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ericb

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Whether or not people choose to wear Glasses when shooting is there own Biz, but FWIW, here's a Shot of my Lowes Safety Glasses after today's 45 round session with musket:

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Most of these spots are at least partially melted/imbedded into the plastic, and won't come out.

Eric
 
That's really interesting. Was the wind blowing back towards your face?
 
Eric,

Thanks for posting this! IMHO Eyes & Ears should always be worn! It never ceases to amaze me how folks will risk injury to themselves in the name of being HC/PC!

Your glasses are one of the reasons why I don't recommend drillin' out a nipple to make the hole larger or switchin' out a regular nipple for one that holds a musket cap :nono: . Some of our fellow members of this forum (yes I said it!) have been telling newbies to do certain things that just invite spray to the face such as this!

O-K, I'm off of my soapbox for now.......

Dave
 
No - wind was light. This is pretty much normal. Has been since I started shooting in the late 60's. Granted I was shooting a Musket, with a whopping pan. Before anybody asks, there's nothing unusual about how I shoot or hold the Weapon; I look pretty much like everybody else when I shoot. My safety glasses have always looked like this after a lot of shooting, and so do my friends. Thats why I started that other thread about types of Lenses in Prescription Glasses and how well they hold up. But the simple point I wanted to make here is why I wear the Glasses to begin with, & I figured a Picture was worth a thousand words - again, FWIW.

Eric

ps - A shooting Buddy has suggested that we design and patent a pair of glasses with tear-away sheet lenses, like MotoCross Face shields...
 
Try Polycarbonate. I know most grinding sparks will bounce off and not burn into the lense.
Might be a step up in $$, but you won't have to buy 4 pairs a year.

p.s. Thanks for sharing the great photo, I hope those that don't wear glasses will think again
 
Good reminder for folks - thanks for the picture.

But it sort of suggests an example of a product being used for something it may not really be designed for. Safety glasses (like everything else) are not created equal and are not necessiarily shooting glasses.

Price doesn't matter when it comes to your sight and hearing when shooting IMO. Why I only used B&L shooting glasses with glass lenses from about the late 60's, and switched to Peltor Tac 6 muffs starting in the mid 90's.

FWIW-YMMV
 
I would expect that shooting my revolver carbine, but I haven't had that problem with a cap or flintlock.
 
Good posting. As they say a picture is worth a thousand words! :thumbsup: When I worked as a tool grinder I always had the poly carbonate safety glasses to "repel the sparks"
 
I use Peltor Muffs as well! I have the electronic ones that amplify sounds and yet have a cut-off circuit that works great and is very comfortable. Can hear whispers from afar, and boomsticks are made impotent. Best money I ever spent!

Dave
 
Yeah, those are cheaper glasses, and a better quality set is in the immediate future. I used to have a pair of old style genuine Safety-Glass mild prescription Shooting Glasses, but a few years ago I developed cataracts from using Steroid Eye Drops for a mild eye inflamation and as a result had to have Cataract surgery. The old Safety Glass Glasses looked the same after shooting, and cleaned up great, but are no longer valid, & it's only been the past couple years that I've gone to conventional Safety Glasses. I broached the subject and solicited opinions and got a lot of good advice here on Lenses a little while back. But main point of the photo was not to b*tch about the cheap plastic lenses, but rather to show why I personaly elect to wear 'em, and will continue to do so.

Nothing personal or smug here against those who elect not to. This Forum is my Home away from Home, and I'd like to meet and shake hands with everybody here...

E
 
Being able to see instead of being blinded is definitely a plus in my book! Don't worry about rockin' the boat! If only one person's eyesight was saved cause they happened upon this thread of yours, it was well worth writing it :thumbsup: .

Less injuries means less the MSM has to write bad things about our beloved hobby.....

Dave
 
I wear'em, mainly because I'm already half-deaf from twenty years of working on jets and on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Also have tinitus. Save your hearing and sight now.
 
The past several years, the glasses I've worn at the range (and hunting) have been full size drugstore reading glasses in the +1.0, then +1.25, now +1.50 diopter strengths to keep the sights fairly sharp for these 65 year old eyes.
I step up a diopter every couple years and after wearing a pair for a couple years the glass eye pieces look something like your photo...not quite as bad, but clearly have been stopping a lot of debris...I never shoot without them.
 
I think that, while most tend to think of Safety Glasses as protection against a single traumatic event, the cumulative effect of 30/40/50 years of exposure should not be overlooked, just as in hearing loss. As many an Old Timer will tell you, by the time they realized they had a problem...it was too late. I already had a disaster with my eyes - premature Cataract Surgery due to prescription Steroid Eye Drop reaction. I simply don't want to take any chances.

E
 
+1 on the polycarbonate lenses. I work in the plastics industry. We sell thousands of polycarbonate lenses to welding shops. Polycarb absorbs about 15% of its weight in water out of the air. Possibly less in a dry environment like Arizona, but still the stuff loves water. This causes sparks to bounce off on a cushion of steam rather than melt into the lens. Sure saves wear and tear on the expensive glass filters in the welding helmets. Eventually the stuff gets scratched and pitted by the bigger sparks.
 
Thanks for the heads-up. I never shoot without "eyes" (due to the fact I'm half-blind without 'em!) or "ears". 30 years in aviation taught me it only takes a second to create a disabled person. It was great you posted the warning, and especially the photos!
 
I wear earplugs every time I shoot and generally have on a pair of sunglasses. After seeing this picture, though, I think I'm going to go dig out my ballistic lenses and get VERY habituated with wearing them :shocked2: Thanks for setting me straight :hatsoff:
 
I've had major surgery on both eyes (not shooting related). One time the hospital sent me the bill for the operating room instead of directly to my insurance. A tad over $30,000. Just of the OR. Not the surgeon. Eyes are precious, in more ways than one.
 

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