Reviews - Walkers Game Ear Digital HD Hearing Enhancer, Elite - 40dB WGE-XGE1B Reviews - 5O-HG-WGE-XGE1B

Author: 67crusty (verified customer) from MI on Jan 15, 2012
Pros:  Small, light, comfortable, great suppression and enhancement
Cons:  Tough to avoid feedback during insertion
Would recommend:  yes

67crusty wrote:

Irritating to have feedback when trying to put in ear. Difficult to turn on impossible to turn off while in ear. Great enhancement and suppression in a small product.

Author: ShootingHobbyist (verified customer) , Shooting and reloading hobbiest, hunter, from Madison, WI on Dec 1, 2011
Pros:  Suppress dangerous gun blast, comfortable
Cons:  Price, but hearing aids when your 60 will cost more.
Would recommend:  yes

ShootingHobbyist wrote:

I purchased this product for deer hunting. I hunt with a 300 Win Mag with a muzzle brake and occasionally with a 44 Mag revolver. Both are very loud and I worry about causing long term damage to my hearing if I fire them without hearing protection. Wearing earplugs while hunting is less than ideal since you cant hear the deer coming. I tried electronic earmuffs about 10 years ago (Im sure theyre better now), but I found them uncomfortable to wear all day. The Walkers Game Ear was very comfortable to wear (I forgot I had it in after a couple hours) and did its job to electronically suppress my 1 shot from my rifle (my ear was not ringing after the shot like it otherwise would be). It absolutely did its job. I cant really comment on how well it amplifies sounds as I had the volume turned to the lowest setting which was pretty close to normal volume. I was really only interested in the muzzle blast suppression. I only used 1 Walkers Game Ear and had an earplug in the other ear. Having ...
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