Peltor Shooting Ear Defenders VS Howard Leight Ear Defenders

Which Ones? Peltor Shooting Ear Defenders or Howard Leight Ear Defenders

Electronic hearing protection has become extremely popular among shooters in today’s world. Shooters today, are provided with a buffet of different brands, styles, and capabilities to choose from.

Yet with all of this choice available to us as shooters, it is sometimes difficult to decide on what brand to go for and especially which model to choose for our specific needs.

The Peltor Shooting Ear Defenders and Howard Leight Ear Defenders are two such electronic hearing protectors that are available for shooters today in different styles, colors, and models to choose from. If you are having a hard time deciding which brand to choose from for your specific needs then here is a detailed head to head comparison between these two giants in the shooter’s hearing protection world.

Peltor Shooting Ear Defenders

When it comes to ear defenders, Peltor is one of the most popular brands. It has been able to maintain a solid reputation throughout the past because of their innovativeness.

In fact, the innovativeness linked with all the 3M products can be seen in the Peltor ear defenders as well. That innovation is just one reason out of many why many shooters even professional ones choose Peltor. 

Peltor knows how to produce quality when it comes to their hearing protection products. As a result, a top of the line experience is what awaits any shooter who puts on one of their headsets, or in ear protectors.

Noise Reduction Rating (NRR)

The noise reduction rating (NRR) offered by Peltor’s line of products in impressive and competes in that arena well with Howard Leight and other brands. For examples the  Peltor Tactical Pro  offers an incredible noise reduction rating of 26 while the Peltor Sport Bull’s Eye Hearing Protector offers a whopping 27 and even the Peltor Pro Tac II offering an astounding 32.

Both headsets can provide enhanced protection to the ears under most shooting conditions with the Peltor Tactical Pro being an active hearing protector while the Bull’s Eye is a normal over the head earmuff.

Active Noise Control

In regards to the active noise control capabilities offered by the Active Peltor line of headsets, the primary objective of these capabilities is to actively intensify surrounding noise while at the same time muffling out dangerous noise for users. Peltor knows this feature and knows it well.

Therefore, you’ll be able to communicate with other people around you without going through any frustration of not being able to hear them with your ear muffs on. You will feel like you retain in the natural world, even with a set of Peltor ear defenders over your ears.

What About The Battery Life

Automatic battery saving technology can be found in almost all the ear defenders that Peltor has produced in recent years. As a result, people who are using these ear defenders will not have any doubts about the great battery life offered by Peltor’s electronic line of products.

Most of Peltor’s electronic hearing protectors use 2 AAA batteries that have been known to offer month’s of battery life depending on the frequency of the use of headset.

Howard Leight Ear Defenders

The Howard Leight Ear Defenders are manufactured by a reputable brand in the world which is Honeywell. Howard Leight offers impressive features for those looking for a hearing protection product at a reasonable price tag while at the same time not compromising on quality.

The Howard Leight hearing protectors have received excellent ratings from customers for their effectives for not only providing quality ear protection, but also for their details involved in providing the user a quality fit whether on their head or in their ears.

The Howard Leight ear defenders work well for both indoor and outdoor use and unlike the Peltor’s line of products, Howard Leight seems to deliver slightly more effective results when they used outdoors.

Active Noise Control

Just like Peltor’s active line of of products Howard Leight also offers an active line of products that automatically and instantly muffle out dangerous noises while at the same time amplifying other noises around you.

These electronic ear defenders are made with careful engineering while maximizing the use of each electronic component they are made out of. As a result, these headsets provide the ability to amplify even barely audible sounds with their integrated and well built microphones.

Noise Reduction Rating (NRR)

As mentioned above Howard Leight also offers the ability to automatically block out harmful sounds up to an intensity of 82dB. The maximum noise reduction rating at the time of this writing that Howard Leight offers is 30 and is offered by the Howard Leight Impact Pro, the Howard Leight 1010924 Leightning L3, and the Howard Leight Leightning L3 BP

Comfortability

Another outstanding feature that is found in Howard Leight products a bit more than in Peltor’s line of products is the ability to easily adjust them around your head for maximum comfortability. Therefore, you will not find it difficult to wear a pair of Howard Leights for an extended period of time, while you are engaged in shooting.

Add to the adjustability factor the fact that Howard Leight makes one of the thinnest yet most effective ear cups on a headset which can be found on the Howard Leight Impact Sport.

Who Wins?

Which one wins? Well, It all depends on what your shooting needs are, the price range your looking for and how often you will be using it. Both offer the exact same features on all their products but Howard Leight definitely wins if low price is what your looking for in an ear defender. Add to that good quality and great support that Howard Leight offers.

At the same time if you want a little bit better noise protection you will do better with a Peltor which offers an NRR of 32 while Howard Leight offers an NRR of 30 at the time of this writing. Add to this the fact that Peltor has been on the scene a longer than Howard Leight you will get experience backing up their products as well as good customer support.