Don't be stupid, like me.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:27 pm

I go to the range every Memorial Day, sort of my own way of honoring our fallen soldiers. I always shoot my guns that have been used to defend our country, M1, 1911, AR, etc. Got there this morning and realized I forgot my safety glasses. No problem, I'll just wear sunglasses for this time. Nope, I left the house so early I didn't need them. I'll just shoot, it'll be OK just this one time, right? Well you see what happened while I was shooting my 1911. Don't know what it was, but thankful it was in the white, and not more damaging. Use safety glasses folks, every single time!

horsesoldier03 · Post by **horsesoldier03** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:46 pm

WOW, lesson learned! I typically don't use shooting glasses, but thankfully I force my kids to use them whenever I take them shooting. Maybe I need to rethink and pick me up a pair as well!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:50 pm

Last time I didn't wear shooting glasses... it was combat.

BrianSH · Post by **BrianSH** » Mon May 26, 2014 7:19 pm

I got in the habit of keeping extra glasses and ears in the car years ago.
That and I like to shoot on 1Jan, 4July, and on 9/11. I've not missed A 9/11 yet. Its skills maintenance. - Brian

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:27 pm

jnyork · Post by **jnyork** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:55 pm

horsesoldier03 wrote:WOW, lesson learned! I typically don't use shooting glasses, but thankfully I force my kids to use them whenever I take them shooting. Maybe I need to rethink and pick me up a pair as well!

That would be a VERY good idea.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:46 pm

I have always needed glasses to do anything due to nearsightedness, and when I thought about getting LASIK, I decided against it, as I figured most of the time I SHOULD be wearing 'glasses' anyway, just for protection.

Most guests WANT to wear hearing protection unless we're shooting suppressed 22 LR's, due to the discomfort from high noise levels, but I really have to persuade them to wear 'goggles', as there aren't any 'unpleasant' things visually when shooting, at least right up until you get the metal in your eye...

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:49 pm

Last time I did not wear shooting glasses it was a gunfight.
The bullet is still in my leg.

GonnePhishin · Post by **GonnePhishin** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:38 am

Yes sir, you are lucky indeed. You should go to your Ophthalmologist to make sure no tiny pieve of metal isn't imbedded in the sclera (white part). But, perhaps it was a bit of spark from the ignition that got you.
Thanks for the warning.

piller · Post by **piller** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:42 am

I keep shooting glasses in the glove box of my car and my Explorer. I am nearsighted, and must wear glasses or contacts to see my nose. My eyes are the most precious of my 5 senses. I use hearing protection each and every time.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:13 pm

Glad you ok Ted.

N.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:26 pm

I've had a piece of the jacket on my 230gr FMJs slice my scalp, and leg....(A) No more shooting at steel plates so close, and (B) I'm glad for my glasses....

JB · Post by JB » Wed May 28, 2014 10:37 am

I had the primer burst on a Thompson Contender 223. Piece of primer blew back through the firing pin hole into my eye. I ended up having three piece of steel dug out of my eye. It happened out in the boonies on a Saturday, I couldn't get to an eye surgeon until Monday morning. I was lucky and lost no vision, but it was a scary and painful experience.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Wed May 28, 2014 10:49 am

Ted, glad it wasn't any worse! I usually just wear my regular polycarbonate-lens bifocals, but they offer little side protection.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Wed May 28, 2014 2:58 pm

Ted,
Relax brother. You are not stupid. It's not your fault that your last name ends with "ski". Look on the bright side, your first name could be "Jamal".

One step above that is being Italian. I have scars all over me.

What 1911 were you shooting? Was it a Norinco? If it was you deserved it.

For real, it's a good thing it was in the white. Even with that, it's still scary. Glad your OK. Another lesson learned.----6

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed May 28, 2014 9:51 pm

Sixgun wrote:Ted,
Relax brother. You are not stupid. It's not your fault that your last name ends with "ski". Look on the bright side, your first name could be "Jamal".

One step above that is being Italian. I have scars all over me.

What 1911 were you shooting? Was it a Norinco? If it was you deserved it.

For real, it's a good thing it was in the white. Even with that, it's still scary. Glad your OK. Another lesson learned.----6

No "ski". Great grand dad came from Germany. Worked in the steel mills in your neck of the woods till they decided to move west in the early 1900's.

No Norinco here either. Springfield Armory 1911. I can't afford all the Colts like you Union guys can.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:52 am

Nath wrote:Glad you ok Ted.

N.

+1

Safety glasses for anything that could cause something to fly into one's eyes. Shooting, archery, yard work, power tools, etc..

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:57 am

Chain saws, trust me.

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:20 am

Mescalero wrote:Chain saws, trust me.

Amen to that. And ear protection, too!

When I was much younger I used a torch for heat and an impact wrench to loosen the nuts on axle U-bolts. No glasses. Got a tiny metal sliver imbedded in my eye, just outside the iris. I get shivers every time I think about how miserable it was to get that swabbed out of my eye and then get the rust ring polished out. Glasses all the way, now.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:29 am

A little bitty wood chip, feels like a log; when it is in your eye.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:33 am

vancelw,
For me it was a shotgun pellet, my eye is watering as I type this.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat May 31, 2014 10:46 am

Look on the bright side, your first name could be "Jamal".

Remember this one? "If you've seen Juan, you've seen Jamal"

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:11 pm

Mescalero wrote:vancelw,
For me it was a shotgun pellet, my eye is watering as I type this.

Were you shooting with Dick Cheney and George W.?----6

Panzercat · Post by **Panzercat** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:22 pm

I got smacked on the forehead by my friend's .40 brass.
Kinda like one of those 'Shoulda had a V8!' commericals.

kfarm · Post by **kfarm** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:35 pm

I was like most. I would wear them if I had them otherwise I'd just shoot. Well several months Bach while working up a 38 load for my daughter the top strap and cylinder blew off of my dads 38 smith copy he got back in 1934. The load that did this was a 75 gr NOE wadcutter at 600 fps. I had the revolver looked at and it was decided that metal fatigue was the culprit. Took me a week of going over my process before I got back into shooting. All I found was what was left of the casing. I wear some sort of glasses now.

Bullard4075 · Post by **Bullard4075** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:44 am

I have half a dozen pair of SG's laying around. I 'll start wearing them.

Although not all of them at the same time.

SteveR · Post by **SteveR** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:45 am

Mescalero wrote:Last time I did not wear shooting glasses it was a gunfight.
The bullet is still in my leg.

Would you mind telling us the story? I would be interested to hear it.

Steve

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:54 am

My maternal grandfather was blind in one eye, wood chip from chopping logs! That has made me have safety glasses all over the place so one pair is always handy.

gak · Post by **gak** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:21 pm

Dispatching a rattlesnake about 8 feet away, a shot pellet bounced back off a rock and nicked my cheek near my eye - close enough. While you wouldn't expect to wear shooting glasses every second just woodswalking, a good reminder that things that can enter your eye eventually will. As a 48 year contact lens wearer, I know this corollary to Murphy's law well.

mod71alaska · Post by **mod71alaska** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:14 pm

Ysabel Kid wrote:
Nath wrote:Glad you ok Ted.

N.
+1
Safety glasses for anything that could cause something to fly into one's eyes. Shooting, archery, yard work, power tools, etc..

+1 for being OK and hearing protection, too.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:25 pm

SteveR,
When you come out to do some gold hunting, the sun has gone down; we have a few adult beverages............................................
yes, I will tell you the story.

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