Welcome to the Community @MrPuma2072! It’s good to see you again! (I’ve talked with you a bit over on our Facebook and Twitter platforms.) 
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Hey Kiddo! You staying out of trouble?
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Always! Glad to have you here!!
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Twitter just got so stupid, I went over to Parler. A Conservative/Gun Owner rich environment.
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Someplace around here, I have my earplugs that were issued to me when I joined the Army. Back in the French and Indians War. 
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I’ve narrowed it down to two pair and need to make a decision, let me know what you think (quick poll at the bottom)!
Which of these two ear protection should I get?
- Howard Leight by Honeywell Impact Sport Sound Amplification Electronic Shooting Earmuff
- Walkers Razor Slim Electronic Shooting Hearing Protection Muff
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Going with anything that is not the howard leights. I just bought some, shot in them 3 times, not going to use them again. Can’t get a decent seal unless I hold them to my ears with both hands. Maybe it’s the low profile design, but the kind I had before did not have this problem at all.
Sadly, the last brand had plastic brackets that broke, so I can’t recommend them either, but they sealed well.
I really wouldn’t recommend either for indoor ranges. I want at least 30dbl reduction. Outdoors either would be fine.
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Thin pads are standard on pretty much all low pro muff’s I’ve tried except the very high end military/swat models.
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Why not just use ear plugs? They take up much less space, Block more noise & cost almost nothing.
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Instructors need both good protection and to be able to communicate well with students and those types of earplugs tend to be extremely expensive.
Many of us flat don’t like earplugs as well and some like me are very hard to fit. The only plugs that will stay in my ears without hurting are the custom molded plugs which are cheap and very effective but unless you want to spend big dollars for the high end electronic models they make communication all but impossible.
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I can never get them to stay in my ears, @Brad… I have weird ears. 
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I have the Howard Leight by Honeywell pair you linked to and I love them. I use them at the range, and whenever I’m on the lawnmower too.
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@Dawn, you sound like my wife.
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I know another with weird ears. The canal is actually aimed forward for them as you go in. Mine go backward.
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That is really interesting. I can hear most people talking at the range just fine…especially the screamers. lol
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My son asked for Walker’s Amplified/bluetooth earbuds and ammo for Christmas. Amazon had the Walker’s on sale cyber Monday with an extra discount if you get 2. I haven’t tried them out yet but plan on it next week.
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Apology in advance if this has been discussed - I honestly have not read all 57 replies … With that said, I admit I am a “double up” hearing protection guy at the range, but realize there is maybe not as much additional attenuation added as might appear on the surface.
I started writing a whole dissertation about this, but found this summary that says it a lot easier to understand:
"How does wearing dual hearing protectors change NRR?
When hearing protectors are worn in combination (i.e. earplugs AND earmuffs), rather than adding the two NRR numbers together, you simply add five more decibels of protection to the device with the higher NRR. For example, using 3M™ E-A-R™ Classic Earplugs (NRR 29) with 3M™ Peltor™ H7 Deluxe Earmuffs (NRR 27) would provide a Noise Reduction Rating of approximately 34 decibels.
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Just to make it a little more fun: (NRR -7/2) = dBA.
So stacking NRR 29 (11 dBA) on top of NRR 27 (10 dBA) results in a total NRR 34 (13.5 dBA) 
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learned something new @Gary_H thank you!
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