Life and death instantly and you going to put on ear muffs?
Sound like my inlaws. Always bragging about they gonna win. I hollered the other day, coming up the drive... get em. Make believe. He didn't have a gun on him or within reach.
Then the feral cat shows up they want gone so I says give me a rifle its out of 9mm range... Not that he had a 9 but wife and I are never unarmed. Nope. Couldn't find a rifle sighted in and ammo fast enough. Gave me a shotgun and then dug around for ammo.. bird shot. Should have given that back to him...
putting muffs on is a good theory. And sometimes you might have time so I get the fact why you have em. That said don't waste time if its your life.
Lots of truth in that.
My ears ring today from shooting a .357 magnum inside a small cabin where other guns were being fired.
What are you gonna do?
Call "Time Out" so you can put your hearing protection on?
Some people don't have a clue.