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TRUE STORY: Ruger model 77 in 22 WMR, shooting at the bench from a rest at 50 yds. Using ammo made in the Philippines; can't remember the name. Fired two shots with no problem.... 3rd shot exploded with enough force to split the Ruger laminated stock. Magazine was completely vaporized. My left eye lasik flap was wrinkled, right eye was OK. Fortunately, vision in my left eye was not affected. Powder burned my face, right hand was stinging from the blast. Scared the shit outta me. Been shooting for over 55 years and this was the first such incident for me. Thank God I had eye pro on. The blast went up under the bottom edge of the left eye pro lens, between my cheek and the lens, and hence the wrinkled lasik flap on the lower left quadrant of my cornea. Opthomologist said I was very lucky; I agree. Without the eye pro, I would have lost the eye, period. This was RIMFIRE ammo; not handloads. The barrel was NOT obstructed. I was astounded at the power of a little 22 WMR round and have a lot more respect for them now. BLUF: Anybody who doesn't wear eye pro is a fool. Served with a lot of semi-deaf vets who lost their hearing to some degree to not wearing ear pro, but that's another story. Aim High...Go Blue.... and ALWAYS ear your eye/ear pro. Mark P., ex-Capt, USAF
As a guy who has worn prescription glasses forever I am always amazed at people who do not seem to care about their eyes. Wearing safety glasses is much easier than using a cane with a red tip.
When I had my vision surgically corrected and no longer had to wear glasses, the biggest thing I enjoyed was the wide availability of safety glasses that suddenly became available to me. When I had to wear glasses, the lack of decent protective eyewear was one of my biggest issues at the range.
A friend of mine was target shooting and the wind was blowing in his face. He squeezed the shot off and immediately felt something in his eye. He ended up going to the emergency room and it was a flake of black powder that got under his eyelid. I saw 6 pairs of DeWalt brand safety glasses for $14.00 at Lowe's yesterday. Cheap insurance.
I tell my students in the shop all the time- you either wear your eye protection or you end up regretting your choice of not protecting your eyes. Thanks for the video Reid, I appreciate you.
My beloved uncle was shingling the roof of a barn and he hit a nail off center. It acted like a spring, jumped off the shingle, and imbedded itself into the center of his eyeball. That guy was a stud and just pulled it out, and he continued on with his work (no trip to the doctor), and the eye just ended up being a shade lighter than the other. If he lost any visual acuity, he never complained about it. That being said, eye protection is a great idea for quite a few activities. A couple of my life goals are to: 1) live my entire with both eyes working; and 2)still have every original tooth attached to my head if at all possible:)
As an 80s Marine I also have lost hearing and was lucky to keep my eyesight. People telling others to not wear eye protection is the definition of ignorance.
Lol it was based on my comment on his Facebook post, I did not say "Don't wear eyepro!" I said if I were shooting that particular drill with a paper target and my glasses got that buggered up I would remove them quickly and finish shooting the drill. This is basically a game of telephone where everyone misread what I had said and now Reid is on here acting like I said "Don't wear eyepro." Ahhh the internet, where you have to explain in fine detail everything you mean or people take it and twist it however they feel like 😂
@@BrassBashers I get it.... Perhaps the message that is being sent might save a couple knuckleheads eyes and ears though? Sorry you got to be the punching bag.
I had a 22 Mag case rupture in the chamber of a semi-auto rifle. Blew the broken magazine out of the stock, made me bleed a few places from my cheek and nose, AND GOUGED MY GLASSES. I love shooting, and having both eyes. Absolutely love both of those. I wasn't on a range. I was out hunting, doing some pest control.
Appreciate the reminder Reid. As a range officer, I am constantly being pelted with fragments coming back off steel. At classes I've taken, there is brass flying around. And none of those instances count for a catastrophic weapon failure. I keep some cheap Walmart glasses in my kit, just in case someone forgets. Usually, the parent who brings a kid to "watch."
Good video. I had a 30-06 primer rupture in a 1903 A3 rifle. All that hot gas went back into my face. Eye pro saved my eyes. A couple of years later, I had a mini 14 bolt blow up on me. My shooting glasses had little gashes in them afterwards. Eye pro saved my eyes again.
Eyeballs are important when shooting. I lost 20% hearing in my right ear from an infection & it sucks not having 100% hearing, so ear pro is important as well.
Reid! Not only me but many of us that live in Tennessee wish you would run for governor. Bill Lee's time is coming up and we need a person like you to fight for our 2nd Amendment. Love your videos. Been watching them for years....
That is a double-edged sword. Yes, he would be so worthy of the position. No, I couldn't imagine how hard it would be for him to be around idiots all day, every day. I could not do that to him. Ban Idiot's America, not guns. Peace from Oregon.
I get the impression that, in recent years, eschewing eyepro is a "cool tough guy" thing to do, like riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Between shooting and working full-time in a machine shop I've built the habit of wearing eyepro pretty much all the time.
Great advice, I use them at the range, on my tractor, my UTV, zero turn mower, weed eating, running a chainsaw. Anywhere my eyes may encounter a foreign object. And I live in Mississippi, so I feel your pain about the heat and humidity. Please people, protect your eyes!
Hey Reid, I went to the range about ten years ago with my 22lr AR15. The wind was blowing a bit, but I wear glasses so my eyes were "protected". I fired about three mags with no problems whatsoever. On my fourth magazine, I fired about halfway through it and the wind caught a bit of powder that blew under my eyeglasses and hit me dead center in my right eyeball. I gathered my gear as best I could with one eye and headed to the ER. They looked at my eye and and the doctor said I had a blister on my eye. Put a patch over it and told me to follow up with an optometrist. It healed up and I now wear prescription goggles for shooting. Just thought I would share this because it might help save someone else.
I've gotten to the point of wearing a face shield when I am weed eating. I always wear safety glasses when I am mowing but then I also put on a face shield when I grap my trimmer. It's powerful and kicks up a lot of debris sometimes and I have actually had a rock fly up and cut my cheek.
@@Brett235 yeah I've bled a few times getting hit in the face... and I always wear glasses while mowing too. I've stopped and given people safety glasses, if they want them, when I see they aren't wearing them 😎
I’m super glad the firearms community is growing, but that being said I really hope the newer people take safety seriously. Some of the things I’ve seen at local ranges in recent times have made me want to stay away of public ranges. I’m beginning to think I have a better chance of being shot by accident there than out in the world.😂🤦♂️😂
It's amazing the # of people going to rsnges that only read about the rules of firearn safety but were never mentored and taught about them. That makes a difference.
