Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

ZeroPak Alpine


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 32
Like Tree30Likes

Thread: Shooting Safety Glasses

  1. #1
    LBD
    LBD is offline
    Member LBD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Murchison
    Posts
    762

    Shooting Safety Glasses

    Okay... safety glasses and shooting glasses. I see at some ranges they are mandatory...

    Who uses what... what are good what are not good, what makes a pair good, what to look out for etc.

  2. #2
    Member Sako851's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Gore District
    Posts
    1,235
    I went into the hardware store and spent like $4 lol, it was only because it was in the range rules.. I think I forgot them last time though

  3. #3
    LBD
    LBD is offline
    Member LBD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Murchison
    Posts
    762
    I am thinking maybe something a little more up market... possibly a yellow option...

  4. #4
    Gone but not forgotten
    Join Date
    Apr 2017
    Location
    Hamilton
    Posts
    4,129
    I have some Tasco ones I bought years ago. They have yellow lenses, it does seem to improve contrast. I can't remember what they cost but it wouldnt have been a lot, I probably have the box somewhere with the price sticker on it. If I recall correctly they can withstand a shotgun blast (was probably stated as a shot size at 20m or something like that), so your eyes are okay but the rest of your face is mince
    Steve123, LBD and 40mm like this.

  5. #5
    Banned
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Land of the Long White Cloud
    Posts
    1,001
    Go to a NZ Safety Blackwoods shop and try a few pairs on. Some will fit your face better than others.

    Should have to spend no more than $20 a pair for a quality, comfortable glasses, which is all you need unless you're expecting to be shot square in the face with a shotgun or going to Afghanistan and getting caught in IED blasts.

    Get ones that wrap around your face for best protection. Thin arms are much more comfortable under earmuffs and less likely to interfere with 'muffs.

    Get hard cases from a two dollar shop.

    Clear, yellow and grey lenses will cover most things.
    Cordite likes this.

  6. #6
    Member Cordite's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    NZ Mainland (Dunedin)
    Posts
    5,478
    Good idea. Most people down hear appear just to wear sun glasses. They will likely save the day too, as they are also plastic "glass". But if you have a misfire, do wait a while before opening the gun.
    LBD likes this.

  7. #7
    OPCz Rushy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Nor West of Auckland on the true right of the Kaipara River
    Posts
    33,566
    The message is simple. Get some and wear them.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
    Rule 5: Check your firing zone
    Rule 6: Store firearms and ammunition safely
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

  8. #8
    Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2017
    Location
    Jafa land
    Posts
    5,318
    Also get some ear plugs as the glasses interfere with the seal.

    There's a rating the us military uses that rates the glass as shrapnel resistant. It is worth looking into.

  9. #9
    Member Cordite's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    NZ Mainland (Dunedin)
    Posts
    5,478
    Aaah! Ready for a day at the range...

    Name:  soldier-wearing-gas-mask-1918-DR9N7J.jpg
Views: 326
Size:  154.6 KB
    planenutz and xtightg like this.

  10. #10
    Member Cordite's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    NZ Mainland (Dunedin)
    Posts
    5,478
    And look, here's @systolic arriving, always prepared.

    Name:  bf1.jpg
Views: 359
Size:  89.0 KB
    planenutz, 40mm and xtightg like this.

  11. #11
    Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Arrowtown
    Posts
    1,337
    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    The message is simple. Get some and wear them.
    Educate me @Rushy. Obviously I've had a sheltered life or I've been exceptionally lucky to date, but I don't recall a single time I've ever felt the need for them. Ignorance is bliss... so what circumstances warrant their use?
    ONYVA likes this.

