Tactical Headsets & Hearing Protection

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Hearing Protectors - Essential Equipment for Every Shooter.

Hearing protectors are one of the most important pieces of equipment for every shooter. Hearing protection is just as crucial as eye protection, which is why our military store SpecShop.pl offers various models from the most well-known and respected manufacturers such as: 3M Peltor, MSA, Surefire, Earmor, Howard Leight, Mil-Tec, MFH, and Gamo. The manufacturers' offers include advanced active hearing protectors, communication sets, and simpler passive hearing protectors.

Headphones for Shooting Ranges and Work

Safety at the shooting range is not only about skillfully handling weapons but also about proper protection of eyes and ears, which are particularly vulnerable to damage. Hearing is essential in work and daily life, so we should properly protect ourselves from loud noise at the range that could negatively affect our health. If we are exposed to noise above 85 dB, this level during prolonged contact can lead to hearing damage, while noise above 120 dB can cause damage even after short exposure. In such a hostile environment, proper hearing protection is essential. Depending on which model of hearing protectors we choose, their main task is to reduce noise to a safe level that does not negatively impact our hearing. Practically every military store and hunting shop offers a range of shooting headphones that ensure safety during shooting and staying at the range.

Active Hearing Protectors - Best Shooting Headphones

Active hearing protectors are modern technology serving shooters, providing comfort and safety. Thanks to built-in electronics, filters, and high-quality microphones, they simultaneously protect against sudden noise while allowing communication and capturing sounds that do not threaten the user. The device receives and analyzes noise, then emits sound with opposite amplitude. In theory, these two sounds should cancel each other out, resulting in silence. In the case of gunshots, protectors cannot completely eliminate noise due to its impulsive nature. However, they can successfully reduce the noise level to a safe value for the user. In electronic devices like active hearing protectors, manufacturers install foams and gel inserts to ensure proper fit of the cup to the ear. Well-fitted hearing protectors ensure safety and comfortable use of shooting headphones. Among the wide range of active hearing protectors, our store offers models that are advanced headset systems allowing connection to radios. This solution ensures full communication within a team or training participants without removing hearing protectors from the head.

Passive Hearing Protectors - A Cheaper Alternative

This is a basic model of protective devices that, thanks to appropriately selected sponge or foam filling and fitted cups, reduce the noise level reaching the user from outside. These products are not equipped with any electronic systems and operate based on mechanical sound blocking. In the range of passive protection products, we can find protective headphones as well as earplugs. Our military store SpecShop.pl offers passive hearing protectors and active hearing protectors.

Earmuffs or Earplugs?

When choosing a hearing protection device, we should consider whether we want to use earmuffs or earplugs. For each customer, this is an individual decision dictated by preferences - for some, headphones will be the best solution, while others prefer the greater comfort and light weight offered by earplugs. Earmuffs are products resembling earmuffs that fit snugly over the ears. This type of headphones is highly valued and popular in the shooting community. They can be worn directly on the head or mounted on a helmet using special mounting rails. Equipped with special soft cushions, they provide high-quality use, even during long hours of work. Most professional models of shooting headphones are equipped with gel inserts, whose regular replacement ensures the best hearing protection and proper fit. In-ear hearing protectors are inserted directly into the ear; these noise-canceling inserts are much smaller and more handy, yet can provide a similar level of protection as earmuffs. Whether we choose headphones or earplugs, it is important that these products significantly contribute to improving our safety.

Use of Hearing Protectors Beyond Shooting

Hearing protectors are used not only in shooting sports. They can be successfully used in places where noise emission is very high and poses a health risk. Shooters will most often choose typical shooting headphones that allow dynamic movement without the risk of protectors falling off the head. Protective headphones are also an essential piece of equipment for construction workers using heavy machinery that could damage hearing. Protective earplugs are a proposal for those who value low weight and high comfort while working with such protectors. Our military store offers a wide range of products designed for hearing protection, and free delivery is available from 299 PLN.