I’ve tried Impact Sports and Peltor 6s ear pro. Hate them both, always go back to ear bud type. I want to try Sordins but am afraid of not liking them either. The main issues I’m having is sealing around my ears while wearing eye pro and general comfort for long range sessions.
Not sure if it’s me just not liking the full muffs, or because I’m using cheap equipment.
Thinking of trying the Supreme PRO IV or X with the gel cups. Figured I’d see what others had to say.
Thanks.
I shot an iDPA course wearing the impact sports & my ears were sore for a week where the glasses were pressed in. I’ve been looking at the gel cups also.
Are you wearing eye pro with a low profile frame? If not you may want to take a look. It may help.
I did switch to the Sordin, and also changed out to the gel cups. I honestly believe they make a great deal of difference. I’ve done maybe 5 or 6 multiple-day classes with them, and leave them on all day except for lunch.
I honestly would not buy the Sordin’s without the gel cups. Do you have any friends in the area, who might let you try theirs? It’s a fairly large investment, but I do think they are worth pursuing. Good luck.
Yes, I have tried multiple eye pro options. I don’t think it’s the glasses themselves that are making them uncomfortable.
Unfortunately no-one I know uses Sordins. I’m going purely on the info I’ve read here about the comfort, reliability.
I will echo the low profile frame comment above. The smith optics aegis echo’s feel as though they are not there and work great with impact sport ear pro.
Sordins with gel cups work well with most eye pro. They are extremely comfortable on long range days.
I just got my sordin’s with the gel cups in the mail today. I leave tomorrow for a week long class. Looking forward to trying them out. I’ve had the Howard Leights and my ears hurt on range days.
What model Sodins are you guys using, and what made you choose that model?
I think mine are the Supreme Pro X? They are the ones that were advertised as waterproof or water resistant.
We don’t get a lot of rain here in Texas. In fact, we are in one of the worst droughts in our history. But in the summer I sweat like an IRS agent in front of Congress, and I did want that extra help.
I also tracked down a spare set of the foam inserts, and swap those every night after class. I also replace the batteries with a fresh set of Duracell AAA’s every night as well. You make sure they get plenty of air and dry out as well. I have read reports on this forum of people having issues with them, and I personally think a fair bit of that could be due to these issues.
I’ve got the MSA SORDIN SUPREME PRO-X in black. With the gels and I love them. They were expensive but I do not regret the purchase. My range buddies all complain about there ear protection from time to time, either not comfortable or making their ears hurt afterwards. I’ve never had those issues.
Another vote for the Sordin ProX over the head style with the gel cups. I always use eye pro under them, it’s the best combination I have found.
this makes a bigger difference than any ear pro solution, whether it’s gel cups or the uber high end muffs. get the right eye pro frames that have low profile arms.
my story started with a set of peltor swat tac muffs. great muffs. i actually would still prefer them to my sordins, but i have not converted the swat tacs to gel cups yet (which was psosible last time i checked). i had started using wiley-x eye pro and the specific model of frame i was using did not have low profile arms. i would get discomfort and fatigue from wearing this combination. headaches, increased facial pressure, the nagging discomfort associated with clamping hard things around your temples. it wasn’t the end of the world, but it was not ideal. i tried to remedy this by purchasing sordins with gel cups. nothing actually changed. i really wanted to believe that my 300+ dollar “investment” translated into some benefit. it did not. i purchased the ess crossbow suppressors and i’ve never looked back.
one note, the low profile arms of the crossbow suppressors do not hold well without ear muffs on. it’s not the end of the world, but not ideal.
this may or may not be the reason that companies like oakley aren’t offering more models in this architecture.
I like to double up. Do you wear earplugs with the headphones?
I use Peltors Pros, not Sordins, but I upgraded to gel cups and a padded headband and it made a huge difference. I also use eye pro that I can remove ear pieces and replace with the stretchy band inserts, like Oakley and WileyX.
They might look dorky, but if you’ll be wearing eye/ear pro all day or several days, the combination of no ear pieces and gel cups is a huge improvement in comfort.
i don’t think of active muffs as ear protection. i always think of the ear plug as the ear pro and the active muff is the voice amplification equipment that i use in order to hear what needs to be heard. i’ve still not found a set of muffs that i’m comfortable at an indoor range with, but the howard leight foam ear plugs can be worn alone in such an environment.
i’ve seen people use goggles and muffs in a pinch at the range, but is there any reason not to just run that set up all the time? seems it’s working for your with strapped glasses.
I suppose you could?
I use the strapped Oakleys because I can pop the straps out and plug the ear pieces back in easily and wear them elsewhere.
Mine came with an adjustable strap to hold them on.
Depends. If I am shooting indoors, I do double up. If I am outdoors just shooting .22 pistols, no. But a lot of the time I do wear both.
I am basically deaf in my left ear, and have reduced hearing in my right. That happened well before Sordins were a gleam in their father’s eye. So I’m trying to protect what little I have left. Your mileage may vary.