With Christmas coming and the younguns getting that first Red Ryder, a reminder

[RedFeather]

Just saw an ad for a nice pellet rifle on one of the classifieds (not here).  Had a nice picture of the owner's kid (?) shouldering the gun, looking through the scope.  Assumed it was taken at a shooting session.  Right off the bat I see no safety glasses.

If you're shopping for a first air rifle, be sure to throw in those shooting glasses.  (They make great stocking stuffers, too, BTW.)  I've had to follow the ambulance and wait in the emergency room, standing in for the parents  on their way from work.  BB in the kid's eye.  Believe me, you DON'T want to be there!  Let's keep it a Happy Holiday.  The only thing that ought to be in anyone's eye is a twinkle.

[oldpink]

I went to U.S. Naval Gunnery School years ago with a fellow name Bushman who still had a BB lodged somewhere in the soft tissue surrounding his eye.
At least Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" didn't really do that!

[a1Bogey]

RF, I hope people will heed your advice regarding safety glasses and BB guns etc.  BBs seem to be the worst for ricochetes, most likely because they are so hard.  And adults should wear them more often too.

I have been blind in my left eye for years.   People, you don't want to know what a problem it can be.  And expensive.

Bogey

[oldpink]

Just remembered that BBs aren't the only airgun projectile that requires safety goggles.
Watch out for those Gamo Rockets!

[RedFeather]

I wasn't talking about the danger of BB's or Gamo Rockets, but EVERY air gun projectile.  Who hasn't had a pellet come bouncing back?

Partially blind in the left eye, myself.  Last operation, the hospital mistakenly sent me the bill for the operating theater.  (Not the nurses, doctor, only the theater.)  About $33,000.

[ezman604]

DEFINITELY get the safety glasses as a mandatory accessory. MUCH cheaper than the alternative.
Sorry RF, on a roll tonight. But there is no Christmas without Christ. So, lets keep it Christmas, not Christmas...
Thanks.
Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
 

[Jman]

DEFINITELY get the safety glasses as a mandatory accessory. MUCH cheaper than the alternative.
Sorry RF, on a roll tonight. But there is no Christmas without Christ. So, lets keep it Christmas, not Christmas...
Thanks.
Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
 

When people say Christmas it is taking out the word christ, but X in greek means Xristos which is the same thing as saying christ, just shorter and in a different launguage. Christmas actually means Christs Mass in greek. I still say christmas though because even though it is longer I like keeping the christ in it like you do

[ezman604]

Sorry to hijack the thread but thanks for the language lesson and glad you agree. When in Greece...
X also means the number 10 in Roman Numerals. In America, we speak English. In English, it's Christmas.

Buy and wear those safety glasses!!!!

[Jman]

I didn't mean it in sarcasm or anything, was just throwin facts out. Don't want you to take what I said about Christmas wrong

[Jman]

And you're right about the whole English thing. I can't stand when stores write Christmas and not Christmas

[RedFeather]

I used to find Christmas offensive but, after discovering that it is, indeed, the same thing, am now comfortable with it.  Don't mind the side discussion of semantics.  It keeps the thread bumping up to the top.  It's amazing how many pictures I've seen of folks shooting without any eye protection whatsoever.  Even at FT matches.