I can relate. Not a fan of public ranges either. There have been a few times I've noticed a person next to me point their firearm directly at me. Quite unnerving.
@@musicman1eanda that’s the problem, when the person that’s teaching the family can’t even remember the fundamentals of safety it just means more people doing it unsafe.🤷♂️😂 I’m sure we have all seen some sketchy things.😂
Wearing eye protection, many times saved my eyes, I knew, and know a guy with one eye, the one eye man still alive wears it all the time, not even shooting. I carry 4 or 5 pair when I go to a public range which I don't like doing, I will hand them out. Here wear these. Great video
I wear ESS with the corrective lens insert.. One day I was shooting Steel Challenge. I noticed a speck on my left lens. While cleaning with my non-scratch cloth it snagged on something right in front of my pupil. Checking it out I found a piece of metal imbedded in my eye protection. Had I not been wearing eye protection I would most likely be blind in my left eye. Wear eye protection!
Had a barrel extension fail once. Little metal shards all over. Glad I had EyePro on! Also, only time I ever had to use the forward assist. Now I call it the 'destruct button'...
Yup! Take enough training classes you'll really appreciate your eye pro, mostly from fellow students, been hit by multiple fragments never hit the eye pro but pretty close, glad I had it!
Anytime working with dangerous equipment or tools eye protection is essential! Requiring eye protection at Valor Ridge will save you a law suit.All you have to do is experience concrete spitting back in your face when using a sledge or wood chips when using a power saw. Not to mention a fire arms accident or particulate debris from riccocetes . You said it Reid ," If you can't see you can't fight". Let alone drive read find your way or work in many occupations. Great encouragement Reid.
I've had a few pistols chuck brass at my face, and a .22 had an out-of-battery discharge that really spooked me. I saw a range officer catch a bullet jacket ricochet off a steel target.
True story: Professional firearms inspector, just finished day of quals, student asks a question and for a demo. Didn't have eye pro handy but decided to take a tac pause to get some even though it was a quick demo on paper targets. Fire, fire, fire, ruptured case explodes and I find myself looking directly at a twisted piece of casing sticking into my eye pro 1/8 of an inch from my pupil. Eyepro 100%
Oh yeah, I've been saved by my glasses a couple times for sure. Both out of battery detonations. I had brass shards stuck in my face and glasses once, powder spackling burned into the glasses the other.
I took my daughter shooting about 2 weeks ago. Had her remove her prescription glasses and don a spare pair of safety glasses. She did surprisingly well with pistol at 15 yards and was ringing steel at 100 with irons, WITHOUT her prescription glasses. I am so proud of her. During that trip though, I caught a fragment to the lens of my own safety glasses. We wear PPE for a reason! Also, I saw another comment about gloves being PPE…YES!! Protect your hands from the hand guard once that barrel heats up. Thanks again, Reid, for all that you do!
Your gun could also have a malfunction something could explode then you got scrapple in your hand better to have cloves then not at least it an extra layer before it hits skin
I'd been wearing glasses all my life. But last fall, I had cataract surgery, restoring my vision nearly to 20/20. I suddenly realized soon afterward that hey--I need shooting glasses now! I haven't been to the range yet, but I'm wearing eye pro before stepping up to the line.
“Eyes” (safety glasses, along with a hard hat, gloves, boots & hi-viz) are required to even walk onto a job site, for many years now. I wear them at home for most projects from changing the oil in my vehicles to hanging shelves. Impacts blow apart screw tips regularly & I’ve had pieces hit my glasses. Also, as I’ve gotten older I need reading glasses and having the diopter in the safety glasses is very convenient on the range.
On Point!! And well said. I remember back in the late 90's the military was issuing the gargoyle glasses. I wonder if they are still around... Guess not. I looked them up and they stopped production on December 31st 2022. Now they are a part of Foster Grant.
The number of times I've been hit in the arms and face (even hit in the glasses) by debris from backstops or spalling from steel, there's NO WAY I would walk on to a range without eye protection.
Have had my sight saved twice by eye protection. Once while shooting skeet (shot can ricochet off clay targets or either house) The second was at work. Transfer robot picked up a cracked glass panel and a tiny shard of glass ended up on my cheek after being deflected by my glasses.
I've used high quality and cheap eyepro. The biggest difference is really just longevity. Those cheap ones scratch just from the dust in the air and fog up pretty quickly if you have a hat on, just after a couple uses. If you can only afford the cheap ones, they've saved my eyes several times from flying metal and splinters while on the job, and several more while off. You can walk on a prosthetic leg, but you can't see out of a glass eye.
Yeah I was a part of that group who didn't have eye pro in the military, however, when I go shoot I wear rx glasses that are ANSI rated. Worked in manufacturing for a long time, especially in the aviation and firearm industry where pieces of metal and springs have this tendency to fly into your face. So, wear your eyepro, better than going blind or getting blinded.
Wow. Well, you picked a good title Reid. I've been working in machine shops my entire life. Eyes and ears are a must. I know a guy that lost an eye running a steel bristle brush. One bristle flew into his eye like a spear-done. Even when Im wrenching on my vehicles, I wear glasses. Just as crazy are people that ride motorcycles with no eye protection! Insane.
I keep a pair of my old shades (with an ANSI rating) on my desk. It is a constant reminder of the event that could have easily taken my life. Thankfully my sunglasses protected me from a projectile that would have penetrated my left orbital compartment with lethal force. _"Luck is where opportunity meets preparation."_ *~Seneca* Stay classy my friends.
It’s a habit I’ve been working on, I also have specific eye pro that before I haven’t used that much. I didn’t think much of it until I was shooting. The CMMG .22lr conversion for AR-15 and a ejected casing flew straight back and hit me in the eye. Some minor temporary pain and no other issues but still that was a wtf wake up call
Worn glasses since I was a kid and jumped at Rx polycarbonate lenses when they became available. We were issued ear plugs (you picked your size) in my time (6 year wonder) in the Air Force. I always used them AND in addition used muffs or headset as needed. To this day my hearing is 20/20 (sorry). Not an advantage when being with same woman for 51 years I must say.
I’ve worn prescription eye glasses since I was eight years old. Even tho they weren’t safety glasses (outside of occupationally required or shooting eye pro), I’ve avoided likely eye injury countless times over sixty years.
