ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
And experience has shown that even a single shot fired with a braked rifle without hearing protection can result in permanent hearing loss.
Yes I agree for some people. My 26 + years hunting has proved different.
Smoking, no sun screen, heavy drinking bla bla bla can all cause damage in some way to some people... not hear.
I did not advocate anything here, just stating my entitled opinion, Thank you very much