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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12383 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Ear plugs May 26^th, 2022 at 2:44am	Print Post
	Muffs don't work for me and solid ear plugs don't allow me to hear what I need to hear. Trying to locate plugs that allow normal hearing but block out loud noise. I had a set when I was a kid. The rubber part went in the ear and had aluminium thingamabobbers on them. What are they called?

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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1181 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Ear plugs Reply #1 - May 26^th, 2022 at 3:53am	Print Post
	I am not sure about this, would they have been called sonic ear valves?


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12383 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Ear plugs Reply #2 - May 26^th, 2022 at 4:10am	Print Post
	Thank you sir. That was what I needed for a successful search.

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4570mike Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 463 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: Ear plugs Reply #3 - May 26^th, 2022 at 8:49am	Print Post
	Yikes! Sonic Ear Valves. Haven’t heard about those in years. I think they were discontinued due to not providing much in the way of hearing protection. I remember using them while in the BSA in the 60’s. Had a pair during my ML days but they were useless shooting Service Rifles. I know you didn’t want muffs, but the style with hearing assist work pretty good blocking sound and allowing conversations to be heard. I wear hearing aids and find the muffs are better, but choose not to wear them off the range Mike.


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Ranch13 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 637 Location: East Central Wy. Joined: Jan 20^th, 2018	Re: Ear plugs Reply #4 - May 26^th, 2022 at 9:21am	Print Post
	I use and like the Walkers ear buds. They use #10 hearing aid batteries.


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cuslog Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 263 Location: Calgary, Alberta Joined: Dec 29^th, 2011	Re: Ear plugs Reply #5 - May 26^th, 2022 at 10:10am	Print Post
	Spent a large part of my life around noisy machinery (chainsaws), was a drag racer and still a Target shooter. As you, I don't really care for muffs. Best (by far) ear plugs I've found are 3M "Pistonz". Nascar promotional things - look like a piston and connecting rod. Connecting rod makes them easy to get out. They are more expensive than others but they give me by far the best noise reduction. I've always got a pair or 2 in my pocket, use them over and over again (wife cringes). Best noise reduction is with a "fresh" set. I buy them at my local auto parts store.


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Redrighthand Full Member Offline Posts: 204 Location: New Liberty Iowa Joined: Jan 24^th, 2021	Re: Ear plugs Reply #6 - May 26^th, 2022 at 10:11am	Print Post
	WHAT?

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12383 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Ear plugs Reply #7 - May 26^th, 2022 at 2:01pm	Print Post
	I love ear muffs and I have a pair but they get it the way when shooting. Using earplugs I can't hear anything. Recently missed targets because I couldn't hear my spotter and didn't have time to keep saying, what? What? Thought I'd try the Sonic lls. I hear perty good but I'm very tone deaf so I hear some words but not others or parts of words. It's a real PITA. I'm sure I'm not the only shooter here with the problem.

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4570mike Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 463 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: Ear plugs Reply #8 - May 26^th, 2022 at 4:39pm	Print Post
	This is completely off topic, so excuse me Westerner; why the photo change? I liked the "King of Noodleheads" Mike.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12383 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Ear plugs Reply #9 - May 26^th, 2022 at 4:59pm	Print Post
	4570mike wrote on May 26^th, 2022 at 4:39pm: This is completely off topic, so excuse me Westerner; why the photo change? I liked the "King of Noodleheads" Mike. I felt my reign had lasted long enough. Now I'm a laid back young guy who doesn't care what people think of the way he wears his derby. The old avatar was Franz Joseph of Austria in old age carrying a hunting rifle. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Smoke Oldtimer Offline Posts: 861 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	Re: Ear plugs Reply #10 - May 28^th, 2022 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on May 26^th, 2022 at 2:44am: ...Trying to locate plugs that allow normal hearing but block out loud noise. An audiologist can get ones that are custom fit to your ears and provide more than 25db reduction in sound. Not inexpensive.

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ScrapMetal Junior Member Offline Posts: 75 Location: Nebraska Joined: Aug 21^st, 2019	Re: Ear plugs Reply #11 - May 29^th, 2022 at 1:13am	Print Post
	Along those lines there are the Walker Silencer 2.0s... (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Not cheap but still could be an option. -Ron


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