Originally Posted by cmb

thanks for the hearing thing, we always shoot with plugs for me and muffs for her but I wanted her to hear the real life "bang" and have to communicate during and after. It was only a few rounds... I don't carry my plugs and glasses with me incase there is trouble and while they are close to our home defense gun, somebody in my house, my family in danger I will risk the hearing loss... She knew how to shoot before I was just familiarizing her on a larger caliber and the weapon...

Originally Posted by NC Bullseye

Your intentions were good but please don't shoot without eyes and ears for training. As I said earlier, loss is cumulative and permanent even with "only a few rounds..." .

When you get into a real world situation, chances are you won't even hear your shot(s). It's a thing called auditory exclusion.

Remember, ya don't shoot yourself to see what it's like, don't risk your eyes and ears for that reason either.

Originally Posted by cmb

thanks for the hearing thing, we always shoot with plugs for me and muffs for her but I wanted her to hear the real life "bang" and have to communicate during and after. It was only a few rounds... I don't carry my plugs and glasses with me incase there is trouble and while they are close to our home defense gun, somebody in my house, my family in danger I will risk the hearing loss... She knew how to shoot before I was just familiarizing her on a larger caliber and the weapon...