The importance of eye protection

[tlawler]

Hi all. I was having a 10mm outing at the range the other day with my 610, my 1006, and an EAA Witness 10mm. I was shooting them in no particular order and going from one to another, and at the time this happened, I was shooting the EAA. I had a case separation on an Eldorado case, which ejected just the head, leaving the case in the chamber. I got a pretty good blast of powder and small brass fragments in my face drawing some blood from a scratch on my forehead. I felt the powder blast all around my shooting glasses and feel pretty certain I would have gotten it in both eyes had I not been wearing glasses. With that being said, I am pretty anal about wearing glasses and using both plugs and muffs for hearing protection. Not only for myself, but anyone who shoots with me, particularly my children. Be safe out there.

 

[Golddollar]

I was shooting a .45 Government Model and somehow had an overloaded reload. It blew out and wrecked the magazine and I got a face full of debris. Luckily I was wearing my regular glasses or shooting glasses (I wore contact lens a lot back then). I was schooled to wear ear and eye protection since childhood. There were other people shooting on another range at that club and I had them look at my face to make sure nothing appeared imminently dangerous. When RCBS came out with a powder charge checker for progressive presses I practically broke my wrist writing out the order for one.

 

[wingriderz]

Yes always , it was a battle to keep the glasses on the guys in the shops I ran

 

[kmyers]

Eye and ear protection are a must. When we take out people new to shooting we tell them for the first trip or two to the range we will supply everything, protection, ammo, etc and for them to just show up with an open mind to learn and have fun.

 

[MRB1]

I have only one eye, and I was wearing safety glasses. I hit the head of a railroad spike and it rebounded back into my face, through the safety lens, destroyed the eyelid and the entire eye, fractured the sinus cavity and stopped right at the skull. As a reward, I have a drawer full of eye prosthetics ($$$$) and no depth of field. Sucks, but had it not been for the safety lens, I would have died on the spot. Wear those glasses - it's sometimes a pain, but being partially blind is a bigger pain.

 

[jeffsmith]

I wear Eyeglasses and most provided eye protection is like cheap lab goggles
or Glasses that will rub against your own glasses and scratch them (GSR)

So, I went out an bought myself two pair of good "industrial" Safety Glasses
that fit over eyeglasses

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Make sure they are snug fitting. I had a pair of prescription shooting glasses years ago, one time a 45 ACP bounced off the wall of the lane I was in, wedged between the brow bar and my cheek. OUCH !
At present I shoot pistols without my prescription glasses,just safety glasses, can focus on the front sight fine. I have pairs in the boxes of the two handguns I shoot the most often and several pairs in my 22 box. I even keep a pair of safety goggles in the possibles box in my car.

 

[tlawler]

I use these. 1.0x correction over the full lens and ballistic rated. For me, with the 1.0x correction, it put the front sight in sharp focus and my accuracy improved markedly. They come in different magnification levels and no more craning your neck back trying to look through your bifocals.
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[Jack Flash]

Dillon Precision has these, and I would rather order from them:
Clear Bifocals Safety Glasses (CBSG): Shooting Equipment & Accessories: Misc. Equipment & Accessories

 

[tlawler]

Dillon Precision has these, and I would rather order from them:
Clear Bifocals Safety Glasses (CBSG): Shooting Equipment & Accessories: Misc. Equipment & Accessories

I actually got mine through Grainger and had my employer pay for them since we have to wear safety glasses for work. It was just easier finding the link on amazon.

 

[brucev]

Extremely thankful you were not injured! Always wear eye protection regardless of what you are shooting! In the event of an accident, the consequences can be extreme. Had a "M" split back about 2000 firing surplus Yugoslavian 8mm ammo in a nice K-98 Mauser. Firing prone. No damage to rifle. I got gas in the face and brass fragments in my eyebrows, forehead. One of my church members picked the bits of brass out while I did what I was told and sat still. There were some little marks on my prescription glasses that could not be polished out. Given where the marks were, if I'd not been wearing the glasses it is doubtful the doctor could have polished any pock marks off my eye balls. Sincerely. bruce.

 

[Funflyer]

I've been meaning to order some safety glasses that fit over my prescription glasses. I just ordered some after reading this thread, especially now that I'm testing some full-power 10mm reloads. Thanks OP.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Been there done that..........

Had a 357 Magnum full load with slow powder blow back gases, powder and small pieces of copper jacket, that cut my cheek below my safety glasses, at a range outing.

Actually drew blood, as a shooter next to me, drew attention to.

Lots of trap shooters think they do not need, "Eyes and ears" but
it is mandatory at my range, which is a good thing.
Never know when a shell, pellet or ejected case might get to the eye or the noise be enough to hurt your hearing.

It can't be replaced..............to 100% !!
I know that for a fact.

 

[amazingflapjack]

Had one go off out of battery in a 1006-I was OK-but never had confidence in the gun again-sent it back to S&W and then sold it. Still got my 4506 though!

 

[S&WIowegan]

I have experienced two blow-outs like the one shown by the originator of this thread. Not long after the 40S&W Auto round came into being IPSC-style shooters adopted it for Limited class ammo loaded to major power factor(175). We routinely reclaimed our brass and reloaded that brass several times. I was shooting 220gr lead truncated powered by Clays. Old brass and Clays is a bad combo.

I had two blowouts like those pictured with no harm to me or gun. However, I began using only once-fired police brass for my handloads. I also stopped using 220s and now use 200gr bullets and Viht N320 instead of Clays..

 

[NYlakesider]

A lot of my work safety glasses was mandatory, many times googles and or face shields had to be used. Of course as a welder I used a welding helmet!

Now 73 but started wearing glasses at age 5 so I have a bit of experience with them.

A few years ago had cataracts remove from both eyes and the Doc put in a lens that I only needed "readers"

WOW GREAT!. Of course I spent more time looking for the readers than using them.

After wearing glasses all my life and being a outdoor person and shooter I missed the protection that the glasses had given me my whole life.

After about a month I went back to the Doc and told him I want to go back to full time glasses. He kidded me about the good work he had done to free me from glasses but then said he understood. So I'm back with bifocals that I wear most all waking moments. Heck I was used to it and feel much safer with glasses in front of my precious eyes!

 

[S&WIowegan]

A lot of my work safety glasses was mandatory, many times googles and or face shields had to be used. Of course as a welder I used a welding helmet!

Now 73 but started wearing glasses at age 5 so I have a bit of experience with them.

A few years ago had cataracts remove from both eyes and the Doc put in a lens that I only needed "readers"

WOW GREAT!. Of course I spent more time looking for the readers than using them.

After wearing glasses all my life and being a outdoor person and shooter I missed the protection that the glasses had given me my whole life.

After about a month I went back to the Doc and told him I want to go back to full time glasses. He kidded me about the good work he had done to free me from glasses but then said he understood. So I'm back with bifocals that I wear most all waking moments. Heck I was used to it and feel much safer with glasses in front of my precious eyes!

Me too, I wear progressives so I can see front sight of a pistol. I take my glasses off and can see perfectly well to drive, etc. BUT I can't read the dashboard.

 

[pmanton]

Ditto on what the OP has to say. I have some powder tattooing but my eyes are intact.