I’ve had times where they fog up so bad I can barely see and I took them off. One of those times an ejected case smacked right into my prescription glasses, which thankfully were strong enough to take the impact without shattering. I’ve been keeping my eye pro on, no matter how much fog, ever since
When I worked the streets during a break in military service, I wore ballistic glasses. I keep a pair or two in my truck readily available, but usually wear more stylish Oakley sunglasses that still offers some protection. Road rage is too prevalent, therefore even while driving daily, eyepro will help you stay in the fight when debris starts flying. I ride a bicycle informally and wear Oakley ballistic eyepro…
I have since 1978. I was watching my MK1 drill a hole while I was holding the part (underway) he slipped angle, broke the bit, and it skimmed my left eyelash. It then stuck into the lagging of the Turbo which is like a cast. I realized then that shit happens that you cannot duck, bob, and weave around.
I wore glasses for 55 years. This spring I had surgery and no longer have to wear them. I can't tell you how many times in the past few months I have gotten something in my eyes. ...and that's just doing everyday stupid $#!+. Protect your eyes people!
Born blind in my left eye.. worst vision you can get. No correction available, also had my retina and cornea detached on my right eye, Thank god I can see at all. Doctors were amazing! Don’t mess around people. I can’t see 3d at all naturally. But man the year I spent recovering from right eye taking hard blow… I don’t take my sight for granted. be safe
I've met people who aren't big on Eye Pro. You need Eye Pro when things might fly at your face. Working with tools, working outside, shooting, even high winds, etc. I was chopping wood and had a piece fly up into my eye. Scratched the cornea. Felt like i had sand in my eye for two or three days. Eye Pro and gloves. Leather or nitrile depending on what you are doing. Also, protect your hearing. Tinnitus is annoying.
I became a big fan of my Oakley M-frames back in the mid 90s when a 9mm +p+ hit the angle iron target stand and splattered back in my face. Scratched the lenses but I still have functioning eyes. I’ve also been hit with 00 buck that ricocheted back after smacking said angle iron stands. Wear eye pro! Harbor freight has stylish yet effective glasses for around four buck a pair. Better than nothing.
I wear impact resistant eye glasses to see. I couldn't lose the eye pro if I wanted to, but I wouldn't want to. Sometimes I wish my eye sight was better so that I could use the type of eye pro you're talking about.
I had a small piece of brass break off(the size of a pen point) a case from a semi auto handgun, and hit me in the eye even wearing eye pro. I didnt have the glasses close to my face and it came over the top and came down. I wasn't harmed, but I wear them closer now.
I wear glasses so for a long time now I just buy prescription safety glasses so I always have them on for work and shooting and everything else apparently.
Well said. I would just like to add one thing. IMO a nerd strap that holds the eye pro on is a must have for those of us who wear prescription glasses.
I require my frames stay that stay in place even when completely bent over or upside down. They won’t survive falling from scaffolding or high ladders. I would like a pair with better ventilation as my left lens fogs over a lot.
Eye protection is important in anything you do that can possibly cause eye or facial injury. Back in late April I was cutting down a branch. The branch bounced up and hit me in the eye. It cut the inner eye and I had a black eye. Two months later I notice something wrong with left eye. Well to make a long story short. I had eye surgery a week ago. Macgular hole surgery. Wear eye protection which I will be doing .
Great video. Thank you for the reminder. I always start out wearing a pro but end up taking it off. I need to get better I protection. And I laughed out loud when he talked about going to the range with cigarette butts in your ears.
Agreed. I haven't invested much money for a single pair, I tend to lose them, loan them out and never see them again, ect. I usually jusy buy the standard 3M clear version I find at Menards for $6-$7. It saved my ass one time, was grinding off some old paint with an angle grinder with a wire wheel, one of the wires came out and hit my lens, so hard it actually made a small indention. If that was my eye I would have been in a serious world of hurt and probably be sporting a patch or a fake eye ball.
Reid... I havnt had notification of a vid from you in months. My sub still shows and all for notifications. I know your busy so it could be you havnt put anything out. Theres no excuse for not wearing afety glasses these days. Theres so many models.. they look like cool sunglasses. 12 to 20 bucks will buy you high quality safety glasses. Every imaginable colors and coatings... I wear a brown driving sunglass all day every day.. yellow at night on the motorcycle because it brings out contrast. I also have some clear for shooting. I got a shard of steel dead center in my eye in the early 80s... doctor plucked it out with a hypo needle... after watching that... Ive been adicted to safety glasses....
Ive had several instances where eye pro has saved my eyes and I have had to replace the lenses in my Oakleys a couple of times because of that. Ive also had a couple of times where debris ricocheted just right and made it around my eye pro but fortunately didnt do permanent damage to my eyes because it had to go around my eye pro. I never train without eye pro and I never take them off while at the range as long as the range is hot. The last time eye pro saved me eyes was due to another guy at the range who had his rifle blow up.
I couldn't agree more. Over the years, I have had two guns blow up on me, and thankfully, I had eye protection on which saved my eyes. One of the two situations involved a semi-auto rifle, and my face was peppered with unburned powder and brass fragments.
Yes it is common sense to wear eye protection when stuff could fly into your eyes, whether high speed or not. This common sense, however, bears repeating. Thank you for spreading the message! 🙏 😊 🇺🇸 🗽
I've seen a ricochet wedge itself in the lens of some oakley m frames in iraq. Never go anywhere without my flak. 2.0 Oakley is expensive, but my eyesight is worth more.
Just remember... Warning Labels exist because somebody actually did that the thing it warns against. So it doesn't surprise me that you needed to make this video.
Very well said. I am very guilty of not wearing eye pro as often as I should whenever I do some shooting (mainly because I shoot paper targets and not steel or any kind of reactionary targets as much). But nonetheless, it's better to be safe than sorry as they don't call them accidents/mishaps for nothing. Stay safe sir and God bless!
I'll admit I skipped on safety glasses for a long time. My regular glasses saved me a couple times. Once I was shooting a berm and an odd shape stone was uncovered, naturally I shot at it like an idiot about 20 yards away.. only to have lead and stone chips thrown at me. I was finding small pieces of lead all over my shirt that day. That's when I realized I'm an idiot and need actual eye protection.
Very COMMON SENSE. you only have two eyes. And it is stupidity and ignorance to EVER tell someone to ignore this safety issue. Thank you for all of your services to the people and gun world.
