on June 3, 2010 9:37 PM
I've been looking for some decent electronic muffs for a while, but the prices on Pro Ears and MSA Sordin muffs are a little steep for me.
For most trips to the range, the Peltor Bullseye 9 muffs I have are hard to beat for the price, but when you are taking a class or shooting a match with lots of talking, I sometimes have to strain a bit to hear people.
I was at Academy the other day and they had some Remington electronic muffs marked down to $20. I figured what the heck, I'll take a chance on them for only $20.
Pros
More comfortable than I expected
Excellent volume
Easy to understand people
Acceptable level of noise reduction
Not too big
Cons
The sound spectrum is skewed to high frequencies, higher pitched noises are louder than low pitches
Difficult to wear with safety glasses
Noise reduction is acceptable, but not as good as most non-electric muffs
Clipping
I think for $20 the list of cons is worth putting up with. I won't use these as my "everyday" muffs, but I think they will be very handy for classes.
Did some googling and I think I have the Remington R1500, which I think are the Radians Pro-Amp 23 repackaged by Remington. (I have some other Remington safety stuff that is made by Radians also.) Looks like the Radians retail for around $70, so not a bad deal. I think Remington has stopped selling the R1500.
Anyways, obligatory pics:
For most trips to the range, the Peltor Bullseye 9 muffs I have are hard to beat for the price, but when you are taking a class or shooting a match with lots of talking, I sometimes have to strain a bit to hear people.
I was at Academy the other day and they had some Remington electronic muffs marked down to $20. I figured what the heck, I'll take a chance on them for only $20.
Pros
More comfortable than I expected
Excellent volume
Easy to understand people
Acceptable level of noise reduction
Not too big
Cons
The sound spectrum is skewed to high frequencies, higher pitched noises are louder than low pitches
Difficult to wear with safety glasses
Noise reduction is acceptable, but not as good as most non-electric muffs
Clipping
I think for $20 the list of cons is worth putting up with. I won't use these as my "everyday" muffs, but I think they will be very handy for classes.
Did some googling and I think I have the Remington R1500, which I think are the Radians Pro-Amp 23 repackaged by Remington. (I have some other Remington safety stuff that is made by Radians also.) Looks like the Radians retail for around $70, so not a bad deal. I think Remington has stopped selling the R1500.
Anyways, obligatory pics:
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