Be cautious on the earbuds - they can blast the ears.

I use a small bore pistol headset. I upgraded to a big bore one for the range -
even if I shoot small bore (22lr) the guy next to me is a 45 or so.

They block levels of sound not frequencies. They are fast acting and
allow talking to a person or hearing light sounds.

They are battery operated so they cost a bit to run.

Martin

jeffgee wrote:
I have been using some earbuds for music and then some big earmuff
style hearing protectors over them. I have been shopping for
headphones and was wondering what the group thinks of using noise
reducing headphones for hearing protection. I have a feeling they only
stop normal noise and would not provide the protection I am looking
for but thought I'd ask on the off chance that I could exchange 2
things sitting on my head for just one.
thanks for any input you might have
-- jeff