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Peltor Sport Tactical 100 Electronic Hearing Protector, Ear Protection, NRR 22 dB, Ideal for the Range, Shooting and Hunting, TAC100-OTH, Black, One Size

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  • NRR: 22 dB noise reduction rating
  • IDEAL FOR both indoor and outdoor shooters and hunters
  • VARIABLE SUPPRESSION TIME reduces echoes indoors
  • ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY RESPONSE reduces background noise for clearer conversation and hearing of commands
  • DURABLE RECESSED MICROPHONES help to prevent damage and reduce wind noise
  • ADJUSTABLE HEADBAND includes added padding for a comfortable fit
  • RUNS ON 2 AAA BATTERIES (not included)
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Suppresses gunshot noise

Featuring proprietary 3M technology that suppresses harmful gunshot noise while amplifying low-level sounds, the Peltor Sport Tactical 100 Electronic Hearing Protector is ideal for both indoor and outdoor shooters and hunters. Adaptive Frequency Response reduces background noise for clearer conversations and hearing of commands. Plus, the Variable Suppression Time feature provides optimal echo reduction in indoor shooting environments.

With improved performance, enhanced comfort features and greater functionality – including a tethered battery door, streamlined design and enhanced electronics – the Peltor Sport Tactical 100 Electronic Hearing Protector combines innovative 3M technology with the trusted Peltor Brand to give shooters and hunters a new hearing protection experience.

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  • Adaptive Frequency Response for clear conversations
  • Variable Suppression Time for optimized echo reduction

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  • 22 dB Noise Reduction Rating (NRR)
  • Re-engineered headband for comfort and fit
  • Low-profile cups for rifle/shotgun use
  • Durable, recessed microphones to reduce wind noise
  • 2-hour auto shut-off and low battery indicator
  • Easy-access battery door with tether (Runs on 2 AAA batteries)
  • 3.5 mm audio input jack compatible with most MP3 and 2-way radios
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The 3M™ Peltor™ Sport Tactical 100 Electronic Hearing Protector, with improved performance, enhanced comfort features and greater functionality. Featuring proprietary 3M technology that suppresses harmful gunshot noise while amplifying low level sounds, the Peltor™ Sport Tactical 100 Electronic Hearing Protector is ideal for both indoor and outdoor shooters and hunters. Adaptive Frequency Response reduces background noise for clearer conversations and hearing of commands. Plus, the Variable Suppression Time feature provides optimal echo reduction in indoor shooting environments. *Please note this is not a noise cancelling hearing protector.

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4.74.7 out of 5 stars5,910
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4.5
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4.3
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4.4
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Customers say

Customers like the value, versatility, and sound protection of the earmuffs. For example, they mention it's great for pistols and most outdoor shooting, with a low profile that's really good for bench shooting. They appreciate the sound quality, saying the muffs amplify noise enough to hear range commands. Customers are also impressed with the performance, saying they work well and are effective.

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661 customers mention604 positive57 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the earmuffs. They mention that they do a nice job, serve that purpose really well, and are comfortable. Some say that the ear protectors are a great piece of gear and work absolutely fine at an outdoor range.

"...I was going to need the gel cups, but I feel like the default ones worked pretty well...." Read more

"...It is very affordable but also does its job very well...." Read more

"...These have worked flawlessly, I can hear at a reasonable volume thru my foamies. I like how they fold up to save a lot of space...." Read more

"...The amplification is great for those who double up, so they can still hear those around them while receiving the best ear protection possible...." Read more

607 customers mention443 positive164 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the earmuffs. They say the sound seems slightly clearer and appears to pick up better. They also say the earphones amplify noise enough to hear range commands, even when wearing earplugs. Customers also mention that the amplification has very little echo and that the noise canceling works like a charm.

"...Electronic is the way to go!! And I really like that they have directional audio, so I can know which direction the sounds around me are coming from...." Read more

"...2. The two microphone work well for isolating direction sounds. About as good as my naked ears, and maybe a little better sometimes...." Read more

"Noise cancelation is very good but ear muffs can only offer so much protection; so highly recommend double-hearing protection..." Read more

"...day, and if I turned them up to the max, there was a notable wind noise through the muffs, but there was no need to turn them up beyond half way...." Read more

342 customers mention310 positive32 negative

Customers find the earmuffs more comfortable than the Peltor Tactical 6-S muffs they've used. They say they feel more natural, and they don't have to readjust for comfort. Customers also say the mucks are secure and snug to the ear, and don''t interfere with cheek weld.

