Originally Posted by
Elwin
Thanks all for the input so far.
I'm sure that whatever I can get in this price range isn't going to be 100% what I want, but I'm looking to see if something I can afford now will work "good enough," since the alternatives are 1) keep shooting quail without ear pro or 2) be bad at shooting quail because I can't hear and/or can't mount a shotgun properly. If it weren't for hunting, I'd keep doing what I'm doing with active muffs and inactive plugs as needed. Down the road when I have the funds, one of the $900 and up options, or whatever the equivalent is at the time, will almost certainly be a prioritized purchase. It'll at least come ahead of using the same amount of money on a new gun, of any kind.
For anyone who has experience with both, how do the Walker in-ears compare to the Walker ear muffs in terms of audio quality/background noise? Those are what I use for pistol currently, so it's a point of reference.
Also good to know that active in-ears under active muffs can work, I was wondering if that would cause some sort of feedback issue.
It looks like I may be choosing between the EPP-100s and Walker Silencers, for now at least, though I'm also looking at the Silynx as a different option. The rechargeable feature of the first two is attractive, but a AAA for the Silynx is at least something that's common (and I already have rechargeable AAAs).