Howard Leightby Honeywell Leightning L3 Shooting Earmuff (R-03318) , Black

I bought this because of the Honeywell brand, it fits well with prescription glasses with protective glasses over those, and the 30 dB noise reduction. It works great at the indoor shooting range.

The overall quality of these Leightning L3 Earmuffs are EXCELLENT. They are very comfortable to wear for extended periods. They are extremely effective at suppressing loud noise. . . and they are startlingly inexpensive.I've had mine for about a month now, and I use them weekly for shooting firearms. LOUD firearms. . . with several other shooters firing very close to me. Typically I ALWAYS wear BOTH earplugs AND earmuffs when I go shooting. With these, I find that there is little actual difference if I skip wearing earplugs with them.Frankly, I am surprised that there are ANY people on here who gave bad reviews, but I guess there will always be certain people who will find something to complain about. . . even if you gave it to them for free. Listen, I suppose it's possible that there could be better earmuffs out there. . . especially if you have loads of money to burn, and cost is no object. But seriously, for $20, I really think that these are pretty hard to beat. Heck, at ANY price, I think these are pretty hard to beat.** NOTE ** I've read some other buyers complaints that these muffs are not adjustable, and that they were too small to fit their heads and reach their ears. I think that's probably because they couldn't figure out how to adjust them. It took me a few minutes to figure it out myself: The way you adjust them is to pull the metal headband wire out of the black plastic mounting swivels which are mounted on the plastic ear-cups. When the muffs are shipped, they are fully collapsed down to their smallest size, with the metal headband wire pieces pushed all the way down into the black plastic swivels. It's actually a FAR better design than my old earmuffs which adjusted by telescoping the top of the headband instead.Bottom line? Buy 'em & don't look back. I've used alot of earmuffs over the years, and these are the best ones I've had yet.

I compared several ear protectors and this was the best one:Best: Leightning L3 R-03318: Howard Leight R-03318 Leightning L3 Shooter's Premium EarmuffNRR rating 30Attenuation at various frequencies: 34 at 125, 36 at 500, 38 at 1000, 44 at 4000, 45 at 8000Very comfortable, lightweight, fully adjustable without fear of breaking it, padded headband.Muffles office chatter, typing, and lighting or computer humming very well. Does something, but not enough, to block loud mechanical hums and banging.Bottom line: This is my new favorite. It's so comfortable!Acceptable: AO Safety 90559 AO Safety 90559 Folding EarmuffNRR rating 21Attenuation at various frequencies: Don't knowComfortable, lightweight. Plastic unpadded headband adjusts in preset increments, and you have to be gentle when you put it on to avoid breaking it; the plastic broke after a couple years.Reduces the volume of voices but doesn't block them, muffles lighting or computer humming, actually amplifies the sound of typing.Bottom line: Despite its lower NRR rating, I used this one for years and liked it a lot.Uncomfortable: Peltor Optime 105 H10A Peltor H10A Optime 105 Over-the-Head EarmuffNRR rating 30Attenuation at various frequencies: 21 at 125, 37 at 500, 41 at 1000, 43 at 4000, 41 at 8000Uncomfortably tight fit, heavier than the others, padded adjustable headband.Muffles office chatter, typing, and lighting or computer humming well. Does something, but not enough, to block loud mechanical hums and banging. (Same effectiveness as the Leightning)Bottom line: This was effective but so uncomfortable squeezing my head I didn't want to wear it. And I have a small-ish head.Unwearable: Tasco Golden Eagle 2950 Tasco 210-02950 29db Golden Eagle Blk 1pos Ovr-The-Head Earmuff(sold by another vendor as "built to military specifications", no brand name given, at twice the price)NRR rating 29Attenuation at various frequencies: 21 at 125, 36 at 500, 43 at 1000, 37 at 4000, 36 at 8000Very uncomfortable. The adjustable headband looks padded, but in reality there's a piece of unpadded plastic that digs straight into the sides of your head.Did not block sound for me at all, because the earpieces were too big for my head, leaving a gap. Maybe this would fit better on a man with a big head.Bottom line: Hated it.