3M PELTOR EEP-100 Ear Plug Kit, Rechargeable, Noise Reduction, Construction, Manufacturing, Maintenance

I have been using these for 3 years of shooting at the range, in club competitions and all-day firearm training classes. Probably something on the order of 500 hours. Hands-down, this is the best gun-related purchase I ever made. These protected my ears perfectly well in these situations: - Pistol, rifle or shotgun - Up to 20 other people shooting on the same line next with me - Outdoors in the open - Outdoors under an awning - Indoors IF the range is well designed and built (surfaces have good sound absorbing material) These did NOT protect adequately (hurt my ears) in these environments: - In any indoor space which is not specifically designed to absorb gunshot sound (this was an indoor range, but not very well designed/built) - Shooting from inside a vehicle In those two situations, you should probably double up with foam earplugs and big earmuffs anyway. These come with small, medium and large rubber eartips, as well as the foam ones. The foam ones worked well, but wore out quickly. You can buy the "Skull Screws", but don't bother unless you are using the large eartips. I could not fit them in my ear canals. The battery on these lasts a LONG time. After 3 years, I can still use them for a 8-9 hour day and they have never gone dead on me. There is no battery in the case, but you can get yourself a little portable battery pack (like for cell phones) or use any USB charger. I am not complaining, I love how tough the case is, I am pretty sure it would hold my weight if I stood on it. The electronics have 3 volume settings: low, med and high. I find that the low setting is slightly below my normal hearing level and the medium allows me to hear slightly better than normal. For ear safety, it does not really matter which you have selected, the amplifier simply shuts off if a loud noise is detected. The electronics are OK, but not great. They are a little too eager to clamp down on the noise, in my opinion anyway. It gets annoying when you are trying to hear the instructor and they are shooting on a nearby range. That level of sound would not normally be a problem, but your volume level is constantly jumping up and down because the earbuds are trying to protect you. I DO love these things. - I can comfortably wear them all afternoon for a class and generally hear the instructor perfectly while everyone else is taking their hot earmuffs off every chance they get. - I don't have to worry about earmuffs not getting a good seal around my ears due to my hat, hair or safety glasses, earbuds just bypass all that. - I don't have to fight with them when trying to get a good cheek weld, they are tucked in nicely. - They stay in place very well, I have never had them loosen or fall out. I just wish they were not so pricey.

I am certain that the more expensive 3M earplugs are exceptional products. (I intend to buy the top of the line tactical earplugs, too, at some point down the road.) These worked perfectly well. I have used them both by themselves and in conjunction with the "Howard Leight by Honeywell Impact Pro High Noise Reduction Rating Sound Amplification Electronic Shooting Earmuff" for added protection. The 3M works perfectly well by itself. The 23 db rating is less than solid foam ear plugs, though, and the experienced range officers that I have seen wear both ear plugs and ear muffs (which only makes sense, given the shear volume of noise to which they are exposed.) The 3M Peltor fits well under the earmuffs, too, so you can, if you want, gain the advantage of extra noise cancellation while still retaining the ability to hear ambient sounds. I will say one thing: the experience of hearing the attenuated shot is distinctly odd. The microphone (particularly with the ear muff-style noise protection) cancels out the initial sound so that I found I was hearing the tail-end of the shot _after_ I had pulled the trigger. It was not a problem. It did take some getting used to.

Six month review. I have been trying all kinds of hearing protection for hunting for years now. Without going into detail on everything I tried, I'll sum it up by saying it all didn't offer good protection or was too uncomfortable for longer periods of wear. I kept going back to plain old foam plugs, which worked fine for protection, but deadening sound while hunting is kinda counterproductive. When I saw these Peltors, I did some research. I realize that 3M has a "not for shooting" disclaimer for them, but I just didn't see any data that showed them to be inferior to the Peltor "tactical" plugs, so took a chance. I have been very happy with these. They are the most comfortable in-ear earpro that I have found. I used them all through goose season, and they cut shotgun sound, no problem. I'm currently thinning out the rockchucks on my property and have been wearing them in conjunction with my silenced AR (silenced .223 still requires earpro). They work just perfect, and the hearing amplification is perfect for hearing incoming geese or rockchuck whistling. While I wouldn't personally use these for long range sessions and default to my Sordin muffs, I have used these for quick "mag or two" pistol sessions on the pistol range I have on my property. As far as NRR, I have weird ear canals, and I cannot get the skull screws to seal well, nor are they comfortable for me. I actually get a better seal with the medium standard plugs that are included with the Earpro. Executive Summary: Pros: Very comfortable, good seal with the right inserts, good amplification for ambient noise, good, fast cutoff for dangerous noise levels, good battery life. Cons: My only con with these is the tones used for the single button that controls on/off and amplification levels. The "off" tone is way too similar to the low amplification tone, and I have to find a quiet area to turn them off so that I can verify that they're actually off and not on "low". Anyway, for me, these were a good buy for my uses and for the ~$200 they run, I can recommend them, especially with the next closest similar earpro seeming to run double or more.

