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big shrek · 12-15-2011, 01:36 AM

One cannot reinforce this enough. Wear the hearing protection, or end up going "Eh? What?" more than you would like to.

I lost enough hearing due to loud rock music in the 80's & 90's...to get me into trouble occasionally with my wifey...
Had I not worn hearing protection when shooting, I would surely be wearing a hearing aid now.
Probably ain't gonna be long before I'm stuck with one anyway...voices I'm having more & more trouble hearing clearly...
even though I can hear other tiny sounds clearly...for some reason the vocal range is starting to escape me.

Kinda funny, I can hear a squirrel rustling leaves at 50 yards, and deer walking 100 yards away, but a voice is muffled at 5 yards. Go figure...

12-15-2011, 01:36 AM	#2
big shrek Firearm Zealot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest, FL Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 1	One cannot reinforce this enough. Wear the hearing protection, or end up going "Eh? What?" more than you would like to. I lost enough hearing due to loud rock music in the 80's & 90's...to get me into trouble occasionally with my wifey... Had I not worn hearing protection when shooting, I would surely be wearing a hearing aid now. Probably ain't gonna be long before I'm stuck with one anyway...voices I'm having more & more trouble hearing clearly... even though I can hear other tiny sounds clearly...for some reason the vocal range is starting to escape me. Kinda funny, I can hear a squirrel rustling leaves at 50 yards, and deer walking 100 yards away, but a voice is muffled at 5 yards. Go figure... __________________ Marlin & Calico Specialist I'm not just Trigger Happy, I'm Trigger Ecstatic!!