings and any crap on a rifle the aint needed when im in the bush ....
I don't wear earplugs when hunting and im deaf as a plank , but I still hate crap on guns.

Same, suppressors bipods dont touch my rifles(dont mind a sling thou lol) I dont wear ear protection unless at the range, need all my sences in the bush and my hearings fine ....maybe my one shot kills are better for the ears than half dozen lol

Originally Posted by deer243

Same, suppressors bipods dont touch my rifles(dont mind a sling thou lol) I dont wear ear protection unless at the range, need all my sences in the bush and my hearings fine ....maybe my one shot kills are better for the ears than half dozen lol

Every time you pull the trigger without protection, a bit of your hearing is gone, it's a cumulative effect and permanent.

Telling yourself anything else is just living in denial, which depending on how often you shoot, may become a very quiet place in the coming years.

Originally Posted by JRW87

Bushbuck sell them for $30 Beetroot.

Have ypu used them?
What are your thoughts on them?

Originally Posted by Toby

I never wear hearing protection in the bush or in the mai mai. My best sense is hearing.

It's a shame that it's going to be fucked shortly then

Originally Posted by MattyP

Looking into some electronics myself for the shotgun. Anywhere else to buy Peltor's from in Christchurch except Gun City?

Try nz safety, thats where i got mine, got price too.

Originally Posted by gimp

It's a shame that it's going to be fucked shortly then

yep!

Every single gunshot you experience without hearing protection fucks your hearing a little bit, and your inner ear cells never regenerate or heal. You might have temporary ringing or hearing loss after the shot but there is permanent damage going on as well. The thing is with hearing loss is that it is so gradual you don't even notice until you start being called a deaf cunt by your mates, ask any musician about that.

I don't know how guys shooting in a maimai hack it without muffs, having shotguns going off next to your head in bursts all day. I always wear muffs at the range and have a suppressor when hunting.
DPT cans weigh fark all, cut half your barrel off and it is almost no effect on weight or balance