Shotgun safety glasses Recommendation

SeeZee

What brands should I be looking at and rough prices
Where in the Wicklow/Dublin area stock them or online sites
Thanks

P.s. looking for an inexpensive model as I rearly use my shotgun and even rearer use it where I'd need glasses.

BattleCorp

Seeing as you rarely use your gun, would a pair of safety glasses from your local hardware not do the job instead of buying an expensive pair?

Just a suggestion.

Shane.sf

There a pair of sunglasses for sale in aldi for about 4 euro with 3 lenses for skiing. The yellow or clear lense would be perfect for shooting. I got them and they're fine. It was a week or two ago so the may be gone out of stock but for the price of them you can't go wrong.

clivej

Try E bay plenty of them for sale there, about £4.

SeeZee

BattleCorp wrote: »

Seeing as you rarely use your gun, would a pair of safety glasses from your local hardware not do the job instead of buying an expensive pair?

Just a suggestion.

I was thinking of them. I've used them before there as tough as nails.

tac foley

I'm not ever going to put cheap plastic lenses in front of MY eyeballs in the hope that they might stop anything coming at them out of a gun that has somehow gone wrong.

The medicos can make pretty convincing rubber hands that you can thread a needle with or pick up an egg, but so far - and feel free to correct me on this one folks - they have NOT yet succeeded in making a working rubber eyeball.

However, Ireland being a democracy, you go ahead and do just as you please. Them's is YOUR eyeballs, not mine.

tac

SeeZee

Shane.sf wrote: »

There a pair of sunglasses for sale in aldi for about 4 euro with 3 lenses for skiing. The yellow or clear lense would be perfect for shooting. I got them and they're fine. It was a week or two ago so the may be gone out of stock but for the price of them you can't go wrong.

Cheers but I doubt If they'd save your eyes if stray pellets hit them.

SeeZee

clivej wrote: »

Try E bay plenty of them for sale there, about £4.

I read review about pyramex. They carry the Z87.1+ rating so should stop no.8 bird shot from 8 feet. They start around that price ex shipping

SeeZee

tac foley wrote: »

I'm not ever going to put cheap plastic lenses in front of MY eyeballs in the hope that they might stop anything coming at them out of a gun that has somehow gone wrong.

The medicos can make pretty convincing rubber hands that you can thread a needle with or pick up an egg, but so far - and feel free to correct me on this one folks - they have NOT yet succeeded in making a working rubber eyeball.

However, Ireland being a democracy, you go ahead and do just as you please. Them's is YOUR eyeballs, not mine.

tac

It's always a pleasure to see your name pop up for your daily rant tac. And it's you that used the word "cheap"

berettaman

tac foley wrote: »

I'm not ever going to put cheap plastic lenses in front of MY eyeballs in the hope that they might stop anything coming at them out of a gun that has somehow gone wrong.

The medicos can make pretty convincing rubber hands that you can thread a needle with or pick up an egg, but so far - and feel free to correct me on this one folks - they have NOT yet succeeded in making a working rubber eyeball.

However, Ireland being a democracy, you go ahead and do just as you please. Them's is YOUR eyeballs, not mine.

tac

This is the reason why I visit boards!! Gotta get my daily pearls of wisdom from Tac!
(And you know he is right too!!):D

tac foley

SeeZee wrote: »

It's always a pleasure to see your name pop up for your daily rant tac. And it's you that used the word "cheap"

Well, it's good to see that I'm appreciated.

You really, of course, that Father Jack [lunatic incumbent of the Priest's House on Craggy Island] is closely based on me?

Where eyeballs are concerned, THIS/THESE are what I have -

http://www.orvis.co.uk/store/product.aspx?pf_id=88E5

I'm not a shotgunner, but I AM a black powder rifle and pistol shooter, and I have ample evidence that they have saved my eyeballs from flying bits of percussion cap, many times.

Happy and safe 2013!

tac

mark42

Eyelevel have a cheap range of shooting glasses.
Online haven't got the link but bang in eyelevel eye wear in should come up

fatcontroler

Got my glasses from here very happy

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eye-Level-Marksman-Shooting-clay-pigeon-hunting-fishing-gun-Glasses-5-lens-set-/130796477341?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item1e7413db9d

Cavan duck buster

I always have to wear glasses so would i have to ware a pair of shooting glasses at clay grounds? Just wondering if my normal pair are fine.