Safety.

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

R LEE EMERY also known as Gunney.
Gunney on the history channel shooting a .38 Revolver NO GLASSES ON.
Then he shoots a 1911 without eye protection.
And a S&W 629. and a S&W 500.

Please everybody use Ear and Eye protection when shooting. Safety First.

[M198]

I've never seen the need for eye protection while shooting. I'm sure there are some scary stories out there, but those are literally one in a million. Heearing protection is a no brainer.

[supersonic]

I've never seen the need for eye protection while shooting. I'm sure there are some scary stories out there, but those are literally one in a million. Heearing protection is a no brainer.

I tend to agree with you. With semi-auto firearms, however, you MUST be very aware of where your cases eject. Burned eyes are a reality.

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Wow No eye protection? Maybe you guys need a little more Firearms training. I was shooting a new P-22 when a shell that didn't chamber all the way went off. I was very lucky i had glasses. The Glasses had brass particales enbeded in the glass.

Only take one time to go BLIND!

[Black Majik]

R LEE EMERY also known as Gunney.
Gunney on the history channel shooting a .38 Revolver NO GLASSES ON.
Then he shoots a 1911 without eye protection.
And a S&W 629. and a S&W 500.

Please everybody use Ear and Eye protection when shooting. Safety First.

There were a few scenes which bugged me on the show (still fantastic), but there was one scene of him pointing a loaded, cocked SAA at the camera with his finger on the trigger.

Now, I'm not usually a trigger nazi pointing it out every chance I get but I'm hoping there wasn't a camera man behind that camera.

Still, Gunny rocks and the show was awesome.

[armygunsmith]

Absolutely wear eye/ear protection every time you shoot. You can't tell the future and it only takes one time to lose your sight. That's why I like to shoot outdoors. You're going to wear sunglasses so get a good pair of tinted polycarbonate glasses. How much fun can you have at the range if you go blind?

The Gunny has been getting a little lax as far as firearms safety is concerned, but I still love the show.

[sorensen440]

I've never seen the need for eye protection while shooting. I'm sure there are some scary stories out there, but those are literally one in a million.

I used to feel the same way till I had a case rupture

Lucky for me I happened to have sunglasses on at the time and just had a little cut on my nose from it

[POINTMANDDT]

Completely agree and it seems like every other guy on that show is his "new best friend". If you watch the pistol episode, you can see that his left eye area took a hit. I think he was shooting the .44 mag or .500 mag and got slapped. Either way I like that gunny, but he does need set an example to new gun owners.

updated: If you watch the show lock-n-load, look for the part when the gunny is talking about the beretta. You can clearly see the damage above and around his left eye. I bet you he got slapped, when testing out the heavier pistols.

[ocabj]

You'd actually be amazed at how many top competitive High Power shooters do not wear eye protection.

I've tried shooting without eye protection for rapid fire sitting, but I didn't like the blowback coming from the AR. I'm content with buying a bunch of pairs of cheap eye protection and rotating out the ones I use for the rapid fire sitting and prone stages whenever they get scratched up by my rear sight.

[supersonic]

I'm gonna' have to 'backpedal' a bit. Eye protection is absolutely essential when shooting. I just get lazy sometimes (or forgetful) at the range. It's usually when shooting bolt action rifles and/or revolvers. However, I have been guilty on more than one occaision, of opening my range bag @ an indoor range, realizing that I hadn't unpacked from my last outdoor range trip. All that are in the bag are dark, mirrored glasses. Ever try those at an indoor range??? It S.U.C.K.S. I know, I should have just gone to the RO for a pair of clears (which I'm sure they had).

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Hey I like him and the show Lock and load. He has a lot of viewers. just wish he would wear glasses. Don't want the Junior shooters to get bad habits.

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Oops double post.

[spareparts]

I'm trying to remember exactly what happend but it was so long ago that I can't remember the rifle or caliber, maybe an sks with a slamfire or peirced primer.

But anyway, I had something go wrong and I found a couple of pieces of metal shards stuck to my eye protection along with hot powder that burned in to the plastic. Could have easliy lost and eye on that one. Been a believer ever since.

[Black Majik]

Speaking of eye protection, a few years ago (maybe 2004?) I had a piece of unburnt powder get stuck in my eye. I was wearing eye protection but it somehow found its way to my eye.

Hey, found the story I posted on THR:

Just curious, anyone ever have something fly into your eye to which you couldn't get it out?

I did yesterday, and it cost me $80 to the eye doctor to get it out.

Yesterday I went to Angeles Range, to try out my new SA M1A. After shooting the rifle we headed to the pistol range. On the very LAST shot with the pistol, something flew in my eye and I had to go to the rear and try to rub it out. That made it worse, I packed up and headed to the restroom to wash it out. It was PAINFUL. It didn't want to come out and my eye wouldn't open cuz it hurt so much. Finally I tried to get used to the pain, and drove an hour back home trying very hard not the blink. Everytime I blinked, it hurt. Damn...

The drive home, that was miserable. Holy hell.... I tried hard to not blink, the feel of something on your eyeball, underneath your eyelid is not a pleasant feeling at all.

I got home to try to clean it out again. No dice. I even bought the "Eye Showers" to wash it out, still no luck. Eyedrops, still didn't work. I guess I had to cope with it, I had a midterm the next morning and this was driving me nuts.

Screw the test, I cant concentrate. I headed for bed. Well wouldn't you know it, when I closed my eyes I can feel the damn particle floating around in my eye!

The pressure started to build up as my eyes were closed and by 20 minutes of closing my eye with that damn floater in my eye, my right side of the head started to hurt from straining my eye so much.

Today: Failed my test, I didn't care. I wanted whatever was in my eye OUT! I went to the eye doctor, to which he used METAL TWEEZERS to get the piece out. COLD, SHARP, METAL against my eye. Damn, might as well cut me open while im still conscious while your at it. I hate anything touching my eye, and even worse something sharp and metal.

So, the trip to the eye doc cost me $80 all because I used Oakley sunglasses on that range trip. From now on, its proper shooting glasses. I learned my lesson. And what luck, something flies into my eye on my VERY LAST SHOT of the day.

Moral of the story: ALWAYS use PROPER eye protection

Dont make my mistake. Hopefully my story will convince you shooters to always wear eye protection. I wore eye protection and still got something in my eyes. And in the end, it was a small speck that caused me 24 hrs of misery.

[locosway]

Last week I had a case eject out of one of the dozen rental guns I was trying and strike my safety glasses.

There's a reason for the glasses, don't make the mistake of finding out why it's required.