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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 651366" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>Question,</p><p> </p><p>Is your father willing to hunt with hearing protection on, or willing to take the time to put plugs in before he shoots?</p><p> </p><p>I personally (when thinking 300 yds or less) am thinking about pretty quick shot opportunities alot of times, where the last thing I want to take the time to do is put in earplugs. I'd rather take those few seconds to get as steady as possible and concentrate on the shot, especially if the animal is moving.</p><p> </p><p>I wont walk with earplugs in either, because I want to hear the brush if it rattles, or the snake that rattles for that matter. Hell, there's at least a dozen different things that I like to be able to hear when out hunting or stalking on foot. Other gun shots, peoples' voices, the bounding of a deer, water running in a creek ect.</p><p> </p><p>Modern muzzle breaks (as pointed out above in other posts) are most excellent at making a 300 mag feel like a 260 if not less. But I personally wont shoot one without hearing protection, and they are **** loud. I think they have a place in hunting, but more so for long range; where we generally have plenty of time to get into position, and taking a few seconds for hearing protection is only a small portion of the preparation time for those shots.</p><p> </p><p>Something that can give the best of both worlds is the electronic hearing protection, like the walkers game ear or a variety of electronic muffs, but I don't know how they handle getting rained on, and they can be uncomfortable when we're putting on alot of miles and sweating from head to socks.</p><p> </p><p>I can't comment on the effectiveness of the 260 caliber, but I've heard tell of many many elk killed with 243's and 25-06 rifles. I agree with above posts, go with a bolt gun. The spring doesn't affect recoil enough to notice much, or offset the other downsides of an AR platform.</p><p> </p><p>Just my 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 651366, member: 21068"] Question, Is your father willing to hunt with hearing protection on, or willing to take the time to put plugs in before he shoots? I personally (when thinking 300 yds or less) am thinking about pretty quick shot opportunities alot of times, where the last thing I want to take the time to do is put in earplugs. I'd rather take those few seconds to get as steady as possible and concentrate on the shot, especially if the animal is moving. I wont walk with earplugs in either, because I want to hear the brush if it rattles, or the snake that rattles for that matter. Hell, there's at least a dozen different things that I like to be able to hear when out hunting or stalking on foot. Other gun shots, peoples' voices, the bounding of a deer, water running in a creek ect. Modern muzzle breaks (as pointed out above in other posts) are most excellent at making a 300 mag feel like a 260 if not less. But I personally wont shoot one without hearing protection, and they are **** loud. I think they have a place in hunting, but more so for long range; where we generally have plenty of time to get into position, and taking a few seconds for hearing protection is only a small portion of the preparation time for those shots. Something that can give the best of both worlds is the electronic hearing protection, like the walkers game ear or a variety of electronic muffs, but I don't know how they handle getting rained on, and they can be uncomfortable when we're putting on alot of miles and sweating from head to socks. I can't comment on the effectiveness of the 260 caliber, but I've heard tell of many many elk killed with 243's and 25-06 rifles. I agree with above posts, go with a bolt gun. The spring doesn't affect recoil enough to notice much, or offset the other downsides of an AR platform. Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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