Deal Alert
At Amazon, Peltor Tactical Hearing Protection at $50 is a good deal. But, at check out, they take another $15 off. $35 take home price is one helluva deal. I have a set and love them.
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December 15th, 2011 at 11:40 am
That’s a killer deal. I have the 7s, but I always wanted another pair for when I take a friend shooting. I followed your link and bought a 6s, too. Thanks.
December 15th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Been wanting to get some.
So I just bought two. Then I sent the link to New Shooter Drew and he bought a pair.
Plus we used your affiliate link so Merry Christmas to all of us!
December 15th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Been meaning to upgrade my current muffs a bit and needed an extra set for guests at the range. Thanks for the heads up.
December 15th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Just ordered a set myself. I’ve been meaning to get a better set of muffs, anyways, and now I can stop stealing my son’s!
December 15th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
I love mine too, but they eat batteries like crazy and the on-off knob too easily rotates to “on” and facilitates the battery dump. They DO fit my head and allow an AR cheek-weld better than my old and bulbous super-cheap Caldwell electro-muffs. The NEW low-profile Caldwell ones are also a great price and if they have the same battery-eating propensity (I don’t know if they do or not), so what?
December 15th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
I picked up a pair to replace the Caldwells I’ve been using. And to let me pass the Caldwells to the occasional new shooter I’ve taken to the range.
Thanks, Unc!
December 15th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
I have the Peltors, and my Howard Leights are better. I’d go ahead and pay the extra $13 to get a battery door that is accessable and a switch that works.
As you well know, getting the batteries into a Peltor involves using a screwdriver to take off the ear cups. And like DirtCrashr says, they eat batteries. You can’t store the batteries in them.
I keep my Peltors as a spare for guests.
December 15th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I have the AO Safety Work-Tunes, which I think are re-branded Peltors, gottem from Ballistic Reload.com for $50. They do an excellent job of damping range noise, but there is one problem: all the radio tunes are accompanied by a low-tone rushing noise which doesn’t dampen out. I don’t know how to handle that.
December 15th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Shortcomings aside, I may have to get a pair of these Peltors. My Howard Leight’s electronics are great, but ‘ol Howard needs to think about putting some more foam in the ear cups. After about an hour under those things, I need a crowbar to dislodge the frame of my shooting glasses from my skull. It’s a bit of an ouchy.
December 15th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
The Peltors are ok, but I have been using these now for about 2 years. I love’em! 😀
http://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-R-01526-Electronic-Earmuff/dp/B001T7QJ9O/ref=pd_cp_hi_1
December 15th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Well, if i find they suck, thats what Amazon’s return policy is for. 😀
December 16th, 2011 at 12:48 am
They are quality, but after many hours they kind of hurt your ears by smashing them against your skull. I guess I’m just a real shooter and I only use rechargeables…
Get your asses to the range.
December 16th, 2011 at 1:03 am
At only a NRR rating of 19 I would have to pass I value my hearing. I use 32 right now. Obviously these are cheap but I would rather use my passive 32’s that I bought for $30 until I can save up the $300 for an active pair that will also do 32NRR.
December 16th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Wow the first review on amazon is 1-star negative and the guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about??
My response:
I’ve used the 6s for over 5 years now, professionally and during competitions. I typically wear them for 6-9 hours straight, and my only gripe is they make my ears a little sore after so many hours.
Responding to the above:
1- Grab the muff and pull off the padding to access the batteries. I’ve literally done this a hundred+ times and it doesn’t damage them. Fingers are the only tools necessary.
2- Apparently this guy has enough money to spend on batteries or he doesn’t shoot enough to know to use RECHARGEABLES. Maybe he only uses them 20 minutes every year when he takes a couple bench-rest shots so he’s pissed he forgets his batteries. The switch works just fine and isn’t easily rotated on.
3- What a fundamental misunderstanding of electronic ear-pro. They offer protection WITHOUT BATTERIES. The electronics amplify ambient noises, it has nothing to do with noise reduction. They are just as effective reducing noise without batteries.
4- This guy has no idea what he’s talking about.
That all said, Peltor makes commercial aviation hearing protection and communication headsets and they are an international leader in ear pro.
If you like to hit the range and want some headphones so you can have normal conversation and hear everything but gunshots, buy these. They are a great price, a quality product, and unless you shoot more than 10,000 rounds/yr, they are great. If you want the best, buy pro-ears.
December 16th, 2011 at 1:52 am
I like my Howard Leights. Better switch, auto shut off after 4 hours, and an adapter that lets me plug in my mp3.
December 16th, 2011 at 9:46 am
What if you’re not in a tactical situation, do they still work?
December 16th, 2011 at 9:50 am
Tactical just means they don’t have a light on them to tell you they’re on.