Eye protection FAIL - with pic

[lasvegasone]

I should let you know that but for the grace of God I'm able to write this topic. I Failed to wear the proper eye protection suitable for range shooting.

As a result of my poor choice (regular sunglasses), I now have a reminder of that mistake. As you can see, I came **thisclose** to losing my left eye to an ejected shell casing. Had the casing struck me vertical instead of horizontal, I'd be shopping for eye patch today.


Second degree burns on the skin heal quickly. On the cornea, it just blinds.

You are responsible for you own safety. Exercise that right.

[Reagans Rascals]

I'll vouch for the importance of eyepro.... anyone who's had a good case of welders flash can attest to that...

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

So did it fall behind your Glasses?

[Quiet-Matt]

Damn bro, that's close. Ironically I sustained two eye injuries at work, and both times the debris entered underneath my Z87 rated safety glasses with side sheilds. Kinda makes you want to wear goggles doesn't it?

[lasvegasone]

The glasses were curved, just not curved enough past the eye socket.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Damn bro, that's close. Ironically I sustained two eye injuries at work, and both times the debris entered underneath my Z87 rated safety glasses with side sheilds. Kinda makes you want to wear goggles doesn't it?

Sure is funny how that happens isnt it. I have the same issue stuff is either droping down or shooting up. Goggles allways fog up to. I have had metal removed from my eye 2 times now.

On another note I got the same degree of burn on my noise from a cheese hotdog a month ago. There is no hope left

[lasvegasone]

[obucina]

that was close! Im an Oakley snob and have an old pair of Half Jackets with clear lenses. Ive had hot brass smack the lens more than once.

[jcemt]

that was close! Im an Oakley snob and have an old pair of Half Jackets with clear lenses. Ive had hot brass smack the lens more than once.

I've always ran Oakley for my range glasses and they've never failed me.

[Ironman8]

I run Oakley Hybrid M-Frames, and love them for shooting, but noticed that when I'm edging in the yard with the weed-eater, I occasionally get stuff shooting up into the lenses and into my eyes...and there's not much of a gap from my face to the lenses. Unless you wear goggles (which comes with its own set of problems), you just can't protect everything...glad you're eye is good tho man, that could have been slightly unpleasant.