Peltor Sport RangeGuard Electronic Hearing Protector, NRR 21 dB, Ear Protection for the Range, Shooting and Hunting

These are great ear protection that are comfortable to wear and very adjustable. I am a woman with a bit of a small head and many headsets have a band that is too long, making it hard for me to get a good fit. This one has good adjustability for my smaller head, but can easily be worn by my husband who needs a larger size. It's also comfortable even when using it for longer periods of time and the electronic amplification allows me to easily hear voices etc while blocking loud noises. Overall, would definitely recommend!

I wanted "just in case" ear protection for home defense. If I had to shot a self defense 12Ga in my house, or in a hallway, id be deaf after the first shot, and likely stunned to some degree. So finding some muffs that could give some protection against that was my goal and I think these work good for that. Here's why... Pros 1. The microphones give very good crisp natural sound pick up. Amplified just slightly better than my naked ears EVEN AT SOME DISTANCE. (Other "better" headphones seem to cancel distance sounds, I want to hear the distance sounds in my home) 2. The two microphone work well for isolating direction sounds. About as good as my naked ears, and maybe a little better sometimes. (make sure they are mics are facing forward it makes a difference.) 3. 21db's reduction should be "good enough" to keep my hearing intact for a short time. This I can't really know for sure. 4. Fit great and very comfortable. Ear pads are nice. 5. Low price for the quality 6. Very low profile. Cons 1. If you turn up the amplification to get more sounds pick up, you get more white noise (hiss). You can just turn it up loud enough that hiss is barely audible, and its still better than your naked ears. I think the white noise comes with the ability to pick up distant sounds. 2. It could use some more passive NR. I wonder if other ear pads could give some more NR Conclusion. For the range with lots of shots firing for a long time, I want more than the 21db noise reduction. ( I can add 30db ear plugs. or use a different ear protection.) But for home defense these seem to do everything I need better than any other ear phones I've found, so five stars.

I buy these for myself, my friends, and my customers. They are by far the best performing electronic ears under $100. at 21 dB, they can be a little light for some environments, having a bunch of foamies as backup is recommended, but is almost never an issue, unless it's 50 cal indoors.

I bought these for work, and used them in a recent week long firearms course. I have had the Howard Leight Impact Sport protection for about 18 months. However, the thin foam ear seals on those are uncomfortable for long use (anything more than 30 to 40 minutes), and do not seem to seal as well as some old Pelor passive ear muffs I have. The Peltor Rangeguards have ear seals that are similar to my old passive Peltor Bullseye Ulimate 10 ear muffs, that are relatively comfortable and seal well. They proved to be comfortable even when worn for 2+ hours at a time, and seal reasonably well. Although I should say I use "goggle" style eye pro, so that I just have a thin elastic strap running under the seals, rather than the hard temples of glasses. Protecting my hearing is important enough that is a step I take to ensure a good seal with all my ear muffs. I had considered getting the Peltor Tactical 100 ear muffs, but these appear to be the exact same thing, for $30 less. I know Peltor claims the Tactical 100 version has a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of 22 decibels (dB), and these are only rated at 21dB, but I can't see where the difference might be. Pros: Good price, comfortable, amplifies noise enough to hear range commands even when wearing earplugs (which I always use). Cons: Is not compatible with Peltor's gel ear seals, which would improve comfort and more importantly provide an even better seal against noise. Is not as low profile as some other ear muffs, which can be a problem for some people when shooting long guns, although I did not have a problem. Summary: Decent performance, great price, good comfort. NRR not as good as some more expensive ear pro available from Peltor and ProEars. EDIT TO ADD: A little reading showed you can actually use the gel ear seals ( 3M Peltor Camelback Gel Sealing Rings HY80, Black ). The earseals on RangeGuards are attached with adhesive, and the Peltor HY80 gel earseals are also attached to plastic rings with adhesive. Just carefully peel off the earcups from both the RangeGuard and the HY80 gel earseals, and stick the gel seals on the rings already mounted to the RangeGuards. It took me less than 10 minutes. They are much more comfortable now, and seem to block noise better do to getting a better seal around the ears.