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Cops Catch Up To A Six-Time Felon With Shooting Range In His Basement…In Chicago

March 5, 2025March 10, 2022 by John Boch

The Chicago PD recently tracked down a six-time felon with an enviable collection of firearms and accessories. Among his toys were suppressors, which are off-limits for mere mortals in the Land O’ Lincoln. But that isn’t all that made the case of Ryan Gamboa uniquely unique. You see, Ryan had set up an improvised shooting … Read more

Gunslingers: Lend me Your Ears! Better Yet, Protect Yours

May 19, 2010 by ttag

Guns can be hazardous to your health. I’m not talking about “ballistic issues” or brain damage from huffing lead. I’m talking about hearing loss. I SAID— Pause with me for a nanosecond whilst I give some of you time to go all “Oh I know all about earplugs. Besides, my gun’s not that loud. And if I shoot without plugs, my ears ring a bit, then they’re back to normal.” Hearing is like pre-divorce capitalization or that paradise that Joni Mitchell’s antagonists paved: you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. And then it’s gone forever. Only it’s more subtle than that. You don’t realize that you’re losing your hearing, even when you’re losing it. Here are some fun facts . . .

Review – Caldwell E-MAX Low-Profile Electronic Earmuffs

April 8, 2010 by ttag

Once you start making regular pilgrimages to your gun range, you’ll quickly find that the extra cans most ranges supply leave something to be desired. Cleanliness, for one thing. I mean, nobody sits around making sure the earmuffs you pick up are free of sweat, body oils, Brylcreem, or for that matter, head lice. (Yeeeck!) You’ll also find that while cans are great for protecting your hearing while shooting, the very thing that makes them keep loud sounds out, keep you from hearing things like people talking next to you, instructions from the range master, et cetera. Of course, necessity being the Mother of Invention (the late, great Frank Zappa notwithstanding), inventors came to the rescue with earmuffs designed with stereo mics and a limiter function that allows any sounds under 85dB to be heard, while anything above is clamped down.

Technological solutions are usually good news. That is, until you find out what a little slice of tech heaven costs. Mic-enhanced cans can run upwards of $150 smackers per pair. So it was with a great deal of enthusiasm that I discovered Caldwell’s entry into the fray, the E-Max Electronic Earmuffs.

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