Retaks

Hey everyone. I know im guilty of jsut screwing around on here but i would like to make on serious post without it getting hijacked. You all need need to wear hearing protection when you shoot any gun. Even rimfires. I am only 20 and have lost 25% of the hearing in my left ear and 10% in my right ear and have a permanent ringing in my left ear. Its not all from shooting, I work with cement and concrete so i know some of its from that but i grew up shooting without hearing protection and until recently shot a rimfire without hearing protection. I did not realize how bad it can hurt you. 1000 rounds out of a 22lr will make you lose 3% of your hearing without proper hearing protection. Thats alot of you figure most people who shoot on a regular basis shoot around 1000 22 lr rounds a year. Also just wearing regualr ear plugs when shooting a high power centerfire rifle (30-06, 308, 300 Win Mag, 7mm Mag, 7mm-08, and larger) is worse then shooting a 22 lr without hearing protection.

Shootstuff4570

i always try and wear ear protection. i know that i have good(maybe not perfect) hearing and thats prolly due to wearin ear protection whenever i shoot. if i dont have ear protection to wear, i will plug my ears, i dont jus stand there and let my hearing get "shot"....haha ya like that one!!

AmateurHunter44857

So yall see the U.S. is gonna shoot down that satellite containg that nasty, nasty Hydrazine?

huntnteen

i always try to remember to bring hearing protection, but if i forget i plug my ears if im not shooting

Retaks

Dont get me wrong i still have good hearing. The doctor said is till have normal hearing in my left ear and above normal in my right ear.

nick_bleuer76

I don't wear them, and I should.

Retaks

Yes you should. I jsut dont want people to end up with problems later tat can be easily fixed now!