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Thread: EYE protection
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18-02-2022, 09:13 #11
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Re: EYE protection
I go to Jonssons WorkWear and buy there safety glasses. Various colours. But I buy the lens called Day night. Got very slight tint in.
The SABS Specs on it exceeds safety specs for shooting glasses.
Cheap and Durable. Always have extras in shooting bag if someone forgot theirs.
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18-02-2022, 09:33 #12
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I went down the eye pro spec rabbit hole a while back and found that there are a number of international specs for ballistic protection and could not find a 'cheap' model that matched the ones that the more expensive brands conformed to. I haven't got the material to hand but I think it came down to differences in the velocity and weight of projectiles that would be stopped. The ANSI industrial spec, see the info graphic below, doesn't inspire confidence especially if you shoot on steel.
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18-02-2022, 09:41 #13
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Re: EYE protection
As I am amost blind in my right eye, I tend to be extra protective of the one that still works.
so this is a HUGE issue for me ...
Please make sure you are using "Ballistic-Rated" Safety Glasses which are designed to provide impact protection beyond common industrial safety standards, because we are exposed to projectiles that travel at speeds far greater than your typical industrial debris.
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18-02-2022, 21:20 #14
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19-02-2022, 23:08 #15
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Re: EYE protection
There are a number of brands available with US ballistic ratings for shooting sports such as some Rudy Project models and they are multipurpose (they could function and look like cycling sunglasses, but come with premium pricing. ESS Crossbow shooting glasses are available at under R1k, ballistic rated, available at Sunglass Hut/Edgars stores and made by or linked to the Oakley brand with optional add-on features. Cerberus Tactical also has a range of proper ballistics rated shooting glasses at very reasonable prices. I witnessed a squad member injured by shrapnel on the side of his face when standing in (what we all thought) was a safe spot. 10mm higher and it would have hit his eyepro - he admitted that he was going to replace his eyepro because they weren't ballistic rated and the 20mm cut on his cheek made him realise how easily it could have been his his eye and one piece of shrapnel/ricochet can easily change your life permanently.
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20-02-2022, 09:18 #16
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About three weeks ago a shooter on my detail took a bullet fragment off steel to the finger that travelled approx 100mm and lodged in his palm. I'm sure that would have been more than enough to take an eye out. I'll save money on a hell of a lot of things before I skimp on top tier eye pro.
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20-02-2022, 10:10 #17
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Re: EYE protection
you dont need to spend top dollar to get good ballistic protection. what you spend the money on is for comfort, scratch resistance, looks, brand name, etc.
https://paratus.info/2017/11/28/eye-protection/
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20-02-2022, 11:08 #18
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20-02-2022, 11:41 #20
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