Hearing Protection

Protection from the harmfull effects of shotgun shooting and full bore rifle shooting come in two forms firstly ' in the ear' protection and then 'over the ear' protection. Each person has their own ideas about which is more effective and /or more comfortable but the products available are changing and improving and we can offer the best products to suit both camps.

Over the ear protection is the simplest and I refuse to sell ear muffs that dont have any form of amplification in them. As a shoot organiser I think the man in his cheap ear muffs who cant hear any external noise is not really taking part in the day. He cant hear instructions from any quarter, he cant hear birds in the air and often seems to be in a sort of trance.

Amplification is a must!

I sell a lot of SOLAR POWERED ear muffs with virtually no problems , they have cured for ever the search for new batteries at the start of the shoot and they have proved a great success. This is a very successful product.

The top of the range PELTOR SPORT TAC is the only serious contender to the solar powered ear muffs. It is battery powered and has an impressive specification with 600 hours of battery life and the batteries are straightforward AAAs. They are also particularly comfortable and I think sound quality is meant to be better than the solar powered ones but I am not very well up on this sort of technical specification.Personally I have worn in the ear protection for 20 years so I think it comes down to personal choice in the end - both pairs cost about the same.

Prices.

PACE SOLAR POWERED EAR muffs - £115 plus Vat
PELTOR Sport Tac - £118 plus Vat