Eye Protection

[Hithev]

Oakley makes glasses for shooting and most of their lenses are rated as such.

I picked up a pair of bi-focal glasses from Dillon Precision. You can get them with bi-focal on the top or bottom, and they work well for indoor shooting at the range.

AFAIK, most Oakley spectacles (including the spiffy Radarlock model cited by the reported Luckygunner review) do NOT meet Ainsi Z87.1 standard and only the SI ballistic shocktube (product code OO9329-04) meets the military specs standard.
Besides any price consideration, I’m not even sure whether or not the latter is sold to civilians outside the LEO/Military/Rescue personnel

 

[Wise_A]

I don’t think ballistic spectacles are meant to resist a bullet shot in the face, but rather to protect from debris or splinters.
That said in advance, it may be difficult to relate the impact of a 0.25” steel ball traveling at 45 fps with that of the intended debris.
Anyway, the mil –prf-32432(GL) standard (met by the Wiley you mention) refers to the above mentioned steel ball traveling at a respectable speed of 650 fps.

Actually, I think the 25-foot #8 shot test is fairly relevant to what we want eyepro to do. Guns don't blow up gently.

And to be honest, ditto for using .22 short. That's a 29-grain bullet at 710 fps. I'd suspect that's fairly close to the velocity of gun chunks.

.22LR is probably a bit extreme, but you can buy srsbzness eyepro that will stop that.

What's more important about the more aggressive testing is showing what happens when a piece of eyepro fails. For instance, several of the glasses tested had the lenses detach from the frames or shatter backwards into the dummy's eyes. Obviously, we don't want that.

 

[Cobbler]

The one thing to be really sure of is the frames. Many glasses have poly-carbonate lenses but if the frames don't support the hit of an object then they may cause damage. Be sure to have some side protection like wrap-around lenses. If you shoot pistol in competition and you're on the right side of a shooter with an auto that sprays it's spent cases in several counties, this will protect a hot case from getting between your lens and eyeball.

 

[roo_ster]

You don't have to pay an arm and a leg for safety glasses that meet the MIL spec. I just bought a couple different styles for under $20/each.

Youth/Small Ladies, $10:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B6CORLY/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

Others, $2 add-on item:
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001393NJ2/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

Buy early, buy often, buy a bunch, hand them out to noobs.

 

[Bronco89]

I have a pair of certified safety glasses from my eye-doc. They come with removable side shields. I use them for daily glasses and attach the shields at work or when doing something like shooting, reloading, or working in the yard. My insurance covered them, so it didn't cost me any more $$$

 

[Nevada Ed]

A low end Z87 pair of "Shooters" with side panels can be as low as $10-12.

However, a good fit may cost you around $20 and maybe $30 for a pair with a soft nose bridge.

Tinted lens and a case to hold all the 3-5 extra tint colors is where the price starts to climb
and getting the top brands, to show off is where you can get into $400 or more, very easy.

Pro's can write off the cost of glasses at tax time but most of use have to swallow that cost, so cost will vary among shooters and the volume that they shoot.

Flying clay particles are the main danger that I worry about..........

Stay safe.

 

[roundgun]

Nice soft nose bridge, ANSI Z87.1, works with ear muffs. Thumbs up from me.


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