Why we wear safety gear

[ECS686]

I cringe when I see folks not wearing glasses. You don’t need to shoot steel for things to happen.

Here’s a good reminder of any training or casual range time one should!

Safety – Why Protective Gear Is Important; A Personal Story

Sixty eight degrees, sunny, and clear. The perfect range day! Working with good folks on some skills and having a great time. What could go wrong? Wellll …..I was asked to attend SHOT Show again this year in Las Vegas to assist a friend at his booth. After the show, we spent a few days on his...

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[92FSTech]

Yup. Anybody's who ever shot steel, or had an OOB discharge, or even gas to the face from a blow back gun or dirty reload should appreciate the need for safety glasses.

I had a ricochet take a chunk out of the top of my scalp a few months back...if it had been 2 inches lower and I not been wearing glasses, I'd be seeing monocular for the rest of my life. I've also had an OOB case rupture in a blowback 9mm AR that peppered my face with tiny bits of brass shrapnel, but my glasses saved my eyes. Always wear them!

 

[DadSmith]

I cringe when I see folks not wearing glasses. You don’t need to shoot steel for things to happen.

Here’s a good reminder of any training or casual range time one should!

Safety – Why Protective Gear Is Important; A Personal Story

Sixty eight degrees, sunny, and clear. The perfect range day! Working with good folks on some skills and having a great time. What could go wrong? Wellll …..I was asked to attend SHOT Show again this year in Las Vegas to assist a friend at his booth. After the show, we spent a few days on his...

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What are the odds of that happening? Out of millions of rounds fired over the years.
Goes to show time and chance happens to all.

 

[Ark]

You wear safety glasses in case of a catastrophic gun failure.

I wear safety glasses so your blood doesn't get in my eye.

We are not the same.

 

[ECS686]

What are the odds of that happening? Out of millions of rounds fired over the years.
Goes to show time and chance happens to all.

While the circumstances of this specific incident is rare the point is stuff happens. Why even though it’s a rarity to need more than 6 rounds or even a reload in a civilian self defense incident some folks want 18 rounds with extra mags to reload. So what you think you need!

 

[dieselrealtor]

I can't even count the number of times that shooting .22 I have had something hit me in the face.

 

[Ark]

I fondly remember watching the first row of onlookers getting peppered by lead and jacket material at Parabellum carry gun matches.

Need we be reminded that we are setting off explosives with 20,000+ psi of chamber pressure and sending projectiles into targets at anywhere from 900 to 3,000+ fps. S*** happens. These are dangerous and deadly weapons and it pays to be prepared.

 

[penguinship]

Wear safety gear for the same reason you say a gun - in the rare event something bad happens, be prepared

 

[Lucar186]

Mercifully the worst that has happened to me is a small chunk of either jacket or cinderblock came back and bounced off my leg as I was teaching a buddy how to shoot. It stung quite a bit but it didn’t get past my jeans.

 

[TAB30-06]

Yup. Anybody's who ever shot steel, or had an OOB discharge, or even gas to the face from a blow back gun or dirty reload should appreciate the need for safety glasses.

I had a ricochet take a chunk out of the top of my scalp a few months back...if it had been 2 inches lower and I not been wearing glasses, I'd be seeing monocular for the rest of my life. I've also had an OOB case rupture in a blowback 9mm AR that peppered my face with tiny bits of brass shrapnel, but my glasses saved my eyes. Always wear them!

When my dad was a kid, he would pull the bullets from .22lr cartridges and smash the primer with a bat. That was until he got a piece of brass in his cheek. On the way to the hospital my gandmother gave him a chewing, and at one point told him he was lucky, had it went 2” higher it would have taken his eye out. My aunt says my dad responded with “ Well if it would of went 2” to the left it would of missed me completely!”

 

[SmolderOutdoors]

I had an oops with a newly set up reloading press a few years back. Had a double charge (.40s&w) - blew the mag out the bottom (broke it) and split the grip on my 2011. I had little bits and pieces all over. Always always wear safety gear when dealing with things that go boom.

Sent the gun back to cheely and had a new grip stippled/installed. Rest of the gun was fine if anyone is curious.

 

[Gunaddict]

I have been hit in the face with too many random spent cartridges to not wear something covering my eyes. I always wear hearing protection, but occasionally will remove on outdoor range for a real world situation. They are loud, and that shouldn’t startle you in a bad situation. Just a few shots and then the hearing protection goes back on.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I have been hit in the face with too many random spent cartridges to not wear something covering my eyes. I always wear hearing protection, but occasionally will remove on outdoor range for a real world situation. They are loud, and that shouldn’t startle you in a bad situation. Just a few shots and then the hearing protection goes back on.

Everyone should fire a handgun once without earpro to know what to expect in a defensive situation.

 

[DadSmith]

While the circumstances of this specific incident is rare the point is stuff happens.

I was agreeing with you.
I was pointing out that weird things can happen to anyone. Thus time, and chance happens to everyone.

 

[2tonic]

Everyone should fire a handgun once without earpro to know what to expect in a defensive situation.

Agreed, but may I respectfully suggest it not be a full house .357 magnum, whilst standing between two barns.

You can ask me how I know, but I won't hear you.

 

[indyk]

Wear safety gear for the same reason you say a gun - in the rare event something bad happens, be prepared

Absolutely !!!!
Went to the range for 2 minutes to test a build, unplanned, spur of the moment and left the safety glasses at home.
Well, 5 minutes there I instantly caught someone’s 22 splatter from the steel he was shooting at.
Right above the eye.
Let’s say I relearned the importance of having safety glasses AT ALL TIMES. even if you’re just observing or shooting a few rounds then leaving.