Why we wear eye pro

[LMNO]

I was told that my regular prescription glasses were enough. This makes me want to double up on eyes as well.

Just learned that lesson the hard way this past weekend. I was at an indoor range, and some guy to my left starting shooting his .45. The casing landed and got stuck between my lower eye lid and my prescription glasses. I had to put my firearm arm down while trying to keep calm before I could grab it.

Now, there is a nice burn scar under my eye. Looking for shooting glasses right now.

[holt7153]

These incidents make me wonder if the generic $10-$15 shooting glasses are sufficient.

or my $7 Radians

[DSB]

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This is why you wear eye pro at the range. Side of the case blew out. Fractured the grip and sent shrapnel into my cheeks, nose and forehead. Ouch. Always a good time at the range.

Were you shooting factory reloads, range reloads, your own reloads, or factory new ammo?

[Wicked Pete]

A shooters big fear, blow up in your face.

[BigPimping]

As long as the glasses meet z87 ANSI rating they will work. The main difference is the style or the way they fit. I have to wear safety glasses at my job everyday. I choose to wear the ones that are provided by the company, because they get scratched up and I go through them quickly.

[XDJYo]

After reading this article, it opened my eyes to see (har-har-har, pun intended) that regular glasses don't quite cut the mustard and that true mil-spec eye pro vs. ANSI and Z87 rated glasses. I bought ESS eye glasses for my wife and I and we use them religiously.

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/eye-protection-shooting-glasses-review/

Also, it dawned on me that when I shoot with regular glasses, I am actually looking over the tops of the glasses, so if anything DID happen, my regular glasses wouldn't do squat.

[jmatt511]

Were you shooting factory reloads, range reloads, your own reloads, or factory new ammo?

Range reloads. I'm told now they use a different primer than when I purchased these.

[G3Steve]

So are they buying you a new gun?

I don't see how a primer could have caused that. More likely a bad case.

[Red-Osier]

So are they buying you a new gun?


^^^This.

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Damn, first and formost glad you're okay.

[smak28]

Glad to hear you are ok OP!

That's why I don't shoot reloads because each time I hear ammo blowing up in the gun, it's always due to reloads.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Glad you were wearing protection!

[jmatt511]

A few cuts on my face. Grips are shot. Frame and slide look okay, no cracks. I let the line guy (though I think he figured it out) and the office guys know what happened. They don't need to buy me a new gun. All is well. Hopefully this doesn't happen to anyone else. Could have been worse.

[G3Steve]

I'd at least make them pay for new grips...

Glad you're ok, it could have been much worse.