I hunt out of shooting houses, where I stick my rifle out the window and shoot. One, or two shots a years does not bother me, and I don't use hearing protection while deer hunting. Same for coyote hunting. Otherwise, any other time I am shooting, I use ear plugs.
I took one shot with the brake on without grabbing my muffs and I’m still paying for it two weeks later. I developed my loud tinnitus after my Buddy took two shots with an unbraked 7 mag about 25 years ago. Pretty much turned me off hunting with a rifle at that point. The only way I can deer hunt now is with a rifle as all my archery ground is gone. That and my shoulders can’t take the pulling any more.
