I shoot a lot. I really do. And with that, I see snake-eyes rolled more often than most. In just the last 12 months, I have seen a 38 Special slug ricochet and hit someone square in the forehead. I have seen another shooter have a razor-sharp section of copper-jacket slice right through the lower lip. I’ve seen one ruptured case send hot gas into the shooter’s face. And I have personally been hit with more than a few small specks of copper and lead that didn’t amount to anything more than your average bathroom razor nick.
![So the little .22 is nothing to worry about? Not in this case.](https://john1911.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pro-tip-Always-Wear-Eye-Protection-Photo-Feb-29-7-55-25-AM.jpg)
Incidentally, this is where you really find out how acidic blood can be on traditional gun bluing. But I digress.
But in every single one of these cases I mention, great or small, would have destroyed an eye 100%. Popped it like a balloon I’ve heard. I’m no eye doctor, but I am certain you can’t come back from that. You have to “over-come” that kind of injury.
So…if you are planning on doing anything with guns ranging from shooting your Red Ryder Lever-Action all the way up to severing your leg off in a Tannerite-Lawnmower-Death-Match, make sure you put on some eye protection.
![Notice the impact point. Without eye-pro, this could have easily just rolled up into his eye.](https://john1911.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pro-tip-Always-Wear-Eye-Protection-Photo-Feb-29-7-55-23-AM-225x300.jpg)
Let’s save the one-eye’d pirate and blind squirrel stories for the after-party. Not the incident report.
Sincerely,
Marky
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