Some guys can and do shoot well with a hunk of plastic over each ear and a spring steel clip smashing their ears together. The same folks will harp endlessly about gun fit, balance, and weight.

Personally, I can't hit jack squat with a C-clamp on my head.

Foam plugs for me, please. I just steal them from work....

"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble