It works well - Howard Leight Quiet Band Hearing Protector Ear Plugs with Pods R-01538

as a long time veteran ear muff hearing protector user, i was always sceptical of using ear plugs, that they'd not protect as well nor be as comfortable as the ear muff style. the bulk of ear muffs got in the way of using one of my rifles as i couldn't lean onto the stock far enough to properly see the vernier tang peep sight on one of my .45-70 rifles ... so in desperation i tried the howard leight quiet band. i was promptly impressed. easy to use, comfortable, allowed getting down onto the rifle stock, provided more than enough noise protection on the firing line from all the big bang sticks going off. uber cheap and highly recommended.