"...Anyway I took that as a good sign. They felt very secure and snug to my ear...." Read more

"...This I can't really know for sure.4. Fit great and very comfortable. Ear pads are nice.5. Low price for the quality6...." Read more

"...Now for the actual conditions at the clay shooting range. Very comfortable, and did a great job of muffling the gunshot sounds...." Read more

"...They are more comfortable so you can wear them longer and the noise reduction is twice as good. With Razor you get a little bit of static noise...." Read more

280 customers mention264 positive16 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the earmuffs. They mention that it's a great product for the price, with an active mic feature. Some say that the 3D audio is good for the value.

"...It is very affordable but also does its job very well...." Read more

"...4. Fit great and very comfortable. Ear pads are nice.5. Low price for the quality6. Very low profile.Cons1...." Read more

"Cannot be beat for the price I use this during raids with the Peltor clip on for my helmet...." Read more

"The affordability and active mic feature are what drew me me to buy these and they have withstood some punishment...." Read more

235 customers mention181 positive54 negative

Customers like the fit of the earmuffs. They say it fits nicely, stays on in a snug way, and covers the whole ears with a smooth fit. They also appreciate the folding compact size and the fact that it does a good job muffling gun shots. Customers also mention that the cheek pad placement is awesome and the adjustable volume is easy to adjust.

"...They also fold up in a compact manner, so they can be stored easily in my Savior Equipment tactical bag...." Read more

"...This I can't really know for sure.4. Fit great and very comfortable. Ear pads are nice.5. Low price for the quality6...." Read more

"Fit is good, even with protective goggles. Thin enough for a rifle stock. Comfortable...." Read more

"...The Peltors fit my head and ears very nicely and feel much more premium than the Walkers, which felt kind of cheap and much less comfortable...." Read more

184 customers mention133 positive51 negative

Customers like the quality of the earmuffs. For example, they mention they're well-made, durable, and functional. Some say the construction is better than Howard Leight, and the fit is better. Overall, customers are happy with the design and execution, and say the electronics are superior.

"...Anyway I took that as a good sign. They felt very secure and snug to my ear...." Read more

"Excellent quality. I recommended these to all my family and friends." Read more

"...Unfortunately they didn’t last very long and only have a one year warranty...." Read more

"Very comfortable and durable!" Read more

172 customers mention165 positive7 negative

Customers like the sound protection of the earmuffs. They say it provides the best hearing protection out there for the price, and is used for hearing protection of gunfire/impact noises as well as hearing enhancement of soft noises. Customers also mention that the safety of the product is outstanding, and it is an economical way to protect your hearing. They find the protection sufficient, and say it completely covers their ears and forms a perfect seal without leaving any.

"For its price, this electronic ear protection is great to have. It is very affordable but also does its job very well...." Read more

"Adequate hearing protection while outside, inside you probably want to double up...." Read more

"...First of all, both are excellent hearing protection that I would recommend to all shooters...." Read more

"This is a great set of hearing protection for the shooting range. They are helmet mountable. Throw a pair of gel cups on them and they’re perfect." Read more

117 customers mention103 positive14 negative

Customers like the versatility of the earmuff. They mention it's great for pistols and most outdoor shooting, with a low profile that's really good for bench shooting. They also say it'll be a great entry-level range shooting product. Customers also mention that the sound is clear and the product is great for hunting.

"These are good for shooting but they are a little pricey. There is better deals out there for less money but they are a good set of headphones" Read more

"...With that in mind, they are great for outdoors whether Hunting, shooting skeet/clays, or even an outdoor gun range...." Read more

"Great for rifle ranges" Read more

"...well it protects your hearing, it's definitely sufficient indoor for most standard pistol calibers. I was shooting even 10mm with no problems...." Read more