Im deaf in 1 ear. And have terrible ringing thats constant in my head. Had a mounted 240g go full rock and roll next to me, back in 95, while I was mounting my Tow2, and hit me with about half a belts worth of brass too. Oh and Tow2 are God awful loud too when we fired. We didn't have ear/eye protection or armor back then. And only the dmr M14 had glass on it in our team. I absolutely agree protect yourself at all times.
Good stuff, Reid! I had a big gust of wind blow bebris in my eyes one time. It happened to have included a tiny splinter of steel lodge into my eye. Not only was it painful but made my eyes water so bad I couldn't see. To the hospital, magnet removed it. Out of the fight.
I recently saw a round detonate inside the chamber of an M-14 on the range. It blew the magazine apart and hit the shooter in the face with enough concussive force to give him a concussion and send him to the hospital. Shooter was wearing eye protection, and is now back at it with no I’ll effects. Wear your PPE!
I won't even drive a lawn mower without eye pro on. Has saved my eyes a few times from stuff bouncing out from under a mower deck. Then step on a range where things are flying at your face ALL the time, it is inconceivable to not have some protection on your eyes!
I was issued WileyX and loved them. Clear and smoke are optically correct and I've had my eyes saved by them and by "cheap" glasses, too. I had a pair of cheaper glasses on and was running and gunning and moving around an obstacle, I tripped and fell. On my way down, I reached out to try to catch the edge of the trailer my hand missed the trailer but it hit the handle of a hammer that was on the trailer and it flipped that thing about 3' up in the air and it was rotating other way down... I hit the ground and immediately turned my whole left side up to see what was going on and just as I did, the head of that shop hammer (2lbs) tomahawked and hit me right in the left eye lens. It all but knocked me out. It cut the bridge of my nose and I had a bruise all around my left eye and it hurt like hell but, I could still see. I absolutely guarantee you that if I hadn't been wearing those glasses,, I *would* have lost my left eye. No doubt in my mind so, that was surely a convinced for me. Get thebestsafety/ballistic glasses you can afford, then get a second pair and take care of them andwear them. 😊 As to hearing, I was a combat munitions systems specialist back when "eyes and ears" weren't a thing... One of my disability ratings is for tinnitus/hearing loss. I was fortunate to not have an eye incident until the couple I had while wearing my glasses, it was pure luck. Now I have ballistic glasses and amplified ear pro that let me hear everything around me but cut all noise the instant it hears a loud sound. I'm never without them, now. 😊
TQs weren't standard issue at one point in time either, but I bet the people at that time would have benefited from having them. EDIT: To put a fine point on the argument that shouldn't need to be made, arguing the government (military) didn't give you something so you don't need it isn't a thought process that will lead to good things.
No eye or ear pro in the early 80's in The Corps, but will not go to the range without it now. Used to be required, but now enough people complained and the club made it optional. Shoot a .308 under a steel roof at an outdoor range without hearing protection, and see if you think that is a good idea.
I always skipped my hearing protection when I was a younger man...I have HFD in my right ear now and about 30% total hearing loss in my left ear. Always wear your PPE in training...
I was shooting at a friend's property and his son and friend were shooting his .22 rifle. I asked if his son needed safety glasses and the answer was "no." Later on, the rifle spit out a couple sparks when ejecting the spent case and hit the boy on the eyelid and cheek. Something that could have been worse, but also prevented by wearing eye protection.
I run a small landscaping business. Everyone wears eyepro and earpro at all times. Same thing at the range. Its not that hard when its just what you do.
Reid hit the Nail on Head again, and I 100% agree. This Olé Marine (64) wears his, and everybody on the Range with me and mine have their “Eyes & Ears” On. I always had ears on on the Rifle / Pistol range and the 106mm RR range. But down range “Butts” worked if yah had time. Olé 2/7 1stMarDiv. Marine, ‘77-‘80 (0351) God Speed, and God Bless Valor Ridge,,,,,,, Semper Fi,,,
I myself have been at the range where a fragment of copper jacket impacted my cheek about a half inch below my eye pro. It didn’t embed in the skin but was enough to break the skin. Your eyeballs aren’t very resilient as even your skin. Heard another story about a special forces soldier who lost sight in an eye from an ejecting shell bounce. So yes, ppl losing eyesight is very real and happens often enough. Just because people have two eyes doesn’t mean they both function.
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All the popular gun tubers never wear eye pro it's an embarrassment.
TRUE STORY: Ruger model 77 in 22 WMR, shooting at the bench from a rest at 50 yds. Using ammo made in the Philippines; can't remember the name.
Fired two shots with no problem.... 3rd shot exploded with enough force to split the Ruger laminated stock.
Magazine was completely vaporized. My left eye lasik flap was wrinkled, right eye was OK. Fortunately, vision in my left eye was not affected.
Powder burned my face, right hand was stinging from the blast. Scared the shit outta me. Been shooting for over 55 years and this was the first such incident for me.
Thank God I had eye pro on. The blast went up under the bottom edge of the left eye pro lens, between my cheek and the lens, and hence the wrinkled lasik flap on the lower left quadrant of my cornea.
Opthomologist said I was very lucky; I agree. Without the eye pro, I would have lost the eye, period.
This was RIMFIRE ammo; not handloads. The barrel was NOT obstructed.
I was astounded at the power of a little 22 WMR round and have a lot more respect for them now.
BLUF: Anybody who doesn't wear eye pro is a fool.
Served with a lot of semi-deaf vets who lost their hearing to some degree to not wearing ear pro, but that's another story.
Aim High...Go Blue.... and ALWAYS ear your eye/ear pro.
Mark P., ex-Capt, USAF
Where is Patriot Nurse? Did y’all split ways?
As a guy who has worn prescription glasses forever I am always amazed at people who do not seem to care about their eyes. Wearing safety glasses is much easier than using a cane with a red tip.
It's not that people don't value there eye's it's that they over value there luck.
Yep, i just get prescription safety glasses, so i always have them on.
When I had my vision surgically corrected and no longer had to wear glasses, the biggest thing I enjoyed was the wide availability of safety glasses that suddenly became available to me. When I had to wear glasses, the lack of decent protective eyewear was one of my biggest issues at the range.
@@Skinnymoose what Rx frames are you using? I have ArmouRx buy would like to find something with better ventilation. Thanks
@charlesmckinley29 I'm not sure I just get them at the optometrists. They have a whole section of safety frames to pick from.
