>no hearing protection cringe

The thing is, 90% of males back then up 15 had hearing damage.

It was just taboo to talk about.

Even Hitler had severe hearing damage, from world war 1, the dozens of speeches in front of hundred thousands cheering and of course the assassination attempt.

Nobody used hearing protection, not in battle and not in training, and neither at work.

You just had to live with it.

Rifles outdoors aren't too bad

I've fired many milsurps outside without any pain or much ringing

The one time I fired a 1911 indoors twice, however.... Motherfucker.

When i'm hunting I never have ear pro on.
Target shooting you won't see me without it anymore. I can't stand the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE after the way I've treated my ears at the range.
Should have known better.

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can't be worse than the Bomber gunners.
those guys probably went 80% deaf in a few days

>>30616722
But did he hear the shot that killed him?

>>30617163
Will you?

>>30616830
he's wearing protection

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>>30616830
Goddamn ball turrets looks so fucking cool. Seems claustrophobic and uncomfy tho.

>>30618208
I talked to a ball turret guy once. He said he didn't go deaf then, he went deaf when he got older. Grinned and pointed to his hearing aids. Same with a B-26 pilot i knew.

>>30617163
>implying he didn't live out the rest of his life in argentina

>>30616742
>Rifles outdoors aren't too bad
You're retarded.

>>30618238
I fuckin love old guys. especially ones to talk to at airshows.

>>30616689

WHAT? YOU FEAR OPPRESSIVE MINGE!?!?

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>>30618208
CLAUSTROPHOBIC YOU SAY?

>>30617163
Does a tree crap in the woods, would anybody be around to hear him clap while he does it either?

Probably Wehrsportkarabiner
no 8x57IS