  12. #12
    Member Tommy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    W-BOP
    Posts
    6,447
    Quote Originally Posted by planenutz View Post
    Educate me @Rushy. Obviously I've had a sheltered life or I've been exceptionally lucky to date, but I don't recall a single time I've ever felt the need for them. Ignorance is bliss... so what circumstances warrant their use?
    Life changing shit, having a gun pop and you aren't wearing specs.
    shift14 and Cordite like this.
    Identify your target beyond all doubt

  13. #13
    Bus driver
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Porirua/Whangateau
    Posts
    3,087
    QUOTE..Shooting glasses are a rule at most gun clubs, and a good idea at all of them. You should wear them in the field as well. There’s no excuse not to, since even $15 safety glasses will withstand a direct hit from a target load at ten yards. I know this is true, because I’ve shot a few pairs over the years to see what would happen. Even at close range, 7½ pellets make only divots in the lenses. The rest of your head would be gone, but you would still be able to leave your eyes to medical science.
    If shooting glasses will protect your eyes from 7½ at dueling range, they will obviously shield them from lesser dangers. For instance, lately I have been shooting the dirt-cheap, Chinese-made Stevens 320 pump, under editorial orders to put a bunch of rounds through it.* So last week, I took it to the sporting-clays course in place of my usual target gun. The Stevens is a right-handed gun, and I am a left-handed shooter, so the ejection port is a few inches from my nose. I was shooting some cheap factory ammo, which was performing pretty well in the cheap pump gun, when, about halfway through the course, I shot at the first target of a pair, pumped the action, and a cloud of powder and smoke blew out of the ejection port into my face. It probably looked like a less-violent version of what happens when Bugs Bunny sticks his finger into the muzzle of Elmer Fudd’s shotgun. I could feel little stings of burning powder bouncing off of my face, but my eyes were perfectly safe behind the tough lenses of my Randolph Rangers.
    I have never had a factory load do that before, but it may very well happen again sometime. When it does, I will be wearing glasses, as you should be, too.
    planenutz and Cordite like this.
    It's not the mountain we conquer,but ourselves.....Sir Edmund Hillary

  14. #14
    OPCz Rushy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Nor West of Auckland on the true right of the Kaipara River
    Posts
    33,566
    Quote Originally Posted by planenutz View Post
    Educate me @Rushy. Obviously I've had a sheltered life or I've been exceptionally lucky to date, but I don't recall a single time I've ever felt the need for them. Ignorance is bliss... so what circumstances warrant their use?
    I witnessed something eighteen months ago that was shocking and life changing and in that moment I realised for the first time that we who shoot centrefire rifles take for granted the integrity of the firearms that we use and don’t expect them to fail and by and large they do not. On that one occasion though the firearm did fail and the explosive forces associated with shooting a large calibre projectile channeled quite unexpectedly through the side of the rifle with a catastrophic outcome. Prior to that occassion I had shot pistols a lot and had always worn safety glasses even though I was holding the pistols at arms length (I do understand that eye protection in pistol shooting is about the potential for projectile splashback) but now having witnessed the devastation that occurred that day, when shooting rifles I also think it prudent to wear safety glasses. I hope they never have to do their job but see little inconvenience in wearing eye protection just in case they do.
    striker and planenutz like this.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
    Rule 5: Check your firing zone
    Rule 6: Store firearms and ammunition safely
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

  15. #15
    Member 40mm's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    North Auckland
    Posts
    5,876
    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    I witnessed something eighteen months ago that was shocking and life changing and in that moment I realised for the first time that we who shoot centrefire rifles take for granted the integrity of the firearms that we use and don’t expect them to fail and by and large they do not. On that one occasion though the firearm did fail and the explosive forces associated with shooting a large calibre projectile channeled quite unexpectedly through the side of the rifle with a catastrophic outcome. Prior to that occassion I had shot pistols a lot and had always worn safety glasses even though I was holding the pistols at arms length (I do understand that eye protection in pistol shooting is about the potential for projectile splashback) but now having witnessed the devastation that occurred that day, when shooting rifles I also think it prudent to wear safety glasses. I hope they never have to do their job but see little inconvenience in wearing eye protection just in case they do.
    He is not even slightly exaggerating. I saw it too and am guilty of not wearing them even after that wake up call. Will actually put a new pair that I have in the glove box for work into the ammo safe now. Back soon.
    striker, A330driver and Cordite like this.
    Use enough gun

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. shooting glasses
    By paulbrady in forum Gear and Equipment
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 29-08-2017, 09:24 AM
  2. Duck Shooting Safety Clip
    By The Hunters Club in forum Game Bird Hunting
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 15-04-2017, 05:56 PM
  3. Glasses
    By faregame in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 06-09-2012, 06:22 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!