Proears

Review by M. Heck : Fantastic!

I learned of these muffs while attending the Front Sight four day handgun shooting course. One of the students had a set and let me try them.

I had been using a much cheaper set that worked, but not as well as these. These muffs don't block out all sound like my cheaper ones did, but they do reduce the sound to non-harmful levels so you can continue to hear range commands for safety purposes. I came home, told my husband about them and we bought two sets.

You can also turn up the sound gain for hunting purposes to hear game moving around, while still getting excellent hearing protection.

I decided on this model because of the hearing protection level - better protection than from any other brand I found. Capable of offering great protection for larger, magnum handguns, rifles and shotguns and, at the same time, offering the ability to still hear range commands.

My husband also uses his while operating his tractor. These muff have a plug in for an MP3 player and that allows him to listen to music or radio through his MP3 player to kill some of the boredom of operating a tractor all day.

Review by R. McLaughlin : Discreet on the outside, gold on the inside!

Wow. I gave away my Peltors after wearing these for one shoot. I had tried to "set it off" by clapping real hard right in front of my face, like I do the Peltors, but it did not seem to work. Well, shooting will be the real test. I had the volume turned up high, to the point where I can hear my breathing, and the shooter next to me with any subtle movements. Surely I am about to go deaf, but I had faith.

Time to shoot. I raised my .45 auto and fired off seven shots. Amazing! Not only were the gunshots dampened to the point where they were not at any harmful level, but I could still hear myself breathing! I counted under my breath and still heard it. I suppose if anyone was standing by you and mumbling under their breath they better make sure they speak nice of you.

The unit is large and of simple exterior design. No sexy lines or curves, so if you lay these down they may be ignored as they appear to be any typical set of earmuffs. The PRO EARS logo is so large as to be shouting at you, and adds to the apparent cheapness of the unit. But that is looks only. The inside is amazing.

My only whining is their weight. With one battery on each ear, and a completely duplicated set of circuit boards, the weight is noticeable. You will notice they are on, but the normalcy of speaking without straining to hear is a distinct advantage.

Buy the best and you only cry once.