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title: "Howard Leight by Honeywell Leightning L0F Folding Ultraslim Shooting Earmuff (R-01523), Black"
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# ultraslim earcup profile NRR 23 noise reduction 40 oz ultralight design Howard Leight by Honeywell Leightning L0F Folding Ultraslim Shooting Earmuff (R-01523), Black

**Brand:** howard leight
**Price:** $82.57
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔫 Silence meets style — protect your hearing without compromise.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Howard Leight by Honeywell Leightning L0F Folding Ultraslim Shooting Earmuff (R-01523), Black by howard leight
- **How much does it cost?** $82.57 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- howard leight enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted howard leight brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Fold & Go:** Compact folding design collapses to 4 inches for effortless storage and on-the-move convenience.
- • **Smart Sound Control:** Patented Air Flow Control tech delivers balanced noise reduction across all frequencies with 3 adjustable levels.
- • **Sleek & Slim Profile:** Ultraslim earcups won’t interfere with your gunstock or gear, giving you a seamless shooting experience.
- • **Featherweight Comfort:** At just 40 ounces, these earmuffs feel like a second skin—comfort that lasts all day without fatigue.
- • **Custom Fit, Zero Squeeze:** Telescopic steel headband with padded foam and super-soft cushions eliminate pressure points for all-day wear.

## Overview

The Howard Leight by Honeywell Leightning L0F is an ultraslim, ultralight shooting earmuff engineered for professional-grade hearing protection. Weighing only 40 ounces, it features patented Air Flow Control technology for effective noise reduction (NRR 23) across all frequencies without bulk. Its folding design collapses to just 4 inches, making it ultra-portable. With a padded, adjustable steel headband and super-soft cushions, it ensures all-day comfort and a custom fit, ideal for serious shooters and noise-sensitive professionals alike.

## Description

Product Description The Howard Leight by Honeywell Leightning L0F Folding Ultraslim Shooting Earmuff delivers robust durability and superior hearing protection for shooting. With an exclusive padded foam headband and super-soft ear cushions, this shooter's earmuff ensures all-day comfort and eliminates that “squeezing” sensation. The lightweight design features patented Air Flow Control technology to reduce sound levels across all frequencies, which makes for more effective ear protection. It also eliminates the need for cumbersome padding, resulting in a slimmer earcup that won’t interfere with your gunstock. Ultra-compact, the earmuff collapses to just four inches in width for easy storage on the range or on the hunt. All Howard Leight shooting glasses and shooting earmuffs are compatible for use with each other. From the Manufacturer Howard Leight Leightning L0F Compact Folding Earmuff. Ultra lightweight at only 40 ounces. Earcups are sleek and ultra slim. The padded headband and super soft ear cushions deliver all day comfort. NRR 23.

Review: Excellent, Comfortable, Effective, & Inexpensive - The overall quality of these Leightning L3 Earmuffs are EXCELLENT. They are very comfortable to wear for extended periods. They are extremely effective at suppressing loud noise. . . and they are startlingly inexpensive. I've had mine for about a month now, and I use them weekly for shooting firearms. LOUD firearms. . . with several other shooters firing very close to me. Typically I ALWAYS wear BOTH earplugs AND earmuffs when I go shooting. With these, I find that there is little actual difference if I skip wearing earplugs with them. Frankly, I am surprised that there are ANY people on here who gave bad reviews, but I guess there will always be certain people who will find something to complain about. . . even if you gave it to them for free. Listen, I suppose it's possible that there could be better earmuffs out there. . . especially if you have loads of money to burn, and cost is no object. But seriously, for $20, I really think that these are pretty hard to beat. Heck, at ANY price, I think these are pretty hard to beat. ** NOTE ** I've read some other buyers complaints that these muffs are not adjustable, and that they were too small to fit their heads and reach their ears. I think that's probably because they couldn't figure out how to adjust them. It took me a few minutes to figure it out myself: The way you adjust them is to pull the metal headband wire out of the black plastic mounting swivels which are mounted on the plastic ear-cups. When the muffs are shipped, they are fully collapsed down to their smallest size, with the metal headband wire pieces pushed all the way down into the black plastic swivels. It's actually a FAR better design than my old earmuffs which adjusted by telescoping the top of the headband instead. Bottom line? Buy 'em & don't look back. I've used alot of earmuffs over the years, and these are the best ones I've had yet.
Review: Hearing pro for the office and outdoors - I picked these up for some quiet in a crowded office with talkative coworkers. Great for blocking out noise! I can still hear muffled voices if I focus on them, but it's much easier to ignore them. They're comfortable to wear, even with blue light, computer glasses. I'll have to see how long I can wear them comfortably, as they are snug. If I had to complain about something, they're rather stiff and tough to adjust. Then, if you fold them up, you have to adjust them to fit your head when you open them again. desertcart suggests that I also mention the fantastic battery life! They last forever on no charge with no batteries, almost like they were passive earmuffs. And they are black, just like the product pictures.

