3M Safety Glasses Safe for Shooting?

[Cygnus]

A friend of mine has been wearing some Home Depot 3M wrap around safety glasses for shooting recently. I went to get some and the specs on the versions available looked like they said they were not for gringing or flying objects. Any have any experienc ewith these?
Is this some that all shooting glasses say as well?

I guess what I am asking is are the safety glassses I would wear using a Dewalt protect me the same while using a Glock?

Thanks in advance for any info!

 

[CZB1962]

I am pretty sure that Ansi Z87 is the standard that you want to look for.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I dont know right off the bat, but if you compare the ANSI specs that shooting glasses conform to, your run of the mill safety glasses should conform to the same specs.

 

[Cygnus]

Thanks ! I will check that out then. Theye had a nice little Gerber sale going on too.

 

[BugI02]

I am pretty sure that Ansi Z87 is the standard that you want to look for.

^^^THIS^^^^^^^^

"There are three impact standards popularly applied in the United States: ANSI, OSHA, and MIL-PRF-31013 (Military SPEC). We recommend ANSI Z87.1 at a minimum. Eyewear rated as Z87.1+ plus (high impact) is better. And eyewear that satisfies both ANSI Z87.1+ AND the military test is probably your best choice of all." - via AccurateShooter.com

 

[Cygnus]

Thanks! I just checked some "shooting" glasses I have and thet are Z87 and Z94. It has both numbers on the arm ( what does that mean?). These are too dark for indoor. I am sure the Home Depot ones are going to be similar. Check ing ot out tomorrow. Hope the gerber sale is still on.

 

[BugI02]

These are pretty versatile. I've read the center divider of the frame is weak but they've been working well for me so far.

Remington® T-85C Shooting Glasses : Cabela's

 

[Sylvain]

Thanks! I just checked some "shooting" glasses I have and thet are Z87 and Z94. It has both numbers on the arm ( what does that mean?). These are too dark for indoor. I am sure the Home Depot ones are going to be similar. Check ing ot out tomorrow. Hope the gerber sale is still on.

Z94 is the Canadian standard.The Z87 is the American standard.

Canada – CSA Z94.3-2002 In Canada, the pertinent standard is Z94.3-2002 developed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Impact performance is assessed with the ¼ inch steel ball traveling at 46.5 m/sec or 152 ft/sec. Impact points that must be evaluated include the midpoint of the protector, as well as multiple frontal and lateral locations, some of which duplicate those assessed for ANSI Z87.1-2010.

 

[Paul30]

As mentioned in the thread, Z ratings are what you are looking for, and it should have the Z number stamped on the frames.

Safety Glasses and Protective Eyewear - AllAboutVision.com

https://www.uvexrx.com/documents/UvexRx_ANSI_2010_AdvisoryBulletin_Standard.pdf

 

[Cygnus]

So is the Canadian standard higher than the US standard or do the numbers mean different things in each country?

 

[LP1]

Z94 is the Canadian standard.The Z87 is the American standard.

Is the numeric difference based on the current exchange rate?

 

[Sylvain]

So is the Canadian standard higher than the US standard or do the numbers mean different things in each country?

I don't think the number has anything to do with how high the protection is.
You also have many different standards for military eyewear in Europe.The number just tells you it passed a particular test in that country.
Because a standard is called XYZ100 in one country doesn't mean it's tougher than one called XYZ50 in another one.

 

[Gabriel]

So is the Canadian standard higher than the US standard?

Yes, it's seven higher.

 

[T.Lex]

Like the volume knob that goes to 11, it is THAT much better.