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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 1527502" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>I have been using hearing protection since the late 60's and back then we just used foam ear plugs and then when I got my first set of Peltor muffs I thought I'd arrived. Then I graduated to electronically amplified earmuffs and a few years ago my wife mentioned that I was asking her to repeat more often on evenings after I'd been to the range that morning.</p><p></p><p>I realized then that not only did I need ear plugs but I ALSO needed good ear muffs on top of them and I can tell you that if I'm under the shed roof at my rifle range and someone lets off a round from a rifle with a brake it actually hurts my ears even with plugs and muffs. </p><p></p><p>It seems that the tin roofs of our sheds which provide wonderful relief from the hot sun in the summer and from rain year around are bouncing the muzzle blast back at us at a barely reduced rate.</p><p></p><p>Something else I noticed. When I shot a rifle outdoors when I lived in Colorado I barely noticed the muzzle blast but here in Florida when I touch off a high powered rifle round it sounds quite loud if I'm in thick woods or near a reflective surface.</p><p></p><p>Call it reflected sound or whatever causes this, it makes perfect sense that the hearing damage is greatly amplified by a tin roof at a rifle range or even trees in the woods. So.... Since 98% of my actual shooting is at a rifle range under a tin roof I'll never own another braked rifle again unless it's strictly to be shot out in the open and even then I intend to wear ear plugs or muffs even for only one shot.</p><p></p><p>Remember that hearing loss creeps up on you and it's almost never immediately apparent or even not in a year or so unless you really shoot a braked rifle a lot.</p><p></p><p>I miss my good hearing I had when I was young and now I wear amplified ear muffs when I hunt so I can hear something besides these danged crickets that follow me around all the time. LOL</p><p></p><p>There was a study done a few years ago because the sniper instructors were going deaf and they were absolutely required to wear very good hearing protection. They found that you simply can't guard against the concussion effects that travel through the bones in your skull that still damage the nerves involved in hearing.</p><p></p><p>No... I don't think brakes are a good idea. Yes I think they are guaranteed to damage your hearing much more than a rifle that does not have a brake and even a 22 rimfire rifle without a brake can damage your hearing.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm rambling but it's a big deal to me that I have lost a good part of my hearing and I wish I'd been much more careful with hearing protection through the years.</p><p></p><p>At my range if you show up with a rifle with a brake people start packing up and leaving it's so obnoxiously loud.</p><p></p><p>Climbing down off my soap box and feeling a bit sheepish but I'm glad I got that off my chest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 1527502, member: 105"] I have been using hearing protection since the late 60's and back then we just used foam ear plugs and then when I got my first set of Peltor muffs I thought I'd arrived. Then I graduated to electronically amplified earmuffs and a few years ago my wife mentioned that I was asking her to repeat more often on evenings after I'd been to the range that morning. I realized then that not only did I need ear plugs but I ALSO needed good ear muffs on top of them and I can tell you that if I'm under the shed roof at my rifle range and someone lets off a round from a rifle with a brake it actually hurts my ears even with plugs and muffs. It seems that the tin roofs of our sheds which provide wonderful relief from the hot sun in the summer and from rain year around are bouncing the muzzle blast back at us at a barely reduced rate. Something else I noticed. When I shot a rifle outdoors when I lived in Colorado I barely noticed the muzzle blast but here in Florida when I touch off a high powered rifle round it sounds quite loud if I'm in thick woods or near a reflective surface. Call it reflected sound or whatever causes this, it makes perfect sense that the hearing damage is greatly amplified by a tin roof at a rifle range or even trees in the woods. So.... Since 98% of my actual shooting is at a rifle range under a tin roof I'll never own another braked rifle again unless it's strictly to be shot out in the open and even then I intend to wear ear plugs or muffs even for only one shot. Remember that hearing loss creeps up on you and it's almost never immediately apparent or even not in a year or so unless you really shoot a braked rifle a lot. I miss my good hearing I had when I was young and now I wear amplified ear muffs when I hunt so I can hear something besides these danged crickets that follow me around all the time. LOL There was a study done a few years ago because the sniper instructors were going deaf and they were absolutely required to wear very good hearing protection. They found that you simply can't guard against the concussion effects that travel through the bones in your skull that still damage the nerves involved in hearing. No... I don't think brakes are a good idea. Yes I think they are guaranteed to damage your hearing much more than a rifle that does not have a brake and even a 22 rimfire rifle without a brake can damage your hearing. I guess I'm rambling but it's a big deal to me that I have lost a good part of my hearing and I wish I'd been much more careful with hearing protection through the years. At my range if you show up with a rifle with a brake people start packing up and leaving it's so obnoxiously loud. Climbing down off my soap box and feeling a bit sheepish but I'm glad I got that off my chest. [/QUOTE]
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