## Features

- Ultralight design (40 ounces) with ultraslim earcup for a more comfortable feel that won’t interfere with your shooting; convenient, folding feature collapses earmuff to just four inches
- Super-soft ear cushion eliminates "squeezing" sensation on head; snap-in feature allows for quick and easy cushion replacement
- Headband features telescopic adjustment for custom fit, steel wire construction to withstand demanding use, and padded foam to minimize pressure on head
- Earcup features patented Air Flow Control technology to reduce sound across all frequencies without increasing earcup size or weight; 3 sound reduction levels to suit different shooting environments
- Noise Reduction Rating: 23

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001BL04PS |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | Yes |
| Best Sellers Rank | #137,672 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #114 in Hunting & Shooting Earmuffs |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,479) |
| Date First Available | September 1, 2004 |
| Included Components | H/L Leightning Lof Muff Nrr23 Blk |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Weight | 8.1 ounces |
| Item model number | R-01523 |
| Manufacturer | Howard Leight |
| Material | Alloy Steel |
| Number Of Pieces | 1 |
| Part Number | R-01523 |
| Pattern | Solid |
| Product Dimensions | 9.09 x 8.78 x 3.94 inches |
| Size | One Size |
| Style | Ultraslim Folding (Nrr 23) |
| Warranty Description | Manufacturer Warranty |

## Images

![Howard Leight by Honeywell Leightning L0F Folding Ultraslim Shooting Earmuff (R-01523), Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81rHImTk8eL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how many decibles do these reduce?**
A: It was a little difficult to tell what the accurate answer is to this question. I had the same one before I bought and tried to find out myself. The best I can tell, the noise reduction level is about 20 dB. It seems to be most effective for sound levels above 82 dB, either as continuous volume or impulse. That compares to 15 to 30 dB for well-fitted, deeply-inserted foam ear plugs, 15 to 40 dB for high quality, well-fitted, non-electronic ear muffs and 25 to 50 dB for wearing both ear plugs and non-electronic ear muffs. It appears that these muffs are adequate for the casual and occasional shooter. Noise damage is both cumulative and time sensitive, however, so if you are a serious shooter and have extended or frequent exposure to weapon noises or other noises for hours at a time and several times per week, you should consider the electronic muffs. Most Peltor muffs of the non-electronic variety provide 21 to 30 dB of noise reduction and it appears that most authorities agree that 20 to 30 dB is "effective" noise reducton. The Howard Leight 01523 set is, therefore, in the "effective" range but at the lower end. That's why you will find a frequent descriptions of these earmuffs as "good for the money." They aren't the best, but they aren't bad at this price. I'm sure you have found as I did that you can spend $50 to $100 and get no better protection with non-electronic muffs and if you want more noise reduction, you can get it for $100 to $500 or more. I have even seen ear plugs that can be custom made for over $1,000. You pay your money and you take your choice. I have used my 01523 model several times and I am satisfied and have no ringing in my ears after an hour of shooting with a Sig 9 mm and an AR 15 and a S&W .380. By the end of the hour, the muffs feel a bit heavy, my protective glasses frames are pressing hard enough into my scalp behind my ears to be uncomfortable and my ear muff pads are moist with perspiration, even in an air-conditioned range. I'm glad to take them off when I'm finished but I'm glad I wore tham, too, because I can still hear perfectly normally. One of these days, I may choose to spend $200 and get an electronic set of muffs with 40cB of protection but I may not get any more comfort or utility from those than I get from the ones I have.

