death from below Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 please can anyone help.....My mate has a set of ear pieces to cut out the noise of his shotty....they are the molded type that fit snugly in his ear.....you know the ones where a cast is made of your inner ear.....He got them via an advert in shooting or sporting times.....the advert went something like......hear the dawn chorus etc etc.....he phoned the bloke up and made an appointment at a local specsavers or the like(in basildon, essex that has now shut down apparently). Has anyone seen the advert in any shooting mags.... or does anyone know of any companies that do these molded types of ear plugs....I have saw some on the internet but they cost about 300 quid....just don't have that cash......i'm getting a bit sick of using lumps of moldy bread and candle wax to save my hearing. DFB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 www.montanaracing.co.uk might be what your looking for Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 green leopard are anothe company, not sure if they are one you want though. 300 quid is for the atice ones, you can get custom passive ones for much less than that. Or get some Sonic II's for about 12 quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 http://www.noisebreaker.co.uk/ these people did mine no idea of cost though as got them through work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 http://www.noisebreaker.co.uk/ these people did mine no idea of cost though as got them through work Similar company did the machine techicians were I work jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me and my lad Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 me and the lad have got noise breakers, think they are about £65.00 a pair. theyre great, no problem hearing people talking. they felt a bit odd at first but got used to them quickly. specsavers wouldnt do them for my lad, phoned the guy up and we ended up going to see him to get fitted, went on a wendesday, arrived on the saturday !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I have the noisebreakers, well worth the money. The other ones are not as good at all http://www.noisebreaker.co.uk/Default.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death from below Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks everyone....I shall check out the info you have provided. DFB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanlee Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks everyone....I shall check out the info you have provided. I got some of these just after Christmas: http://www.earplugsthatfit.com/ Total cost £9.98 inc. post. They are **** hot - comfortable, and very quiet. Easy to make, though it does help to have someone with you to tidy up the outer moulding. I did this mini-review on another forum: I ordered them on the 4th, and they arrived on the 21st - the post mark was the 6th, so the delay was due to the postal service. Anyway, it comes in a tiny bag, inside are the instructions, a small black velvet bag to store the plugs in, and 2 pots of silicon/rubber mix. I divided both pots into 2, then mixed half of mix - it is a bit like blutack, but softer.The 2 halves are mixed together, and once they are a uniform colour, the mixture is inserted into the ear, moulded and smoothed over as you see fit, and left in position for 15 minutes - it really is simple, but to get a smooth finish, you need someone else to help you. Once I'd mixed up half of the mixture, it was obvious that it would be enough for both ears - so thats a bonus, you can easily get 4 earplugs from the kit. I did the first 2 myself, and tried to fit a sound valve from another pair of plugs when it was moulded, to try to get a better quality plug that can hear talking, but filters out the bangs.They went in fairly well, but upon testing, they do not work half as well as I'd expected - they were very much like passive plugs, I think the deepness of the moulding filters out nearly all noise. So plan 1 was dumped, and plan 2 started to make a plain pair of passive plugs. I got someone to give me a hand making these, and it was worth it, they came out a lot smoother. I tried these then, and they were very good when shooting the gun, but block out almost all noise, which, really, isnt too much of a problem. They were very comfortable - once they were in, you could soon forget that they were there, no irritation at all in a hour of shooting - much better than my previous plugs which were always coming out to let me itch my ear holes (lovely!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TikkaT3 Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 This lot are about the best in the market - better than Green Leopard IMHO. www.hearingelectronics.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 This lot are about the best in the market - better than Green Leopard IMHO. www.hearingelectronics.co.uk They want to be at £895 for a pair of the digital ones?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 At one time I was using those foam 'roll up' type; they cut quite a lot of the noise out but still didn't feel as good as defenders. I got my defenders from work; they're really good but too bulky and so I was considering moulded plugs from some of the links on here. One of the links put me in contact with an audioligist in Boots, Basildon, who then told me that muffs were a lot better than any earplug (even moulded ones) could be (I've heard this from other sources as well; it's also quoted on these forums somewhere). I explained that I had considered the slimline muffs, and his response was the same that even these give better protection than plugs. Apparently sound can travel down the bone behind the ear and still cause damage, an earmuff covers all! Also, some sound can 'slip by' a plug, even moulded ones, apparently! The only problem with muffs is the bulk, and wearing glasses. The Deben slimline muffs seem to take care of the bulk problem, and the safety glasses I use (£4.20 from B&Q) have adjustable arms; these pull out to leave short arms with neat slots in into which I've put an old swimming goggle strap. I've yet to try the combination but it all feels good so far. Must admit I am curious about the 'mould 'em yerself' type though. At that price they seem worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Emtec Noisebusters How good are they? I already have slight tinitus (probably from bike riding and a few Iron Maiden concerts!), although it's not that bad and I don't want it going there! I recently went to a local hearing center who done all the foam tampon and blue gloop thing to take the moulds. But after two sets of moulds being done, he still could not get a plug to fit my left ear properly. It is a smaller canal and is not quite as 'fleshy'. So I'm wondering if these specialist people at Emtec can do anything, and more importantly, does the filter they fit really attenuate the sound of gunfire that well that my hearing won't get any worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me and my lad Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 if it was at boots chances are emtec would be making your plugs anyway. if he had a problem ring emtec, speak to morris, he runs it. hes a genuine helpful bloke !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 It wasn't a Boots; it was a well known opticians/contact lens center that also happened to have a hearing center associated with it. There is a Boots in Basildon that has a hearing center; I did consider going there. If Emtec deal through Boots then I may just give Morris a ring - cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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