You’re the man Reid. Our forefathers would be proud
A friend of mine was target shooting and the wind was blowing in his face. He squeezed the shot off and immediately felt something in his eye. He ended up going to the emergency room and it was a flake of black powder that got under his eyelid. I saw 6 pairs of DeWalt brand safety glasses for $14.00 at Lowe's yesterday. Cheap insurance.
I tell my students in the shop all the time- you either wear your eye protection or you end up regretting your choice of not protecting your eyes. Thanks for the video Reid, I appreciate you.
My beloved uncle was shingling the roof of a barn and he hit a nail off center. It acted like a spring, jumped off the shingle, and imbedded itself into the center of his eyeball. That guy was a stud and just pulled it out, and he continued on with his work (no trip to the doctor), and the eye just ended up being a shade lighter than the other. If he lost any visual acuity, he never complained about it. That being said, eye protection is a great idea for quite a few activities. A couple of my life goals are to: 1) live my entire with both eyes working; and 2)still have every original tooth attached to my head if at all possible:)
I'm blind in one eye since age of 12 due to a rock slung by a riding lawnmower. I gotta save the one I have left.
RockOn.StayFree.
As an 80s Marine I also have lost hearing and was lucky to keep my eyesight. People telling others to not wear eye protection is the definition of ignorance.
I'll take it a step further, eye and ears are a must and not is just stupid.
Did they have you wear ear protection in the marines in the 80s?
Lol it was based on my comment on his Facebook post, I did not say "Don't wear eyepro!" I said if I were shooting that particular drill with a paper target and my glasses got that buggered up I would remove them quickly and finish shooting the drill. This is basically a game of telephone where everyone misread what I had said and now Reid is on here acting like I said "Don't wear eyepro." Ahhh the internet, where you have to explain in fine detail everything you mean or people take it and twist it however they feel like 😂
@@musicman1eanda No it wasn't issued or even suggested.
@@BrassBashers I get it.... Perhaps the message that is being sent might save a couple knuckleheads eyes and ears though? Sorry you got to be the punching bag.
I don't understand how a channel like yours isn't over a million subs.
I had a 22 Mag case rupture in the chamber of a semi-auto rifle. Blew the broken magazine out of the stock, made me bleed a few places from my cheek and nose, AND GOUGED MY GLASSES. I love shooting, and having both eyes. Absolutely love both of those. I wasn't on a range. I was out hunting, doing some pest control.
Appreciate the reminder Reid. As a range officer, I am constantly being pelted with fragments coming back off steel. At classes I've taken, there is brass flying around. And none of those instances count for a catastrophic weapon failure. I keep some cheap Walmart glasses in my kit, just in case someone forgets. Usually, the parent who brings a kid to "watch."
Thank you!
My wife complains that I wear safety glasses to bed, but she doesn't understand that eye protection needs to be worn AT ALL TIMES!
Good video. I had a 30-06 primer rupture in a 1903 A3 rifle. All that hot gas went back into my face. Eye pro saved my eyes. A couple of years later, I had a mini 14 bolt blow up on me. My shooting glasses had little gashes in them afterwards. Eye pro saved my eyes again.
Eyeballs are important when shooting. I lost 20% hearing in my right ear from an infection & it sucks not having 100% hearing, so ear pro is important as well.
Eye pro and ear pro is important for things like cutting grass too.
Reid! Not only me but many of us that live in Tennessee wish you would run for governor. Bill Lee's time is coming up and we need a person like you to fight for our 2nd Amendment. Love your videos. Been watching them for years....
That is a double-edged sword. Yes, he would be so worthy of the position. No, I couldn't imagine how hard it would be for him to be around idiots all day, every day. I could not do that to him. Ban Idiot's America, not guns. Peace from Oregon.
Make sure you follow the Tennessee Firearms Association to stay on top of Bill Lee's upcoming special session on red flag laws.
I get the impression that, in recent years, eschewing eyepro is a "cool tough guy" thing to do, like riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Between shooting and working full-time in a machine shop I've built the habit of wearing eyepro pretty much all the time.
Great advice, I use them at the range, on my tractor, my UTV, zero turn mower, weed eating, running a chainsaw. Anywhere my eyes may encounter a foreign object. And I live in Mississippi, so I feel your pain about the heat and humidity. Please people, protect your eyes!
I’m 60 years old buddy and I lost my left eye at 19 years old. And yes you are so right Reid. So true buddy. Mark from Tennessee 👍👍
Hey Reid, I went to the range about ten years ago with my 22lr AR15. The wind was blowing a bit, but I wear glasses so my eyes were "protected". I fired about three mags with no problems whatsoever. On my fourth magazine, I fired about halfway through it and the wind caught a bit of powder that blew under my eyeglasses and hit me dead center in my right eyeball. I gathered my gear as best I could with one eye and headed to the ER. They looked at my eye and and the doctor said I had a blister on my eye. Put a patch over it and told me to follow up with an optometrist. It healed up and I now wear prescription goggles for shooting. Just thought I would share this because it might help save someone else.
I'm a landscaper, I'd be blind in both eyes 6 times over from getting struck in my safety glasses so many times
I've gotten to the point of wearing a face shield when I am weed eating. I always wear safety glasses when I am mowing but then I also put on a face shield when I grap my trimmer. It's powerful and kicks up a lot of debris sometimes and I have actually had a rock fly up and cut my cheek.
@@Brett235 yeah I've bled a few times getting hit in the face... and I always wear glasses while mowing too. I've stopped and given people safety glasses, if they want them, when I see they aren't wearing them 😎
I’m super glad the firearms community is growing, but that being said I really hope the newer people take safety seriously. Some of the things I’ve seen at local ranges in recent times have made me want to stay away of public ranges. I’m beginning to think I have a better chance of being shot by accident there than out in the world.😂🤦♂️😂
It's amazing the # of people going to rsnges that only read about the rules of firearn safety but were never mentored and taught about them. That makes a difference.
I can relate. Not a fan of public ranges either. There have been a few times I've noticed a person next to me point their firearm directly at me. Quite unnerving.
Like seeing a whole family drive up and start shooting guns with no eye AND ear protection! Ouch!!
@@musicman1eanda that’s the problem, when the person that’s teaching the family can’t even remember the fundamentals of safety it just means more people doing it unsafe.🤷♂️😂 I’m sure we have all seen some sketchy things.😂
Amen, I saw an "instructor" shoot himself in the leg a few years back...Never went back in there...