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These are my new favorites and I have to fight for them with the rest of the family because everyone wants to use them!My first set of air muffs was the Howard light impact sport and I was happy with the results but needed another pair for my son and thought I would try something different. So the second set I purchased was walkers razor which were even better and I was even happier. I had no reason to look any further until I was in need of a third pair and thankfully I found the Pelter Sport!My wife decided to come shooting with my son and I and all of a sudden I was in need of another pair of earmuffs so I did a little research and got these. I am so happy I found these, they are much thinner which was the main reason I decided to get them even though they are more expensive than my previous purchases. I wanted to try for even better and what a great decision. They allow me to use rifles with much less interference but they also turned out to be a lot better than the other earmuffs I had been using!In the end I wish I would’ve found these earmuffs first so that I would have purchased three pairs of them but hopefully my review will let you take advantage of that and start off with these first!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Solid & Sleek Range Earmuffs
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2021
Style: RangeguardVerified Purchase
I'm glad I decided to go with these sleek Peltor shooting protection ear muffs. I'm not an expert shooter, but my instructor is an expert and he mentioned that he also wears Peltor after he noticed mine when I put them on. Sure enough he had them on as well, although his were a black color, so perhaps a different model? Anyway I took that as a good sign. They felt very secure and snug to my ear. I thought I was going to need the gel cups, but I feel like the default ones worked pretty well. As a female, I have a larger head and these were easily adjustable to fit me. They also fold up in a compact manner, so they can be stored easily in my Savior Equipment tactical bag. I do plan to purchase a hard case for them as extra protection. I'm still getting used to adjusting the volume appropriately, so I hope I was using them correctly. At first I would get startled by the muffled popping noises from other people firing at the outdoor range, but I think it's because I'm not used to the overall sound. But I didn't experience any ringing in my ear after, so they do work! It was also very windy when I wore them, and the integrity of my instructors voice was well preserved which is important because I need to communicate with him frequently. Electronic is the way to go!! And I really like that they have directional audio, so I can know which direction the sounds around me are coming from. This alone made me choose Peltor over Walker. I'm excited to wear these again at the range!
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Budget-friendly Electronic Ear Protection
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
Style: RangeguardVerified Purchase
For its price, this electronic ear protection is great to have. It is very affordable but also does its job very well. In indoor ranges, you may have to double up with ear plugs if a high caliber, such as a .45 magnum is being used in the adjacent lane. Other than that, it is excellent.

I have worn this at an outdoor range during an International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) competition, and it was more than sufficient. After a few hours, however, it might get a bit uncomfortable. So, if you need electronic ear protection for a few hours or more, you may want to consider changing the pads. Otherwise, the volume and the protection should be more than enough!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great ears for Home Defense... and Just not bad for the range.
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
Style: RangeguardVerified Purchase
I wanted "just in case" ear protection for home defense. If I had to shot a self defense 12Ga in my house, or in a hallway, id be deaf after the first shot, and likely stunned to some degree. So finding some muffs that could give some protection against that was my goal and I think these work good for that. Here's why...

Pros
1. The microphones give very good crisp natural sound pick up. Amplified just slightly better than my naked ears EVEN AT SOME DISTANCE. (Other "better" headphones seem to cancel distance sounds, I want to hear the distance sounds in my home)
2. The two microphone work well for isolating direction sounds. About as good as my naked ears, and maybe a little better sometimes. (make sure they are mics are facing forward it makes a difference.)
3. 21db's reduction should be "good enough" to keep my hearing intact for a short time. This I can't really know for sure.
4. Fit great and very comfortable. Ear pads are nice.
5. Low price for the quality
6. Very low profile.

Cons
1. If you turn up the amplification to get more sounds pick up, you get more white noise (hiss). You can just turn it up loud enough that hiss is barely audible, and its still better than your naked ears.
I think the white noise comes with the ability to pick up distant sounds.
2. It could use some more passive NR. I wonder if other ear pads could give some more NR

Conclusion. For the range with lots of shots firing for a long time, I want more than the 21db noise reduction. ( I can add 30db ear plugs. or use a different ear protection.)
But for home defense these seem to do everything I need better than any other ear phones I've found, so five stars.
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Phil
4.0 out of 5 stars Good value for money
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
Style: Tac 100Verified Purchase
Adequate hearing protection while outside, inside you probably want to double up. The electronic amplification works well, but the stock ear cups are pretty bad. Replace them with gel silicon cups if you can find them.
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Ricardo P Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo produto
Reviewed in Brazil on April 9, 2024
Style: Tac 100Verified Purchase
Testei o protetor no estande de tiro e funciona perfeitamente. Abafa o barulho dos tiros e permite ouvir a voz do instrutor. 👍
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super Sache
Reviewed in Germany on June 11, 2023
Style: Tac 100Verified Purchase
Der beste Gehörschutz den ich je hatte
Der Preis ist hoch aber das ist es auch wert
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Skouly
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent ear protection and after extensive testing, probably the best under $100
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2020
Style: Tac 100Verified Purchase
Like many people looking for good quality hearing protection for indoor shooting ranges, I came across many reviews on what to buy. The Howard Leight Impact Sport and Walker's Razor Slim ear muffs seemed to get many positive reviews, and are top selling ear protectors, but each has universally agreed upon cons: The Impact Sports don't fit well and the Razors don't sound good and you lose some spatial awareness. So the search went on and I ended up buying the Peltor Sport Tactical 100 ear muffs based on a bit fewer reviews but most seeming very positive. After all, if the ear muffs don't fit well, your ears aren't being protected, and if the sound isn't good, how can you hear the rangemaster or know where he/she is?

