Does you club allow non-members to shoot?

[beretta boy]

One stray pellet or piece of clay target is all that it takes, and it may be
from a direction least expected.... glasses may well save your eyesight.

Do you ride that Chopper without leathers & a helmet ?

 

[Claybuster]

think maybe if someone were to say sign a waver then you could let them go without glasses? I ask because I hate wearing glasses. They don't fit right cause I guess I have a stange nose or some thng but they always slide off and move all over my face and it's so annoying and frustrating to keep puting ur glasses back on every 5 seconds. and i also find that wearing glasses impairs my vision and ability to shoot properly not a whole lot but it's noticeable.

No waivers. No exceptions.

And they are your eyes and your ears so it's your choice except at most shooting ranges including the club where I shoot.

The main reason is that should a pellet bounce back from my gun and take out your eye then I'm potentially responsible. Gunshot wounds however caused must be reported to the police in Ontario. So because you're unwilling to shoot with glasses I can anticipate the potential of an interview with the police and insurance investigators.

If there's a serious accident the club can be expected to be shut down for a period of time until the CFO's office completes an investigation. You're waiver doesn't have any impact on that process. Actually, even from a liability standpoint the waiver probably isn't worth the paper it's written on.

So do as you wish and don't take this personally but if you happen to be in Ontario please don't visit my club because you won't be permitted to shoot without safety glasses. But if you're willing to wear ears and eyes you'd be welcome any time.

 

[Chopperhead]

alright then i suppose you guys have a point. I would probably wear them if I
could find some shooting glasses that didnt fall off my face and didnt impair my vision at all. anyone got some links to shooting glasses manufacturers or recomend some brands u think might help?

and Claybuster I don't take it personally cause I totally understand what ur saying.

 

[bmcrae]

I bought a set of Randolph Ranger shooting glasses from Allan Lehman. His site is w w w .lehmanoptical.com

He custom fit the frames to my face. It wasn't rocket science to do it, but it makes a pretty big difference.

Allan has a fair amount of information on different frames, and lenses that may interest you. The products he sells are available from Canadian resources, and it may just require a quick trip to your optometrist to fit them comfortably onto your face.

Hope this helps, and if nothing else encourages you to wear glasses while shooting. I know for a fact that wearing glasses while shooting skeet has saved me significant damage to my eyes based upon the gouges I've received in my lenses.

Brad.

 

[Ice-Pick]

shooting glasses

Flipping through old posts and saw this. My son was looking at getting shooting glasses for shotgun. He too has a funny shaped head. We went to a couple of eyewear stores (optical stores) and they were quite willing to build him prescription glasses and tint em the colour we wanted but the price ranged from $165- $210. We said no. Later that we we ended up in Wal Mart for something and wandered through there optical store. They supplied the frames lenses and tinting and fitted them to him (cause his usually fall off too) so they would stay on and the whole charge was $75.
You might wanna look into that.
P.S. I wouldn't let you shoot at our club either with out eyes and ears, not that i care if you go blind that's a personal choice for you but I'm not giving up my shooting privileges. Especially when its so easy to be safe.

 

[Kenny]

I shoot alot of clay targets in In most disciplines. At our club non members pay more for targets but are welcome. However they must play by the rules its that simple. That being said “other than sunglasses on a sunny day I hate wearing glasses when I shoot” It is mainly because I don’t wear them on day to day bases, and I find them annoying as heck.
They impair your vision in the rain; they fog up on humid days.
I never wear them while hunting, but rules are rules and I play by the rules so when we shoot clay I wear glasses.
I shoot likely 5000 to 6000 targets a year and I can honestly say I have never had any pellets or clay hit me in the glasses ,but better safe than sorry

 

[Claybuster]

I shoot likely 5000 to 6000 targets a year and I can honestly say I have never had any pellets or clay hit me in the glasses ,but better safe than sorry

It often depends what you game shoot most. I've shot many tens of thousands of trap targets and never had it happen.

But skeet and sporting clays are another matter.

On rare occasions a pellet will go under the rim of a spinning target, hit the back rim and come back directly at you. While shooting sporting, I had a pellet from my gun strike a squadmate standing behind me with enough velocity to penetrate the skin and draw blood. I've also had half a clay target smack me in the face when the wind caught it and I was looking for the second target in the pair. Had I not been wearing glasses would most likely be blind in my left eye.

Better safe than sorry.