Thread: Shooting Safety Glasses

Originally Posted by Cigar

I have some Tasco ones I bought years ago. They have yellow lenses, it does seem to improve contrast. I can't remember what they cost but it wouldnt have been a lot, I probably have the box somewhere with the price sticker on it. If I recall correctly they can withstand a shotgun blast (was probably stated as a shot size at 20m or something like that), so your eyes are okay but the rest of your face is mince

I found the original box. Tasco ProClass, $34, would have been bought around mid 1990s.
They may have saved my eyesight once, I had a Dremel cutting disk shatter, the piece that hit me in the lip left a good burn!
I never use power tools or hammers without eye protection, a guy I worked for pulled a nail out of a piece of wood and ended up needing a man-made lens in his eye, and he was lucky.

I just got a pair of shooting glasses from Craftsman sports in Chch. They're made by Randolph Engineering. I need prescription lenses so got the model that allows that, but they have lots of other models with a huge range of pretty coloured lenses you can swap around. Got excellent service from Craftsman, recommend them. But one thing I forgot to check with my optometrist, ha. I don't know how protective the corrective lenses really are. Hm.