I use electronic sound dampening slim ear muffs always when shooting or using dog training devices (e.g. dummy launchers). Although I should, I never use them while actually upland hunting. At the range I experimented with all sorts of devices except the expensive custom molded sound dampening devices. The best for me were ear muffs except that it is quite annoying to have the stock bump the ear muff every time you mount the gun. I went to a slim ear muff which helped but did not eliminate the problem. And at the range and when training dogs I definitely want to hear everything including dog bells or commands at the firing line so sound dampening is the way to go for me. Really look forward to others opinions because I'm willing to try anything.
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