Do you always wear eyewear when you go shooting? Let us know why you do or why you don’t. The comment that we like the most will win a Sawfly Deluxe Kit.
We’ll accept all answers posted before 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday April 21, 2011. Limit one response per person. Go.
I’m an eyepro Nazi. After having had an M60 kaboom on me, and being in around other firearms that cut loose, as well as catching brass on my head and neck when up on the line, I always protect my eyes.
If you come up on the line with me, you will be wearing eyepro.
I can be struck stone deaf and still drive, still watch a movie, still shoot.
If I loose my eyesight, I’m screwed.
I actually used to HATE wearing eyewear until a few years ago when I started to really get into shooting and being in a “tactical” mindset.
Aside from the obvious reason: eyewear is worn to protect the only two eyes that God gave you, I wear eyewear to maintain a tactical advantage (at least psychologically).
Psychologically speaking, it is more intimidating to others to wear eyewear. This is part of the reason that police wear eyewear. No, I don’t want to be intimidating in a bad way, just want to have as much tactical advantage as possible to avoid bad situations if at all possible. If a guy decides not to mess with me because he is psychologically intimidated because he cannot read my emotions, then that is just a plus for wearing eyewear. However, obviously, mindset and preparation for the fight are the most important tool in your toolbox.
having had an 8-D sinker bounce off a hidden nail, flip around and bullseye me right straight in the iris, as well as a hundred other less serious but potentially equally damaging, or worse, eye-violations before, i finally woke up and realized there’s not gonna be any warning before you go blind. one minute you’ll be having a gay ol time, the next you’ll be doubled over with jelly in your hands, permanently blinded.
i wear eyepro at work and at play, any time there’s any possibility of airborne debris flying at me.
I always wear eyepro; its hard coded into me and reaffirmed every Christmas on TBS when I see Ralphie and that damn Red Ryder incident.
I wear eyewear because I have crappy eyes since grade school (-6.0) and even now, at 45, I still seek out the “Holy Grail” in PRESCRIPTION eyewear… Plus, like Templar stated, BLINDING eye injury is a SHTF event, every plan you had made is either over or dramtically modified.
I wish I could wear shooting glasses like the Sawfly, but I have yet to find one in that type of wrap-around that will handle heavy prescriptions without aggravating inserts that are more like “after thoughts” than designed in.
The latest, closest “Holy Grail” frames I have found is the AOSafety “Mean Street.” Awesome design and handles thick lenses beautifully…
Rmpl
I always wear eyepro. I equate it to wearing body armor to work (LEO).
You may not need it, but should you need it, you REALLY need it.
Besides, there are way too many beautiful women in the world to walk around blind because you were stupid once…
Ever since I was about 11 when I was shot on the eyelid with a BB gun, I wear it doing just about anything. I wear it all day at work, heck I wear it when I am doing a simple cleaning of a firearm. Eyesight is far too valuable.
I wear protective glasses while shooting and at work daily. I’m an Arborist that does tree removals by crane. Between flying woodchips, being poked with the tips of branches and trying to deal with the suns glare, safety glasses are a necessity. Sometimes due to rain and fogging I have to forgo the safety glasses. In that case I have to squint real hard. Other times I close one eye. For example, the wind is blowing sawdust in my face from the right side. I turn my head a little left and close my right eye. I use the bridge of my nose to shield my left eye. Some times I even have to finish a cut with my eyes closed. Those are just worst case scenarios though.
Templar, Was wondering what happened with the M60 that made it kaboom. Curious since I worked on them and am not a fan. Thank goodness for the M240.
Lots of reason I suppose the ladies love my eyes and I got to keep them in good shape.
Hindsight is 20/20
I look bad ass, at least I think I do
Also you wife cant tell when you checking out other chicks
I don’t wear it because I’m awesome. Or maybe it’s invincible. Or maybe both.
I wear eye protection because someone much smarter than myself told me to.
-6.0? Try -10.5! 
I can’t “focus on the front sight” even if the rear of a the slide of a pistol is held against my cheek.
It immediate function of eye-pro for me is to keep the minor stuff out of my eyes - dust, dirt, sand are all murder on contacts.
But the real reason is because I have 3 beautiful daughters (4 and under) and I intend to see them all grow up.
I ALWAYS were eye protection when shooting, or near shooting. The simple act of wearing Revision could prevent an accident where you could unexpectedly lose any chance of ever regaining your sight (or…re-vision).
20/400 near-sightedness. And now I need bifocals. Do you make custom eyewear to make us old guys look cool again? Or can help us focus on at least ONE of the dots of a Mildot scope? 
I wear eye-pro because i shoot with others. I’ve gotten a few ejected casings to the noggin which smartened me up.
I wear protective eyewear on a daily basis because it’s required by the type of work I do. I also wear eyepro at the range for the unforseen incedent that can injure my vision. You can’t get a reissue of your eyes and eyewear is cheap in comparison.
Nothing real exciting here. I wear eye protection because it is smart and I wear it to protect the other folks at the range. Without my glasses my target discrimination at past reading distances sucks (Very near sighted)
I always wear eye protection when shooting.
My Uncle Murphy tells me, “that which can happen, will happen,” and I tend to believe him. I know that I operate my firearms safely, and I hope that those around me do as well, but my eye protection does not come off when I’m around lead flying down range. The only way to beat Murphy’s Law is to prepare, and quality eye protection is excellent preparation against losing the very important sense of sight.