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Best competition ear buds and safety glasses???

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Magnum50

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I've gotten into competition shooting this year. I've always worn simple earmuffs and store-bought glasses and that work fine but I'm looking for advice on the best in ear buds for competition shooting where I can be protected but still hear the commands and timer. Also, while I'm here looking for a good pair of comfortable shooting glasses that don't fog up in this Florida heat and humidity.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. Not looking for high in $500+ gear but something more professional than what I use now for local range days. Right now, with a 4-hour competition range day my earmuffs give me a headache, and I sweat in my ears like crazy. As for the glasses, I've tried at least 5 different on shelve store bought but they all fog in the middle of a shoot.

Thx for your time.
 
SimonRL said:
I like the Axil XCor Pros. They are a bit pricey, but I see they are on sale with 35% off, which is a really good deal. They are great outside and actually pretty good indoors as long as you don’t have someone with a 5 in AR shooting in the lane next to you!
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Not sure if I’m reading right but looks like currently running 1 pair for $307 or 2 pair for $308!
 
The Axil XCor Pros are excellent but pricey. They are independent, not connected. I lost one grrr. A good alternative are the GS Extreme 2.0’s. As @SimonRL sez 35% off. Regular earmuffs are hot and cause me pain wearing glasses. These buds also stay out of the way when rifle shooting. For high end ear muffs you can’t beat Sordin’s.
 
SimonRL said:
I like the Axil XCor Pros. They are a bit pricey, but I see they are on sale with 35% off, which is a really good deal. They are great outside and actually pretty good indoors as long as you don’t have someone with a 5 in AR shooting in the lane next to you!
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Musashi said:
The Axil XCor Pros are excellent but pricey. They are independent, not connected. I lost one grrr. A good alternative are the GS Extreme 2.0’s. As @SimonRL sez 35% off. Regular earmuffs are hot and cause me pain wearing glasses. These buds also stay out of the way when rifle shooting. For high end ear muffs you can’t beat Sordin’s.
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They have never fit me proper. Worse $$$ I ever spent. Didnt work any better than a $1 orange foam, but I’m 100% opposite of Simon.. go figure. Fit was horrible
One size doesnt fit all. Even with diff size inserts. Buyer beware
I’ll stay with good set of over the ear Elec
 
mreed911 said:
If you wear prescription glasses, HunterHD will make you a prescription pair - including astigmatism correction and/or progressives - and if you have an FSA at work you can buy them on FSA.
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And they are made in Alabama. Brian, the owner, is a great guy that supports the shooting sports like a champ!
 
I'm done with earbuds. Last set I had, the rubber ear-insert "stuck" in my ear canal after 3-4 hours on a range. The changeable insert pulled off the barb-anchor of the electronic part. Had to pry it out with a screwdriver on the drive home, blood involved. Electronic ear-muffs and plugs for me going forward, no exceptions.

I think I paid $150 for those electronic buds too....and they did not work great with high-decibel rounds either (5.56, .308, .30-06)...
 
KillerFord1977 said:
They have never fit me proper. Worse $$$ I ever spent. Didnt work any better than a $1 orange foam, but I’m 100% opposite of Simon.. go figure. Fit was horrible
One size doesnt fit all. Even with diff size inserts. Buyer beware
I’ll stay with good set of over the ear Elec
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The ones you have aren’t marketed as one size fits all. Yours are the Axil GS, we’re talking about the wireless XCORs which are completely different. Did your GSs not come with 2XL tips or did the wires not reach all the way around? 😜😜😜
 
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