Omelet wrote:
>
>> I think a lot of us are guilty of thinking that our bodies and parts
>> thereof are indestructible when we're young(ish). I used to be laughed at
>> by family and friends (25 years ago) when we went to the shooting
>> range; if there was no proper hearing-protection available to beg, borrow
>> or steal from the club "pros", I'd just stuff my ears with wads of cotton
>> wool, which I always took with me. My aforementioned family/friends all
>> said I was being a "wuss".
>
> Heh! When we sign the liability card when coming in to the range office
> for targets and paying the fee, a pair of disposable foam earplugs is
> always issued by them. ;-)



I find those plug in ear protectors next to useless. I prefer to use
proper hearing protection, the ear muff style.

One day last year I got to the (indoor) range and realized I had
forgotten my ear protection so I used the ear plugs that I always carry
in my case. they weren't bad with the .22, but the 9mm left my ears
ringing.