I bought these for every day construction work because I was tired of having to yell and ask people to speak up because I couldn’t hear them over my foam plugs. I had high hopes because I use other peltor products for shooting my guns. But if you know how loud a nail gun is up close then you will understand wearing plugs all day. I love how well the mics picked up low sound and cut the to loud sounds. Two of my coworkers were standing 40 feet away and I heard their voices over the other noises. I could clearly hear my boss talking to me while the mics cut the blast of a nail gun out ten feet away. But, they are also somewhat uncomfortable , they rub your ears pretty deep. But the real bummer was when the one earbud mic failed after 3 weeks of use. I’m unsure why because they were never dropped or smacked. They worked well when they worked, but I’m pretty disappointed. I returned to try other brands.

Great fit and very comfortable. I use mine for clay target shooting and they work ed well when weraing a wide brimmed hat.

Actually pretty good considering the price. Unfortunately don't fit my ears. I have a little experience in hearing protection now over the years of my shooting. I started off with just foamies. They're fine. But you can't hear much. I then got a set of Howard Leight Impact Sports. IMO, the Impact Sports are the Gold Standard of affordable over the ear electronic hearing protection. Sounds are amplified enough, everything sounds natural, the cutoff isn't overly jarring, and the sound is directional (you can tell where sounds are coming from). I've also tried some $1500 FDA approved devices. I hated them. Though the sound protection was great, the sound profiles were awful. Amplification was weird. Far away sounds came in clear, but the range officer running my stage wouldn't come through even though he's standing next to me lol. These buds sound pretty good. Used them for a match. Fairly natural. You can tell where sounds are coming from. My ears weren't ringing at the end of a match. My ear canals are pretty short and these just didn't work for me. I also didn't like that my own voice sounded muffled. Maybe I had to adjust the volume up. Either way, I think for the price, these are very good if your ears aren't weird like mine lol.

I am having an issue with an ear piece. I bought them in June 2019. I only use them when it's hot out and use some Sordins when it's cooler. I have used these probably 20 times given that covid slowed things down this summer. When I reached Peltor they indicated that they will not stand behind the earphones due to them being slightly past the warranty period, but also wrote me to say that: "Yes unfortunately this is common use of this kit but as you can see from the brochure I sent over it is design for industrial impulse noise not for gun ranges which is total different. High volumes of constant impulse noise as weapons firing and recoils of weapons can cause the earpieces to constantly draw from the battery which will eventually cause it over heating thus the material composition of the battery will fail much quicker than normal." So a good product but $150 for a set of plugs that are not intended for gun range use is a hard no for me.

These ear pro are great. They'll make you throw over the ear, earpro in the garbage. I use them for competition shooting, along with running my mud motor down the bayou.

I manage a scrap steel recycling yard. I am constantly answering my cell or talking on our radios. They work great and I don’t have to take them out to talk to customers, take calls , or to talk to employees. They are awesome, I only wish I bought them years ago.

No son nada baratos, sin embargo, son la solución perfecta para quienes tienen algún tipo de padecimiento auditivo o no lo quieren tener... personalmente tengo hiperacusia y acufenos los cuáles se ven siempre afectados por el exceso de ruido, como en fiestas eventos, lugares con mucho ruido. Poder tener le capacidad de escuchar bien clarito y que automáticamente si hay algún ruido peligroso sea eliminado es maravilloso, pues ningún otro dispositivo hace lo que estos hacen y personalmente tengo una amplia colección, no los uso siempre, sólo cuando tengo algún evento que requiera de una gran protección. Tiene su chiste ponerlos de la manera correcta, pero practicando un poco es posible notar como el ruido exterior es eliminado hasta que se encienden los dispositivos. los he utilizado durante largas jornadas con poca incomodidad pero hay que acostumbrarse un poco.

El costo es bastante alto, pero vale la pena. Fui a un festival y mis oídos no terminaron lastimados, al contrario. La batería dura mucho. Los recomiendo mucho si tienen dañado el oído.

Limited use so far, but they have worked very well so far. I missed the sale price unfortunately,l. This hearing protection is not inexpensive, but worth the price none the less

I’ve wore these ear plugs more than 50 times since purchased last year - they do a decent job of deadening sharp noise. It’s fairly easy to carry on a conversation while wearing them. The fit is fairly good. I tend to wear these more consistently than foam or over the ear muffs - they’ve become my go to plugs. They dont do anything extra such as provide Bluetooth connection - just deaden sound while allowing fairly normal conversations to be heard. I’d buy them again.