**Q: Has anyone used these in public places like malls/stores (rather than the shooting range)? I have trouble with sensory overload in crowded places. Thx**
A: YES!!  I use these for that EXACT purpose, among many others.  I too have difficulty with not only sensory overload but also social anxiety in crowded places (even not so crowded places), and honestly I do not go to any public places without them.  If you use them by themselves, they will cut noise substantially.  But if you couple these with either NRR 33 earplugs (made by many different manufacturers) or small, audio earbuds, THAT is where the true solution lies.  I pack my MP3 player with 'white noise' and relaxing music (mostly chill-out instrumentals);  I put the earbuds in then I put these muffs over my ears.   I use the exact same setup at the gym, on walks, at school while studying, while doing any kind of shopping, while at fast-food joints, etc.  I am never without them.  They are inconspicuous enough to pretty much where anywhere, they just look like some form of headphones.  Portable peace, quiet and mental clarity WHEREVER you may go.

**Q: Has anyone used these to help with the sound of barking dogs? Will they block that type of sound?**
A: I sleep with these to block the sounds of my husband snoring and my dog walking around at night, and they've been a blessing. Folded up they're easy to store and take with me when I travel. They do not block out all noise; I doubt any "ear protection" will. But for their modest price and small profile, which makes it possible for me to sleep on my back in them, I'd say they're well worth trying.

**Q: Does anyone know if these earmuffs have replacement cushions?**
A: I don't know for sure, but if they did the replacement cushions would probably cost as much as a new pair of earmuffs. c.k.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent, Comfortable, Effective, & Inexpensive
*by B***R on November 24, 2012*

The overall quality of these Leightning L3 Earmuffs are EXCELLENT. They are very comfortable to wear for extended periods. They are extremely effective at suppressing loud noise. . . and they are startlingly inexpensive. I've had mine for about a month now, and I use them weekly for shooting firearms. LOUD firearms. . . with several other shooters firing very close to me. Typically I ALWAYS wear BOTH earplugs AND earmuffs when I go shooting. With these, I find that there is little actual difference if I skip wearing earplugs with them. Frankly, I am surprised that there are ANY people on here who gave bad reviews, but I guess there will always be certain people who will find something to complain about. . . even if you gave it to them for free. Listen, I suppose it's possible that there could be better earmuffs out there. . . especially if you have loads of money to burn, and cost is no object. But seriously, for $20, I really think that these are pretty hard to beat. Heck, at ANY price, I think these are pretty hard to beat. ** NOTE ** I've read some other buyers complaints that these muffs are not adjustable, and that they were too small to fit their heads and reach their ears. I think that's probably because they couldn't figure out how to adjust them. It took me a few minutes to figure it out myself: The way you adjust them is to pull the metal headband wire out of the black plastic mounting swivels which are mounted on the plastic ear-cups. When the muffs are shipped, they are fully collapsed down to their smallest size, with the metal headband wire pieces pushed all the way down into the black plastic swivels. It's actually a FAR better design than my old earmuffs which adjusted by telescoping the top of the headband instead. Bottom line? Buy 'em & don't look back. I've used alot of earmuffs over the years, and these are the best ones I've had yet.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hearing pro for the office and outdoors
*by S***A on December 17, 2025*

I picked these up for some quiet in a crowded office with talkative coworkers. Great for blocking out noise! I can still hear muffled voices if I focus on them, but it's much easier to ignore them. They're comfortable to wear, even with blue light, computer glasses. I'll have to see how long I can wear them comfortably, as they are snug. If I had to complain about something, they're rather stiff and tough to adjust. Then, if you fold them up, you have to adjust them to fit your head when you open them again. Amazon suggests that I also mention the fantastic battery life! They last forever on no charge with no batteries, almost like they were passive earmuffs. And they are black, just like the product pictures.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Protective Headphones, period
*by G***. on January 1, 2026*

These are the best ones better than 3M Xtreme and very comfortable. Look no further.

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