StratoCactus
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Does anyone know of a solution to the interference between over-the-ear muffs and the ear-pieces (aka temples) found on traditional eye glasses? For me, using eye protection with muffs creates two problems: discomfort where the muffs press the glasses frames into the temples; and reduced effectiveness of the hearing protection due to the compromised seal around the ear.
Does anybody make protective eyewear that has an elastic band in place of rigid ear-pieces ... yet doesn't look like swimmer's goggles or chemist's goggles? Alternatively, is there any eyewear that is designed to affix to the muffs rather than directly to the user's head?
I've tried tilting the glasses downward such that the temples ride somewhat up over the muffs. This avoids the interference but looks absurd and distorts the image. Worse, on one occasion my semi-auto scored a hail mary by ejecting a hot case in an upward arc where it fell into the large gap between my brow and glasses frame, came to rest against the skin just below my eye and caused a small burn. While my range partner found my panicked dance highly amusing, it was painful enough that I have retired this technique.
Does anybody make protective eyewear that has an elastic band in place of rigid ear-pieces ... yet doesn't look like swimmer's goggles or chemist's goggles? Alternatively, is there any eyewear that is designed to affix to the muffs rather than directly to the user's head?
I've tried tilting the glasses downward such that the temples ride somewhat up over the muffs. This avoids the interference but looks absurd and distorts the image. Worse, on one occasion my semi-auto scored a hail mary by ejecting a hot case in an upward arc where it fell into the large gap between my brow and glasses frame, came to rest against the skin just below my eye and caused a small burn. While my range partner found my panicked dance highly amusing, it was painful enough that I have retired this technique.
