nagant rifle fired 3ft from my head. no ear plugs!

[motoman]

I got a pir of molded plugs from one of the gun show guys years ago. Have shot 22lr-50bmg with just them in loud but no pain no ringing. I've been known to double up with a pair of peltor tactical electric muffs at times also

How much did you paid for the molded plugs? I've seen them with several options for sale at the Market Hall show, from like $70 all the way up to $200.

[bulldog896]

I got a pir of molded plugs from one of the gun show guys years ago. Have shot 22lr-50bmg with just them in loud but no pain no ringing. I've been known to double up with a pair of peltor tactical electric muffs at times also

[CJ]

Thats one of the main reasons i want a suppressor is so if i have to fire it in the house i wont go deaf.

I'm hoping you don't mean an AR-15 in the house, haha. Yes, if that's your concern a .22LR with a can, 9mm w/ 147gr bullets, or .45 would be safe to shoot indoors with a suppressor. It's gonna be loud, but it won't damage your hearing.

[Binky]

Thats one of the main reasons i want a suppressor is so if i have to fire it in the house i wont go deaf.

[David]

My m16 without the can on it hurts my fucking skull and ears to shoot.

[kingjason]

I was out at a party and we decided to shoot some clays, after 10-20 rounds of 12ga without hearing protection my ear still felt fine, but then I shot 3 rounds of some kind of .410 self defense ammo out of a snubnose judge. After that my right ear hurt and could hardly hear out of it. It was almost 2 weeks before my ear was back to normal.

I pulled 20, 3 in shells out of the Saiga one day, rapid fire, without my ear plugs. I knew right away I never wanted to do that again. Holy shit that thing is loud. I think it took around two or three days before I was back to normal.

No need to double up, but it wouldn't hurt anything. I just recently purchased a GOOD set of plugs and they are AWESOME. I've never had discomfort during or after firing. A lot of times when I shoot I'm around gunfire for 8 plus hours. I got a set of the molded ones at a gun show. A little weird to have done, but I'm so glad that I did it though. They cost me 80 bucks, I had what they call filters installed in them so that I can hear range commands and speech with them in. If you don't need to hear that stuff, you can get them for about 20 bucks cheaper.

I did have one instance that kind of "talked" me into getting a good set of plugs. I went skeet shooting, probably shot 200 or so shells and when I was done, I couldn't hear out of my right ear. Just a very loud ringing. I guess that my plug wasn't fitting correctly. I noticed that it was ringing when I was shooting, but didn't think it was too bad. It took 2 days for my ear to stop ringing, and slowly through the week my hearing returned to normal.

So.... I think that my $80 pair of ear plugs have been a good investment.

I've considered those how do they work indoors?

[CJ]

I was out at a party and we decided to shoot some clays, after 10-20 rounds of 12ga without hearing protection my ear still felt fine, but then I shot 3 rounds of some kind of .410 self defense ammo out of a snubnose judge. After that my right ear hurt and could hardly hear out of it. It was almost 2 weeks before my ear was back to normal.

lol oh yeah that's going to be much louder, gotta get that muzzle away from your face, longer the barrel, quieter the discharge.

[GrayStangGT]

I was out at a party and we decided to shoot some clays, after 10-20 rounds of 12ga without hearing protection my ear still felt fine, but then I shot 3 rounds of some kind of .410 self defense ammo out of a snubnose judge. After that my right ear hurt and could hardly hear out of it. It was almost 2 weeks before my ear was back to normal.

[Mach1Run]

I did a mag dump with an automatic HK G3 into an airstream trailer one time, no hearing protection. The moment I started firing I realized I didn't have ears on, I just buried one ear into my shoulder and bared down. I don't remember the ringing lasting for too long. Last year I shot my 10mm delta from the driver seat of my jeep, that rang too, but went away after an hour or so, if that. Either I'm already deaf or I haven't experienced the loudness you guys have. Being inside an enclosure makes it 2x as worse though. If you're hunting in a field, a 16" or 20" AR15 isn't that loud at all, I've shot them many times with no ears out in a field. And 12 gauge's I never wear ears when hunting (who does?). I know that Nagant @ 3ft was loud as shit, and it would have been 2x as worse if it was an M44.

Ye gads, an m44 in an enclosed space. I fired mine under a 10x20 steel picnic cover with concrete floor at a friends place and it not only cleared everyone from under the cover, but was also unanimously voted of the picnic cover island lol. It was really uncomfortable even with my plugs in.

[pr1042]

My ears have been ringing since 2006 thanks to an All That Remains concert. Whenever I shoot I use surefire ear plugs which are dirt cheap AND Howard Leight lectronic muffs.

[David]

My ears are garbage. Crowded room, unless I'm looking at you, I won't understand anything you're saying.

They're constantly ringing and occasionally get a numbness and complete deafness in one ear.

[CJ]

I did a mag dump with an automatic HK G3 into an airstream trailer one time, no hearing protection. The moment I started firing I realized I didn't have ears on, I just buried one ear into my shoulder and bared down. I don't remember the ringing lasting for too long. Last year I shot my 10mm delta from the driver seat of my jeep, that rang too, but went away after an hour or so, if that. Either I'm already deaf or I haven't experienced the loudness you guys have. Being inside an enclosure makes it 2x as worse though. If you're hunting in a field, a 16" or 20" AR15 isn't that loud at all, I've shot them many times with no ears out in a field. And 12 gauge's I never wear ears when hunting (who does?). I know that Nagant @ 3ft was loud as shit, and it would have been 2x as worse if it was an M44.

[YALE]

Hearing damage is the number one combat injury.

My grandfather fired 175mm howitzers in Vietnam without hearing protection. Over half his vocabulary is a variation of, "what?"

[Moose242]

How do ground troops overseas handle it on the front lines?

Hearing damage is the number one combat injury.