This happened to me the first time I went shooting, leaving a funny-looking scar a quarter inch from my eye. I wear a hat with the shooting glasses now.CombatController wrote:Safety first! I have seen some harrowing bits of metal stuck in peoples shooting glasses. I won't even mention work glasses.
Always wear safety glasses at the range
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Spells
Re: Always wear safety glasses at the range
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TmjUtah
Re: Always wear safety glasses at the range
Our local CalRanch stores sell welder's safety-rated poly carbonate over-glasses for ... I think eight bucks a pair. I bought two pair the last time I was there and they've been riding in my primary range bag since. I have picked up three or four youth-sized range pairs as time has gone by, as well.
I used to depend on my street glasses. They have poly carb lenses BUT don't extend across the bridge of my nose. I was witness to a .54cal bolster failure at a local range. The victim's face looked like somebody had sprayed him with flat black paint... except where his gargoyle-style mono lens safety glasses were. The right lens was starred from impact. The tang of the rifle was actually momentarily embedded in his forehead.
The glasses saved his sight, and possibly his life. Made a believer out of me, for sure.
I think I even had a write up on the Gun Thing, come to think of it.
The welder wear-overs have worked very well for me. They might not lend themselves so great to tactical shooting (though I used mine for Cowboy Action) but for range or boonie shooting they work fine and run substantially cheaper than the same product marketed as a "shooting accessory".
I used to depend on my street glasses. They have poly carb lenses BUT don't extend across the bridge of my nose. I was witness to a .54cal bolster failure at a local range. The victim's face looked like somebody had sprayed him with flat black paint... except where his gargoyle-style mono lens safety glasses were. The right lens was starred from impact. The tang of the rifle was actually momentarily embedded in his forehead.
The glasses saved his sight, and possibly his life. Made a believer out of me, for sure.
I think I even had a write up on the Gun Thing, come to think of it.
The welder wear-overs have worked very well for me. They might not lend themselves so great to tactical shooting (though I used mine for Cowboy Action) but for range or boonie shooting they work fine and run substantially cheaper than the same product marketed as a "shooting accessory".