These Peltor 100 muffs look more like the Razors than the Impact Sports, but have the best of both and really, none of the cons. The ear pads are quite thick and the headband is well padded. They are very comfortable to wear for extended periods. They offer much better ear protection than the Impact Sports as I could never get the Impact Sports to seal properly when I took a combat stance. The 100s stay put and seal well in any moving shooting drills. The spatial awareness in the 100s is outstanding. I knew exactly where any noise was even when I was blindfolded (not while shooting!). I could point out exactly who was where all around me even as people moved around. I could track their movements. The quality of the sound is very close to wearing no ear protection at all (you only seem to lose a bit of the lower frequency sounds, but nothing from mid to high frequency, from regular speech).

Few reviews of the Peltor Sport 100s talk about how loud these can get, so I tested them. The volume goes up higher as you turn up the volume knob, but within the range there are 3 levels and these are there to show you how the noise reduction will work. For example, while wearing the 100s and as you turn up the volume to the top of the 1st level (just prior to the beep), all conversations and sound around you are at about the same level as the sound you would hear without wearing them at all. If a loud noise, ie: clap or gunshot is heard, the sound lowers for about 0.6 of a second (tested with a partner using a recorder app showing fractions of a second) and then goes back up after the loud sound is over. If you hear a loud clap, sound is lowered and you can still hear some ambient sound, however, with a shot going off, and therefore a much more harmful sound, the 100s lower the sound completely. At the top of volume level 2, I could hear people in the same volume as wearing no protection at all, while wearing both 32NRR ear pugs and the 100s. This is the range most useful for me, since I shoot large calibre pistol in an indoor range. At this level 2 setting, the delay as described above, goes up to about 1.1 seconds from loud sound to recovery. At the highest setting, you hear a bit louder and can pick up conversations you never would, even while wearing both ear plugs and these ear muffs. However, at this final 3rd setting, the recovery time goes up to about 1.9 seconds. Some people have complained about this "1.5-2 second" recovery time, but keep in mind, if you are using this latter setting, the sound is cranked up quite loud, while wearing BOTH ear plugs and the 100s, than you would be hearing without any ear protection at all.

I suffer from a bit of diagnosed hearing loss due to improper hearing protection so you might find the sounds from these Peltor 100s even louder (my wife found each level louder than normal). When I compared these to a friend's HL Impact Sports for a bit, the sound of these got just about as loud as Impact Sports (Impact Sport were a tiny bit louder at max volume), but these were much clearer and the spatial awareness was significantly better (plus the 100s actually fit).

These 3M Peltor 100s seem to be made well and look like they will last a while, but only time, and use will tell for sure. There are replacement ear pads that can be purchased for pretty cheap (under $15 CDN) on Amazon, if necessary called: Peltor Sport Ear Cushions Customizeable Ring Kit.

Keep in mind that these ear muffs were also tested with the Peltor Securefit 400 shooting glasses which have very nice flat temples/arms which didn't cause any sound leakage. I actually prefer my Smith & Wesson shooting glasses, but the temples/arms on those are a bit thicker and caused a bit of sound leakage. Wearing the Impact Sports, I couldn't get a proper seal with either set of glasses. For those wondering on my opinions about comfort and fit, I have an above average sized head and wore a ball cap while testing.

I'm not in the habit of writing reviews, let alone, lengthy ones like this, but I spent a lot of time looking into something I should have done years back (and now have some hearing loss as a result) and just wanted to help anyone else trying to decide amongst the choices out there. So far, very satisfied and impressed with these 3M Peltor Sport Tactical 100s. Sure, they might cost a bit more than the other two I mentioned above, but how much is that hearing aid going to cost you in 10-20 years?
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Orlando
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on September 9, 2018
Style: Tac 100Verified Purchase
Excelente diseño y muy bueno para suprimir ruidos
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Amazon カスタマー
5.0 out of 5 stars フィット感、遮音性、操作性が良いです
Reviewed in Japan on December 18, 2022
Style: Tac 100Verified Purchase
クレー射撃始めてから、これで4個目のイヤーマフとなりました。
ほかの3個はフィット感、遮音性、操作性が満足できませんでしたが、これはすべてが満足できました。
特にスイッチの操作性が良く、装着後でも一発でスイッチＯＮと最適音量に設定できます。
10Rほど使ってみましたが、残念ながらスコアには特に影響ありませんでした。
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