Shooting Glasses

[mossyhorn]

Just Wondering what percentage wear shooting glasses when shooting their flintlocks?

[Karl Kunkel]

I wear eye and ear protection when shooting anything.

[Steeltrap]

I wear eye and ear protection when shooting anything.

Ditto

[bluenoser]

Ditto, but prescription glasses with shatter proof lenses.

[Daryl]

I will not shoot any ML nor modern guns without protective eye glasses.
To not do so, is quite foolish in my opinion.

[MeliusCreekTrapper]

I wear regular safety glasses (also required at our range) with built in readers. Hard for me to see the sprue on a .350 ball when loading.

I wear safety glasses hunting with flintlocks also, sometimes with modern guns.

[Scota4570]

Based on the gouges in the lenses of my shooting glasses from flint shards, I strongly suggest wearing eye protection. 

[Wingshot]

Both my regular and sunglasses are rated for impact and have proven to be worthy of of the extra $. Honestly I’ve had more hard impacts from working than from shooting but I’m sure glad I was wearing them.

[reddogge]

With only one really good eye you bet your life I wear shooting glasses.

[AOakley98]

It's not worth the time I'd waste calling myself out for that little moment when I went without protection -  "just need to squeeze that trigger for one more quick...."
Because call myself out I would, after 35 years of running a grinder in my shop, even I learned the hard way. Not only that but when you've got your ear protection on, you can pretend not to hear your significant other when they're giving you some annoying advice like, " Be careful."

[elk killer]

after 52 yrs of shooting flintlocks
never wore glasses or hearing protection
never a issue im sure can be both ways
very sure its a good idea

[WKevinD]

I now wear glasses while shooting. I have found that wearing cheap low power readers (1.25) lets me see both front and rear sights.
My eyes are weakening as I age and I wear readers (3+power) for most close shop work but the low power readers are my go to for target work.

Kevin

[Longknife]

I started shooting at about 6 years old with couple of 22 rifles. My Dad would take us to a creek bed just outside of town and blast away till we ran out of ammo. We never wore glasses or hearing protection. I remember the sharp crack of the rifles, and it made my ears ring and that ring lasted for hours! I started shooting M-L in 1976 a still didn't wear protection for quite a few years. I do wear protection now, but it is too late. Although I got by with never damaging my eyes, my hearing has definitely suffered. I have Tinnitus and hear that ringing sound 24-7. I have hearing aids but they only turn up the volume, so I am able to understand someone's voice, but the ringing is still there. I avoid large gatherings as the noise only makes it worse and I am constantly saying HUH? Don't be a dummy, (like me), WEAR YOUR PROTECTION!!!!!!!!,,,LK

[Daryl]

No ringing, but I constantly hear a huge cage of budgies chirping. Must be hundreds of them.

[Yazel.xring]

I’ve got some with my prescription. They are from Zenni and I think cost less than $40.

[teakmtn]

I was at the range yesterday and realized I needed a good pair of shooting glasses with reader lenses. Actually 2 pair, dark lenses and light (maybe yellow) lenses. Anybody recommend either an online or mail-order vendor for the above?
Thanks, Doug T.

[Steeltrap]

Ditto, but prescription glasses with shatter proof lenses.

I do (now) need prescription glasses. But if I get them.....now what excuse would I have that I missed?

[Ridgerunner1958]

I was at the range yesterday and realized I needed a good pair of shooting glasses with reader lenses. Actually 2 pair, dark lenses and light (maybe yellow) lenses. Anybody recommend either an online or mail-order vendor for the above?
Thanks, Doug T.

Go see a local optician

[83nubnEC]

I have a pair of older Ray Ban yellow lens shooting glasses that I use when I shoot my flintlocks and even when I shoot my crossbow. Loading a crossbow at 210# with a hand rope puller cocking device also has chances of eye injury, even if the pull is reduced to 110 #. Ray Ban no longer make this shooting lens and that is a shame because it really increases the definition of objects in the woods. Walmart has a pair of yellow lens glasses for less than $10 that work, although they are not safety glass. At 87+ I don't take chances with my eyesight!

[Daryl]

Until I needed prescription glasses, I used the RayBan yellow shooting glasses, when shooting competition CF rifles. I don't remember what I wore when shooting my smoke poles, maybe the same?

[Jerry]

I now wear glasses while shooting. I have found that wearing cheap low power readers (1.25) lets me see both front and rear sights.
My eyes are weakening as I age and I wear readers (3+power) for most close shop work but the low power readers are my go to for target work.

Kevin
Kevin, Very interested. By wearing 1.25 readers you can see both sights better? That’s something I will need to try. Thanks, Jerry

[Daryl]

.25, .50 and .75 diopter "reading" glasses help. It depends on your close range eyesight.
I bought all three. The 1 diopter glasses I had for the computer years ago, made the target too blurry.
I started with the .25's, then the .5 's, but now the .75's are best, in that both sights are sharpest with the .75's, however, the .25's are still much better than my current glasses. The lower the diopter, the more clearly you will see the target.

[reddogge]

My most comfortable shooting glasses are on the right, a color called "target orange". They appear lighter looking through them. I don't need that tape diopter anymore since cataract surgery last year.

[Keyhole]

Prescription safety glasses here. Always…

[Daryl]

Nice 200yd. target, reddogge.