Woodlander Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 What is the general advice on this. Obviously when using an unmoderated rifle ear protection should be worn,but what about using a moderated rifle? Also,is eye protection recommended,or is that usually only for shotgun use? I'm thinking about when out shooting targets,when it's easy to get through 40-50 rounds in a session. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Always wear ear protection. They cannot repair damaged hearing, so if your hearing gets damaged, it's gone forever. I don't wear eye protection when CF rifle shooting. 22RF indoor I do though, as ricochets are possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well, obviously hearing protection never hurts when you're chucking lead around at high speed, but I would imaging that there's little benefit to wearing plugs when you're shooting subsonic .22 LR though a quality moderator. As for eye protection, again it can't hurt, but there's little danger of being hit by exploding rabbit bone from 80 yards away but what about a ricochet... What if something goes wrong in the breech and there's a small explosion which tears off a splinter of wood from the stock and sends it spiralling backwards into your left eye? Granted, the chances are (very) slim but that happened with m'colleagues shotgun. Fortunately the wood splinter missed him but it does go to show that weird stuff does happen. I recall seeing a Youtube video of someone in the states firing a (.50 cal maybe?) in a quarry. Round goes down range, hits something and comes straight back at the shooter, hitting his hearing protection and knocking them off his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I recall seeing a Youtube video of someone in the states firing a (.50 cal maybe?) in a quarry. Round goes down range, hits something and comes straight back at the shooter, hitting his hearing protection and knocking them off his head. If he hadn't been wearing ear protection it would have missed him completely. I wear it at the range even though my guns have moderators as you don't know when someone next to you will bring out their big stuff and deafen you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 even moderated larger CF's will give you ringing ears I have a 300WM with T12 and I wouldnt dream of pulling the trigger without!! I use a smaller T12 on a .222 and shoot without plugs, big difference! eyewear, not so much, dont have a decent pair of glasses that are protection rather than shade specific rain on glasses is a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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