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I didn't want to get the other thread going in a different direction than the OP intended so starting another one. When I was in Anchorage for years there would be a guy there making ear plugs in different colors and such and they were designed to fit your exact ear size. I've since lost mine but I liked them and they seemed to work very well. The guy would take different colors of "putty" that hardened, and put it in a syringe type thing and oil your ear so it would come back out and then let it dry and it was attached to a string, so when you took them out they just rode around your neck. I haven't seen them hear in ID, and not sure why. Who has used those and what is your take on them. For me they seemed to create a suction and stay in your ear till you took them out.

You could have put it in the other thread, would've been fine with me.

I've never saw or even heard of what your describing but I'd very very skittish about letting anybody put a liquid putty in my ears with a syringe.

Dave.

I used the term "putty" for lack of a better description. It was pretty popular in Alaska so I'm not sure why it isn't here. Course it was like $45 for a pair of "custom fit plugs".

Caribou,

Used to be some folks at gunshows doing the same here (SW Oregon). I never tried them.

I've use the ones in the link below when handgun hunting, wear them around my neck and here is the key 'if I have time' I slip them over my ears before shooting; which is quick and easy to do.

For Rifle hunting I use a suppressor... also not perfect as even a titanium suppressor makes your rifle muzzle heavy (Mine weighs about 12 ounces).

Jerry

https://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leigh...;sr=8-11&keywords=hearing+protection

I have a set of the Leights and they are usable but if I leave them in for more than a couple of minutes they start hurting my ears and give me a headache.

Those seem like a pretty high NRR. Might give them a try.
Thanks.

CaribouJack, I've used them for years. First pair I had made at the big Los Angeles Gun Show many years ago. They never quite fit perfectly, but still were pretty effective when I was at the range. I did not use them while hunting.

When I moved to Boise in Dec., 1997, there was a man who had a booth and did the same: custom fitted ear plugs using the "putty" with a syringe of some type. The pair he made for me fit perfectly, were effective, and I still use them.

The man's name was "Rocky Raab," who posts here. He was at a number of the Boise Gun Shows but I've not seen him there for several years. I do not think he is still in the ear plug business.

If Rocky is reading this, he can give you some info, I'm sure.

L.W.

LW, Exactly what I was looking for. I just got the company name today from a friend I had to hunt down that did the business in Anchorage. I've been going to gun shows here for 3 years and have seen no one doing this. And, maybe there's a reason for that. If people aren't willing to cough up the money (I think they were $45 a set in Anchorage and that was 4-5 years ago) I don't know. I appreciate your input. Hope you are doing well. I'll try to get a hold of Rocky.

Hope you find them and post the info, I lost mine....bright orange, go figure.

Got mine made at a gun show years ago. Lost them.
Had my ear (hearing aid ) Doc make me some more. They were way more than 45, but I had some.
So you can go to a local hearing aid shop and have some made.

Of course the lost first pair showed up then.

I have a set of the custom fitted "putty" type that I have made at a Shot Show a few years ago & they work very well for me.

But for routine range use where I am shooting intermittently & can take them off for short periods, I usually just use muffs, a slimline pair or or an old pair of David Clark's with curves built in for rifle shooting.

MM

MM they ware also handy for CAS so you can wear a period correct hat. I usually use mine with the muffs. That really works, especially with heavy magnum hand guns.

Company name is EARS Inc. I'm sure you can contact them to get an agent in your particular area.

I have seen them but personally I have never had any discomfort from Peltor soft foam plugs with a 33 NRR. Cheap and disposable and you can scatter them everywhere. My only gripe is they are a bit slow to don, especially in the cold.