3M Peltor Sport Tactical 500 Over-the-Head Polymer Earmuffs, 26 dB Noise Reduction Rating, Black, 1 Pair

I bought this a few years ago, used it a handful of times, always stored it in my basement (thus no environmental / temperature issue), and the battery fried when I went to pull them out recently. A bunch of white dust on the outside of the earmuff and they will not charge or turn on. I reached out about a warranty claim and 3M responded effectively, "sorry our products are only designed to last a year - you are SOL". These are junk. Don't waste your money. Go get a pair of Walkers.

Add me to the list of frustrated customers. There is no point in adding pictures. If you're reading reviews, they are all the same failure point. I really liked these but they broke due to a cheap plastic piece and I certainly will not buy another pair. Pros- (after adding 3M gel cups) these are super comfortable! I have worn them for 8-10 hour days without issue or complaint. They offer good NRR for being at the range. I haven't shot indoors for several years but I would suspect it would be wise to double up. The sound cutoff is fabulous..my favorite attribute. Mid-priced competitor models seem to completely cut out for a second where as these react much faster. That feature made me really enjoy this model. From a a functional prospective they have been my favorite headset. Cons- The volume could be a bit louder. Having a couple more clicks up would have been nice. BT music is always much lower than ambient sound. They are a bit bulky but not the worst I have seen. The biggest con is this stupid plastic design. I accept that things can break. I looked on online for a replacement part...nope...it doesn't exist. Coming here I see that I am not nearly alone...it happens all the time. That's the real shame here...3M knows about it and simply doesn't care. I'm not a tree hugging environmentalist but it's silly to toss away a headset that you like and still works simply because the manufacturer will not offer a cheap plastic replacement part that is known to fail. We have all looked at the broken part, it's easily removable and hence would be easily replaceable. Its just ridiculous that you cant get the part. 3M-Customers are literally begging you to take money from them. Sell them in pairs because we all know the other side will break shortly. I'll buy a new headset but it absolutely positively will not be another Peltor 500.

love the earmuffs (sport tactical 500). Did the plastic break , yes. I have got a replacement part. https://www.etsy.com/listing/4339958010/hearing-protector-repair-part-stl-peltor?ref=shop_home_active_1&logging_key=42f302306b86945774151c16cdcffb128c3b2018%3A4339958010

I bought these 5 months back and they are bad to the bone. I've been in IT for over 25 years and this is the best Bluetooth capable headsets that I have ever used, which is range ready. There's some outstanding Engineering going on here. The only thing I wish could be changed in the menu setting, would be to allow for ambient background sound to continue to flow through, will on a bluetooth phone call. Currently it turns off all background sound when on a call. Or at least have an option to turn it on or off on the fly, from one of the buttons on the side. Also, If they would offer this set with a boom mic and Bluetooth VOX button, my wife would have to hide my credit card. I'd be buying them for the whole family, lol. One final thing, please make a 3M Peltor app for Android that could be used for firmware updates and other adjustments from a phone. Otherwise I would defiantly recommend these.