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Hi,

I am just wondering what the regulations are regarding shooting ISSF events WITHOUT glasses or eye protection?

I have just watched the 50M finals at the Sydney World Cup, to see a couple of the shooters not wearing any eye protection and a couple with blinders only.

Can anyone advise the rules and clarify for me please?

Note, that I am in Australia.

Regards
Annon

Rule 6.2.4 Eye Protection
All shooters are urged to wear shatterproof shooting glasses or similar eye protection while shooting.

In the end it's down to the shooter (or local range rules), as is ear protection.

Eye protection is mandatory for all people on a range in Australia when Pistol Australia's Black Powder and Service Pistol matches are being held.

From the ISSF rules.

"6.2.4 Eye Protection
All shooters are urged to wear shatterproof shooting glasses or
similar eye protection while shooting."

Note the word is "Urged", not must,

Clubs may however, insist that eye protection is compulsory for either safety or insurance reasons.

For Black Powder and service matches it is a Pistol Australia rule that Eye protection must be worn. As for ISSF matches I believe that the ISSF rule where shooters are urged to wear eye protection is the rule.

However it must be noted that individual ranges can enforce eye protection as a safety rule and this may supersede the ISSF rule. It is a rule however that these safety regulations must go onto the entry form.

I am sure Spencer could elaborate further

lastman wrote:For Black Powder and service matches it is a Pistol Australia rule that Eye protection must be worn. As for ISSF matches I believe that the ISSF rule where shooters are urged to wear eye protection is the rule.

However it must be noted that individual ranges can enforce eye protection as a safety rule and this may supersede the ISSF rule. It is a rule however that these safety regulations must go onto the entry form.

I am sure Spencer could elaborate further

In Australia, most ranges I visit have an eye protection requirement as part of their 'Range Standing Orders'

For a number of our events (Service group, Black Powder, M/S, International 1920 and WA1500) eye protection is mandatory for everybody in the firing line area.

For ISSF pistol events, we (Pistol Australia) do not enforce the limits on sideblinder or occulder dimensions; allowing shooters to have the additional dimensions to provide additional protection. For the international selection events, ISSF sideblinder or occulder dimensions are enforced.

As a 'four-eyes' (by necessity), eye protection is for me the norm, and while I get far more on-range time than most, I have received the occasional splatter or bounceback - often enough to make me thankful that I was wearing glasses.