Safety Glasses?

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After having a PSL blow up in my face.
Actually that exact same rifle was posted on classicarms.us for a couple days :p
 
I used to not worry about either. I'm still bad about hearing protection depending on the situation. If only one person is shooting at a time (sighting in at the hunting lease) I still don't wear my ears, but I'll manually hold my ear at the time of shot. If multiple people are shooting, always.

Eyes are different, but same goes. I used to not worry about them, until I had, what I best describe as a backfire. I reload shotgun shells, my old 870 had gone several thousand rounds without being cleaned. So the action was filthy with unburnt powder residue. I actually noticed this that day and told myself it was time to clean it. Well during the course of the day (skeet shooting) I pumped the gun (what must have been) extremely quick after the shot. The hot gases from the barrel ignited all the unburnt powder residue, and shot a large fireball out the side of the action. Out of surprise and instinct, I threw the gun down, on it's side, with the action open. Nobody with me could believe what they saw. After finding the empty shell, there was nothing wrong. It was scorched on the outside, but that was it. I continued shooting for the rest of the day. But ever since that you won't see me shooting without something covering my eyes. Things happen too fast in our sport to take chances with it.

Wyman
 
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Supposedly it will stop a 22lr or a shotgun blast from 35 ft away.
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At 11 yards? Birdshot maybe. 22LR I'm skeptical it could stop. I'll bet 00 buck would sail through.
 
I just bought a second pair of ANSI rated safety glasses with bifocal lense for $6 each. I have worn the first pair for couple months. They still are like new and I wear them outside (MN) for 3hrs a day easy. I tend to get them dirty so got second pair so I could switch rather then risk scratching them wiping them off dry.
 
At 11 yards? Birdshot maybe. 22LR I'm skeptical it could stop. I'll bet 00 buck would sail through.
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Yeah, I'm rather skeptical too, and I'm in no hurry to find out either. But I also didn't get them because of their supposed stopping capability. They look nice, they have the three different lenses, they are comfortable, and what I read about the company at the time seemed pretty good too.

I still have and use the pair I bought and have no complaints about them. They have never fogged on me, they have never fallen apart even after changing the lenses around many times, and they have most certainly protected my eyes from casings and shaved bullets shards from a defective revolver. I'd get another pair tomorrow if I need one.
 
Not only do I use them, I usually keep a spare pair or two in the range bag in case someone else needs a pair. You can pick up the spare pairs at WalMart or any other such place for about $5 (or less if you get the super cheap ones) in the hardware section (the same type of glasses cost more in the sporting goods section).
 
"Do you use safety glasses for shooting?"

Yes,and they've caught a returning round, which while it ruined the glasses spared my eye. Wear them.
 
Sorry to get off track, but do you guys get a weird taste in your throat after a session at an indoor range? I get it every time, and I'm a new shooter. I think I'm inhaling way too much lead or something... I've been going to the range 2-3 times a week, and this can't be good.
 
Do you use safety glasses for shooting? I wouldn't consider it outside of a self-defense situation...
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No. I don't really see the point unless you're using super hot reloads or a questionable gun. In that case, I wouldn't just want safety glasses, I'd want full face protection.
 
I were eye protection with pistols now because I`ve got hit in the eye by the spark or something a couple times from a Walther P22.
 
Sorry to get off track, but do you guys get a weird taste in your throat after a session at an indoor range? I get it every time, and I'm a new shooter. I think I'm inhaling way too much lead or something... I've been going to the range 2-3 times a week, and this can't be good.
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I don't go to indoor ranges because basically I'm a cheapskate, but from what I've read a strange taste in your mouth following an indoor shooting session is a sure sign of lead inhalation.
 
weird taste in your throat

sometimes if the fans are not turned up high enough
or someone is shooting especially dirty powder--or lead bullets with smokey lube.
 
Always. I get these free at work, and I buy these for outside of work. At $3, they are somewhat disposable and I buy a pair whenever I'm at Northern. At night I'm at work, and during the day I'm asleep or out and about, so I pretty much have safety glasses on all the time.

For hearing protection I use EAR Classic plugs. Uncomfortable, but they work well.
 
Does anyone wear goggles over the glasses that are comfortable to shoot with. I once got a brass bounce back that took and scorch my lens. Progressive tris and photo-sensitive. Cost $200 to replace lens.
 
Since I cut wood for my wood stove a home I've always been careful with my eyes but not so with my ears. I think the concussive sound is what causes hearing problems. I have muffs and stuffs for my ears now and always use one or the other. I've had polycarbonate lenses for years and been whacked by metal pieces hard enough to knock them off & bend them so I feel confident with them when cutting wood or shooting.
 
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Please put me in the 'Absolutely, every time,' camp.

16 years ago I was running a circular saw, trimming some MDF, no eye protection. I saw one particular particle leave the blade and travel in an absolutely straight line right into my left eye. No damage, no doctor, but it still completely sucked.

Ever since then, I've been a zealot.
 
Seacliff,

Yes. I wear prescription bifocals. When I'm shooting I wear a pair of Uvex Astro OTG safety glasses over them. I didn't want to blow a lot of cash on prescription safety glasses. These things work fine for "over the glass" wear; and you can choose different tint colors. Cost me a whopping $10 or so. I found them at a safety equipment supply company.
 
Always, I wear Safty glasses when doing almost every thing.

Never shoot with out them.

I also wear plugs & muffs. Call me crazy or redundent, but God only gave me two ears & two eyes and I like them to work.
 
Take it from me, I never used to wear anything shooting outside. I now have ringing ears 24\7. Not good, but didn't know any better.
 
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