Organize in your respective areas, stand strong, prepare to do battle !!!
I'm pro eye pro as well! I have experienced things first-hand that have made me very happy to wear them.
Wearing eye protection, many times saved my eyes, I knew, and know a guy with one eye, the one eye man still alive wears it all the time, not even shooting. I carry 4 or 5 pair when I go to a public range which I don't like doing, I will hand them out. Here wear these. Great video
I wear ESS with the corrective lens insert.. One day I was shooting Steel Challenge. I noticed a speck on my left lens. While cleaning with my non-scratch cloth it snagged on something right in front of my pupil. Checking it out I found a piece of metal imbedded in my eye protection. Had I not been wearing eye protection I would most likely be blind in my left eye. Wear eye protection!
Had a barrel extension fail once. Little metal shards all over. Glad I had EyePro on!
Also, only time I ever had to use the forward assist. Now I call it the 'destruct button'...
Yup! Take enough training classes you'll really appreciate your eye pro, mostly from fellow students, been hit by multiple fragments never hit the eye pro but pretty close, glad I had it!
I couldn’t agree more , I have been burnt by powder discharge and the glasses saved me from injuries. Your eyes are your life in a combat situation.
Anytime working with dangerous equipment or tools eye protection is essential! Requiring eye protection at Valor Ridge will save you a law suit.All you have to do is experience concrete spitting back in your face when using a sledge or wood chips when using a power saw. Not to mention a fire arms accident or particulate debris from riccocetes . You said it Reid ," If you can't see you can't fight". Let alone drive read find your way or work in many occupations. Great encouragement Reid.
I've had a few pistols chuck brass at my face, and a .22 had an out-of-battery discharge that really spooked me.
I saw a range officer catch a bullet jacket ricochet off a steel target.
True story: Professional firearms inspector, just finished day of quals, student asks a question and for a demo. Didn't have eye pro handy but decided to take a tac pause to get some even though it was a quick demo on paper targets.
Fire, fire, fire, ruptured case explodes and I find myself looking directly at a twisted piece of casing sticking into my eye pro 1/8 of an inch from my pupil.
Eyepro 100%
Oh yeah, I've been saved by my glasses a couple times for sure. Both out of battery detonations. I had brass shards stuck in my face and glasses once, powder spackling burned into the glasses the other.
Helpful to the very very end 🎉🎉
Run anti fog coating spray on them. We use it a lot for snowmobiling in the north to keep lenses clear and it works!
I took my daughter shooting about 2 weeks ago. Had her remove her prescription glasses and don a spare pair of safety glasses. She did surprisingly well with pistol at 15 yards and was ringing steel at 100 with irons, WITHOUT her prescription glasses. I am so proud of her.
During that trip though, I caught a fragment to the lens of my own safety glasses. We wear PPE for a reason!
Also, I saw another comment about gloves being PPE…YES!! Protect your hands from the hand guard once that barrel heats up.
Thanks again, Reid, for all that you do!
Your gun could also have a malfunction something could explode then you got scrapple in your hand better to have cloves then not at least it an extra layer before it hits skin
They make safety glasses that will fit over her Rx glasses.
Keep a set of the over-the-glasses type of safety glasses you can get at most tool shops
@@re6_vlogz I’ll definitely be wearing gloves every time now. Thanks!
@@charlesmckinley29 thanks, I didn’t even know. 👊🏻
I'd been wearing glasses all my life. But last fall, I had cataract surgery, restoring my vision nearly to 20/20. I suddenly realized soon afterward that hey--I need shooting glasses now! I haven't been to the range yet, but I'm wearing eye pro before stepping up to the line.
Great advise and from personal experience. I can still see after an out of battery ignition thanks to my eye pro
“Eyes” (safety glasses, along with a hard hat, gloves, boots & hi-viz) are required to even walk onto a job site, for many years now. I wear them at home for most projects from changing the oil in my vehicles to hanging shelves. Impacts blow apart screw tips regularly & I’ve had pieces hit my glasses.
Also, as I’ve gotten older I need reading glasses and having the diopter in the safety glasses is very convenient on the range.
Been growing and storing potatoes for years, and I still learned something from you. Much appreciated
On Point!! And well said. I remember back in the late 90's the military was issuing the gargoyle glasses. I wonder if they are still around... Guess not. I looked them up and they stopped production on December 31st 2022. Now they are a part of Foster Grant.
The number of times I've been hit in the arms and face (even hit in the glasses) by debris from backstops or spalling from steel, there's NO WAY I would walk on to a range without eye protection.
I’ve been wearing the smith longfin elite clear lenses for a few years now, very comfortable. Always wear eye protection.
Have had my sight saved twice by eye protection. Once while shooting skeet (shot can ricochet off clay targets or either house) The second was at work. Transfer robot picked up a cracked glass panel and a tiny shard of glass ended up on my cheek after being deflected by my glasses.
I've used high quality and cheap eyepro. The biggest difference is really just longevity. Those cheap ones scratch just from the dust in the air and fog up pretty quickly if you have a hat on, just after a couple uses. If you can only afford the cheap ones, they've saved my eyes several times from flying metal and splinters while on the job, and several more while off. You can walk on a prosthetic leg, but you can't see out of a glass eye.
Make sure they are at least Z87 rated. Plain plastic sunglasses won’t survive the hit.
@charlesmckinley29 oh I know. I work in a factory and the company supplies us with eyepro. They're cheap, but they work.
Yeah I was a part of that group who didn't have eye pro in the military, however, when I go shoot I wear rx glasses that are ANSI rated. Worked in manufacturing for a long time, especially in the aviation and firearm industry where pieces of metal and springs have this tendency to fly into your face. So, wear your eyepro, better than going blind or getting blinded.
Wow. Well, you picked a good title Reid. I've been working in machine shops my entire life. Eyes and ears are a must. I know a guy that lost an eye running a steel bristle brush. One bristle flew into his eye like a spear-done. Even when Im wrenching on my vehicles, I wear glasses. Just as crazy are people that ride motorcycles with no eye protection! Insane.
I keep a pair of my old shades (with an ANSI rating) on my desk.
It is a constant reminder of the event that could have easily taken my life. Thankfully my sunglasses protected me from a projectile that would have penetrated my left orbital compartment with lethal force.
_"Luck is where opportunity meets preparation."_ *~Seneca*
Stay classy my friends.
It’s a habit I’ve been working on, I also have specific eye pro that before I haven’t used that much.
