'In ear' hearing protection

[Gerrit Maritz]

I have passive custom earplugs. They are comfortable and you can wear a nice wide hat. In confined spaces I would double up with a set of over ear protectors but then the earplugs become seriously uncomfortable. Fortunately. I don't need to do that often. Custom ear pro also needs to be checked once a year due to natural changes of the ear canal and to check that they do still seal properly. Gerrit

[nowon]

I have passive custom earplugs. They are comfortable and you can wear a nice wide hat. In confined spaces I would double up with a set of over ear protectors but then the earplugs become seriously uncomfortable. Fortunately. I don't need to do that often. Custom ear pro also needs to be checked once a year due to natural changes of the ear canal and to check that they do still seal properly. Gerrit

Do you hear properly through your passives, as a friend of mine has some and if I stand next to him at the shooting range he can never hear what I am saying?. I have to shout at him to get a reaction. Maybe he is just plain deaf.

[Gerrit Maritz]

They are obviously not as good as electronic sets but I can hear all range commands and what people are saying. Could even hear a small fire crackling on the range after some tracers set it off. Gerrit.

[dAyLiTe]

Phone the ear institute. They also will assist. Friend of mine recently went to them for having the moulds made.
You can get Electronic and non Electronic models.

Personally I protect as much of my ear as possible. So in ear and Sordin Electronic ear muffs over that.
Bought my Daughter the Peltor Tactical. Orange and green ones. Set them to high. And you hear 100%.
This way Everyone on rifle range appears to shoot silenced .22 rifles to me.
And when they speak I hear them clearly.

+1 ... I use molded inner ear plugs and standard Peltor ear muffs, which were very quiet, but I couldn't hear people taking.
Just upgraded to Peltor Sprottac for exactly the above reasons.
Double protection !

[Cockroach]

but I couldn't hear people taking.

This is sometimes not a bad thing!

On a serious note, I am seriously considering some molded ones myself now