98Z5V Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 On 2/26/2017 at 8:51 AM, DNP said: I like the electronic HL I have, but for some damn reason I cannot use them when shooting a rifle and resort to the squishies. I am assuming I'm doing something wrong as far as how I shoot, though my dad has the same issue. Is it possible that we just have a bad combination of physical features...or is it as I expect and it's just incorrect form? Any kind of muffs suck with rifles, brother - they hit, and it's normal. To the opposite side of that, I'd say it's weirdly-shaped people that WOULD be able to wear muffs and still effectively shoot a rifle/shotgun... I mostly ditched squishies several years ago, and switched to Surefire earpro. The things do everything that squishies do, and add the ability to (kinda) hear normal conversation, as well as being able to plug them and seal them up for even more noise-blockage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 I never liked the foam ear plugs if I used ear plugs I used the rubber ones. Last time I went to the range I forgot ear pro and has to buy "squishes" my ears always ring but they were worse after that, didn't help the guy next to me had a big bore bolt gun that rattled my teeth when he shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Having seen thousands of people use squishies, a large number of people (1/3) attempt to use them incorrectly. Properly, the plug should be rolled along its cylindrical axis while being slowly compressed. Once squished to a size between the diameter of a Q-tip swab and a Q-tip stick, the user should reach over their own head to grasp the top of their ear and pull upward, straightening the ear canal to allow insertion of the compressed ear plug. Within a minute the foam should expand, conforming to the inside of a person's ear canal. Typically the 2 differently shaped foam plugs fit 99% of people's ear canal shapes: tapered for tiny pinhole canals, the cylinders for the bigass grandpa barrel canals. Most people can use either type. Incorrect applications of squishies usually are from one of two ways. The user crushes the plug lengthwise and sticks it halfassedly at the opening of the ear canal sideways OR the user attempts to stuff it uncompressed lengthwise into the end of the ear canal. The latter method is almost always without reaching over the head with the opposite arm to extend the ear upwards. I believe it was Armed Eye Doc that pointed out several years ago that the main issue with any type of plug is the transmission of sound directly through the skull to the eardrums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beantown Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 And here I thought I was high tech using cigarette filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 ^^^^ your not the first guy to do that brother. Just sayin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineralman55 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Took my son to the rifle range yesterday. I only had one set of ear muffs along (having already lent my other ear muffs to someone) I decided to let my son use the electronic ear muffs along with squishy plugs, I used just the squishy plugs. The noise was too much. I'll never do that again for an extended range session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Wifey and the girl went to Monster Truck Jam last night. Girl used plugs, as headsets give her a headache. Wifey was hugely impressed with the 32db electronic Howard Leight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 5:52 AM, beantown said: And here I thought I was high tech using cigarette filters. LOL!!!! Back in the revolver days I used to see cops shove empty 38 Special cartridges in their ears at the range for hearing protection. I bet that worked really well! I had bad enough hearing loss and tinnitus early on from ear infections when I was a kid that I never shot without proper hearing protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 6:52 AM, beantown said: And here I thought I was high tech using cigarette filters. Badass is to have the butts still lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, unforgiven said: Badass is to have the butts still lit. Lol I could see you doing that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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