I didn’t think much of it until I was shooting. The CMMG .22lr conversion for AR-15 and a ejected casing flew straight back and hit me in the eye.
Some minor temporary pain and no other issues but still that was a wtf wake up call
Worn glasses since I was a kid and jumped at Rx polycarbonate lenses when they became available. We were issued ear plugs (you picked your size) in my time (6 year wonder) in the Air Force. I always used them AND in addition used muffs or headset as needed. To this day my hearing is 20/20 (sorry). Not an advantage when being with same woman for 51 years I must say.
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I’ve worn prescription eye glasses since I was eight years old. Even tho they weren’t safety glasses (outside of occupationally required or shooting eye pro), I’ve avoided likely eye injury countless times over sixty years.
Good message, brother. Thanks for putting this out there.
I’ve had times where they fog up so bad I can barely see and I took them off. One of those times an ejected case smacked right into my prescription glasses, which thankfully were strong enough to take the impact without shattering.
I’ve been keeping my eye pro on, no matter how much fog, ever since
When I worked the streets during a break in military service, I wore ballistic glasses. I keep a pair or two in my truck readily available, but usually wear more stylish Oakley sunglasses that still offers some protection.
Road rage is too prevalent, therefore even while driving daily, eyepro will help you stay in the fight when debris starts flying.
I ride a bicycle informally and wear Oakley ballistic eyepro…
I have since 1978. I was watching my MK1 drill a hole while I was holding the part (underway) he slipped angle, broke the bit, and it skimmed my left eyelash. It then stuck into the lagging of the Turbo which is like a cast. I realized then that shit happens that you cannot duck, bob, and weave around.
I wore glasses for 55 years. This spring I had surgery and no longer have to wear them. I can't tell you how many times in the past few months I have gotten something in my eyes. ...and that's just doing everyday stupid $#!+. Protect your eyes people!
Same here. Had my cataract surgery last year. Went with the multi focal lens. $7000 out of pocket. I wear safety glasses when I brush my teeth.
Born blind in my left eye.. worst vision you can get. No correction available, also had my retina and cornea detached on my right eye, Thank god I can see at all. Doctors were amazing! Don’t mess around people. I can’t see 3d at all naturally. But man the year I spent recovering from right eye taking hard blow… I don’t take my sight for granted. be safe
I've met people who aren't big on Eye Pro. You need Eye Pro when things might fly at your face. Working with tools, working outside, shooting, even high winds, etc.
I was chopping wood and had a piece fly up into my eye. Scratched the cornea. Felt like i had sand in my eye for two or three days.
Eye Pro and gloves. Leather or nitrile depending on what you are doing. Also, protect your hearing. Tinnitus is annoying.
Nice to remind others to use commonsense. Few people think about it. ❤️👍🇺🇲
but unfortunately commonsense is not so common anymore
I became a big fan of my Oakley M-frames back in the mid 90s when a 9mm +p+ hit the angle iron target stand and splattered back in my face. Scratched the lenses but I still have functioning eyes. I’ve also been hit with 00 buck that ricocheted back after smacking said angle iron stands. Wear eye pro! Harbor freight has stylish yet effective glasses for around four buck a pair. Better than nothing.
I wear impact resistant eye glasses to see. I couldn't lose the eye pro if I wanted to, but I wouldn't want to. Sometimes I wish my eye sight was better so that I could use the type of eye pro you're talking about.
I had a small piece of brass break off(the size of a pen point) a case from a semi auto handgun, and hit me in the eye even wearing eye pro. I didnt have the glasses close to my face and it came over the top and came down. I wasn't harmed, but I wear them closer now.
I wear glasses so for a long time now I just buy prescription safety glasses so I always have them on for work and shooting and everything else apparently.
Well said. I would just like to add one thing. IMO a nerd strap that holds the eye pro on is a must have for those of us who wear prescription glasses.
I require my frames stay that stay in place even when completely bent over or upside down. They won’t survive falling from scaffolding or high ladders.
I would like a pair with better ventilation as my left lens fogs over a lot.
We appreciate you Reid!!!
I can sense the bewilderment and frustration in your voice. I totally understand. It is pretty incredible how careless people are.
Eye protection is important in anything you do that can possibly cause eye or facial injury. Back in late April I was cutting down a branch. The branch bounced up and hit me in the eye. It cut the inner eye and I had a black eye. Two months later I notice something wrong with left eye. Well to make a long story short. I had eye surgery a week ago. Macgular hole surgery. Wear eye protection which I will be doing .
Great video. Thank you for the reminder. I always start out wearing a pro but end up taking it off. I need to get better I protection. And I laughed out loud when he talked about going to the range with cigarette butts in your ears.
Agreed. I haven't invested much money for a single pair, I tend to lose them, loan them out and never see them again, ect. I usually jusy buy the standard 3M clear version I find at Menards for $6-$7. It saved my ass one time, was grinding off some old paint with an angle grinder with a wire wheel, one of the wires came out and hit my lens, so hard it actually made a small indention. If that was my eye I would have been in a serious world of hurt and probably be sporting a patch or a fake eye ball.
Reid... I havnt had notification of a vid from you in months.
My sub still shows and all for notifications.
I know your busy so it could be you havnt put anything out.
Theres no excuse for not wearing afety glasses these days. Theres so many models.. they look like cool sunglasses. 12 to 20 bucks will buy you high quality safety glasses. Every imaginable colors and coatings...
I wear a brown driving sunglass all day every day.. yellow at night on the motorcycle because it brings out contrast.
I also have some clear for shooting.
I got a shard of steel dead center in my eye in the early 80s... doctor plucked it out with a hypo needle... after watching that... Ive been adicted to safety glasses....
Ive had several instances where eye pro has saved my eyes and I have had to replace the lenses in my Oakleys a couple of times because of that. Ive also had a couple of times where debris ricocheted just right and made it around my eye pro but fortunately didnt do permanent damage to my eyes because it had to go around my eye pro. I never train without eye pro and I never take them off while at the range as long as the range is hot. The last time eye pro saved me eyes was due to another guy at the range who had his rifle blow up.
I couldn't agree more. Over the years, I have had two guns blow up on me, and thankfully, I had eye protection on which saved my eyes. One of the two situations involved a semi-auto rifle, and my face was peppered with unburned powder and brass fragments.
