I was out today in the rain trying some new loads and enjoying being able to actually see with my new glasses. Between them and giving up coffee a week or so ago, I could actually hit what I was aiming at.
But I took a piece of brass to the left eye, ejected straight up, bounced off the roof and down behind my glasses.
If I had been wearing a ball cap it wouldn’t have happened.
So I grabbed my over the glasses eye pro with yellow lenses. I forgot how nice the yellow lenses are on an overcast day.
I also remembered why I don’t wear them more. With glasses and safety glasses my ear muffs do not seal. Old school thick ones do better, the thin Howard Leight impact sports do not seal. And I was out of my preferred ear plugs to double up, the ones I had just do not work for me, they don’t seal well.
So to get both decent eye and ear protection I see the following options-
1.Dedicated prescription safety glasses
2. Contacts. Wore them starting at 9 years old, stopped years ago and have tried them a few times since, just can’t get into them anymore.
3. Good (fitted) ear plugs, but I love my electronic muffs, I have found them to enhance safety when around unsafe/uncaring people at the range.
Good ear plugs would be best for long guns.
I have a set of electronic in the ear protection. I liked them until I started to have ringing in my ears after a long session, just not enough sound reduction for me, they live in my glove box now.
I normally double up on ear pro and definitely do when shooting long guns, I guess I have sensitive ears.
Any suggestions on other options or on good in ear protection that doesn’t cost a fortune?
I am thinking about heading back to Texas for a visit and a hog hunt. Electronic in ear would be nice, there is a lot of shooting when we bounce a good sounder and I didn’t wear ear pro hunting before. I have paid the price for that and don’t wish to repeat it.
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