RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

Well let me be the exception here. I have owned 2 and 4 other friends that I have hunted for years with also have or had them. We all shot .338 win mags for moose and we now all have permanent noise damage and one of us is now wearing a hearing aid in both ears. Every muzzle break manufacturer now includes a disclaimer with every unit shipped that they DO damage hearing. We have all sold off the braked rifles and merely dropped down a few notches in chosen round. 3 of us are now shooting 7mm rem mags and have now accounted for several moose with them and find they die just as quick. Believe what you wantto believe, hell some people think smoking is not unhealthy but the facts are the facts and thats no"BS" :)

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

I have a gun with a brake. It is loud, damn loud.

I use QB2's in the field. They are quick, easy, and not a pain. I kept them on my neck the whole time and couldn't tell I had them around my neck the whole 3 hour drive home. I put them on before any shot with a rifle, especially a brake

http://store.angelexscience.com/holeqb2heba.html

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

Shoot the heck out of that gun during the off season wearing ear protection (maybe even ear plugs AND ear muffs), you'll get comfortable and confident shooting it and the noise will be a non-issue. When it comes time to go hunting screw the thing off and hunt without it.

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

Use ear protection at the range, purchase a "Walkers Game Ear II for the field, and forget about it. Good luck.

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

Now that I have hunted with a set of electronic muffs, I will never fire a gun afield again without them on. Save your ears.

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

LOL....good one!

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

Do those "walkers game ears" really work? I am kind of leary about something that amplifys sound and muffles sound at the same time. What if it failed and you went deaf?? That would suck!

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

One shot probably wouldn't "make you deaf"...I wouldn't wanna find out though.

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

Yep, I got a chuckle out of that one too.[8D]

RE: Muzzle break hearing damage?
 

I will second that. How could you not notice the difference of a braked rifle. It is clearly significantly louder.

What does the electronic hearing protection cost?

Can anyone else chime in here to say that they do work?

Thanks
Tom