Yes it is common sense to wear eye protection when stuff could fly into your eyes, whether high speed or not. This common sense, however, bears repeating. Thank you for spreading the message! 🙏 😊 🇺🇸 🗽
I've seen a ricochet wedge itself in the lens of some oakley m frames in iraq. Never go anywhere without my flak. 2.0 Oakley is expensive, but my eyesight is worth more.
Just remember... Warning Labels exist because somebody actually did that the thing it warns against. So it doesn't surprise me that you needed to make this video.
Excellent advice, Sir!
Very well said. I am very guilty of not wearing eye pro as often as I should whenever I do some shooting (mainly because I shoot paper targets and not steel or any kind of reactionary targets as much). But nonetheless, it's better to be safe than sorry as they don't call them accidents/mishaps for nothing. Stay safe sir and God bless!
I like my Wiley X sun/saftey glasses.
I'll admit I skipped on safety glasses for a long time. My regular glasses saved me a couple times. Once I was shooting a berm and an odd shape stone was uncovered, naturally I shot at it like an idiot about 20 yards away.. only to have lead and stone chips thrown at me. I was finding small pieces of lead all over my shirt that day. That's when I realized I'm an idiot and need actual eye protection.
Do you get eye protection to go over your glasses, or do they make prescription eye pro?
@@BTyler808 you can do either one, I have prescription ones for the majority of my shooting.
Had one explode about 4 years ago, eye pro is a must, if I hadn't had mine on, I would be blind. No doubt.
Very COMMON SENSE. you only have two eyes. And it is stupidity and ignorance to EVER tell someone to ignore this safety issue. Thank you for all of your services to the people and gun world.
Thank you for making this video. This is such an important topic and not enough people are talking about. 🇺🇸
Im deaf in 1 ear. And have terrible ringing thats constant in my head. Had a mounted 240g go full rock and roll next to me, back in 95, while I was mounting my Tow2, and hit me with about half a belts worth of brass too. Oh and Tow2 are God awful loud too when we fired.
We didn't have ear/eye protection or armor back then. And only the dmr M14 had glass on it in our team.
I absolutely agree protect yourself at all times.
Good stuff, Reid!
I had a big gust of wind blow bebris in my eyes one time. It happened to have included a tiny splinter of steel lodge into my eye. Not only was it painful but made my eyes water so bad I couldn't see. To the hospital, magnet removed it. Out of the fight.
I recently saw a round detonate inside the chamber of an M-14 on the range. It blew the magazine apart and hit the shooter in the face with enough concussive force to give him a concussion and send him to the hospital. Shooter was wearing eye protection, and is now back at it with no I’ll effects. Wear your PPE!
My ACOG is the only eye-pro I need. See you at the optometrist! Going there directly after I pick up my hearing aid batteries.
I won't even drive a lawn mower without eye pro on. Has saved my eyes a few times from stuff bouncing out from under a mower deck. Then step on a range where things are flying at your face ALL the time, it is inconceivable to not have some protection on your eyes!
I was issued WileyX and loved them. Clear and smoke are optically correct and I've had my eyes saved by them and by "cheap" glasses, too. I had a pair of cheaper glasses on and was running and gunning and moving around an obstacle, I tripped and fell. On my way down, I reached out to try to catch the edge of the trailer my hand missed the trailer but it hit the handle of a hammer that was on the trailer and it flipped that thing about 3' up in the air and it was rotating other way down... I hit the ground and immediately turned my whole left side up to see what was going on and just as I did, the head of that shop hammer (2lbs) tomahawked and hit me right in the left eye lens. It all but knocked me out. It cut the bridge of my nose and I had a bruise all around my left eye and it hurt like hell but, I could still see. I absolutely guarantee you that if I hadn't been wearing those glasses,, I *would* have lost my left eye. No doubt in my mind so, that was surely a convinced for me.
Get thebestsafety/ballistic glasses you can afford, then get a second pair and take care of them andwear them. 😊
As to hearing, I was a combat munitions systems specialist back when "eyes and ears" weren't a thing... One of my disability ratings is for tinnitus/hearing loss. I was fortunate to not have an eye incident until the couple I had while wearing my glasses, it was pure luck. Now I have ballistic glasses and amplified ear pro that let me hear everything around me but cut all noise the instant it hears a loud sound. I'm never without them, now. 😊
TQs weren't standard issue at one point in time either, but I bet the people at that time would have benefited from having them. EDIT: To put a fine point on the argument that shouldn't need to be made, arguing the government (military) didn't give you something so you don't need it isn't a thought process that will lead to good things.
No eye or ear pro in the early 80's in The Corps, but will not go to the range without it now. Used to be required, but now enough people complained and the club made it optional. Shoot a .308 under a steel roof at an outdoor range without hearing protection, and see if you think that is a good idea.
I like the sunglasses type during the day, and the clear ones in the evening/dark settings
I always skipped my hearing protection when I was a younger man...I have HFD in my right ear now and about 30% total hearing loss in my left ear. Always wear your PPE in training...
I was shooting at a friend's property and his son and friend were shooting his .22 rifle. I asked if his son needed safety glasses and the answer was "no." Later on, the rifle spit out a couple sparks when ejecting the spent case and hit the boy on the eyelid and cheek. Something that could have been worse, but also prevented by wearing eye protection.
I run a small landscaping business. Everyone wears eyepro and earpro at all times. Same thing at the range. Its not that hard when its just what you do.
Reid hit the Nail on Head again, and I 100% agree. This Olé Marine (64) wears his, and everybody on the Range with me and mine have their “Eyes & Ears” On. I always had ears on on the Rifle / Pistol range and the 106mm RR range. But down range “Butts” worked if yah had time.
Olé 2/7 1stMarDiv. Marine, ‘77-‘80 (0351)
God Speed, and God Bless Valor Ridge,,,,,,,
Semper Fi,,,
Oakley makes some really nice flashy eye-pro. If you want to keep it, basic 3M makes some too
For folks wondering: The Oakleys are $70 and up, the ESS are $46.
I myself have been at the range where a fragment of copper jacket impacted my cheek about a half inch below my eye pro. It didn’t embed in the skin but was enough to break the skin. Your eyeballs aren’t very resilient as even your skin. Heard another story about a special forces soldier who lost sight in an eye from an ejecting shell bounce. So yes, ppl losing eyesight is very real and happens often enough. Just because people have two eyes doesn’t mean they both function.
Awesome information as always Reid. I'll be ordering through you.
There really is no excuse, and this is a good reminder for everyone.