Would prefer ear plugs opposed to over ear protection (but would still like a pair). I have a box of really comfortable foam earplugs from my motorcycle days, so I really just need over ear protection, and a nice pair of clear lenses. Anyone have any recommendations?

I wouldn't go too hardcore on the eye protection. Especially at the range everything just get scratched up anyways. I would head to home depot and try on a bunch of cheap safety glasses, that way...when they break you can buy another pair fairly cheap. That's what I do : D

I thought about that, I have a really comfortable and relatively cheap pair that I wear all the time to do work around the house. I wasn't sure if there was a different spec on the shooting glasses vs. standard safety glasses.

Home depot is where I got my eye and ear protection. They have ear plugs foam and soft rubber as well as 30db ear muffs. They also have a bunch of 5.99-9.99 ear protection. Dicks, WalMart both have a good selection

I cant stand dicks sporting goods. Before I was old enough to buy shotshell ammunition I said mom the size 4 shot is what I like for ducks and the guy behind the counter goes WOAH WOAH WOAH YOU BUYING AMMO FOR A MINOR IM NOT GOINA JAIL MAN! IM NOT GOINA JAIL ITS THAT SIMPLE. IM NOT SELLING YOU ANY AMMO. Not to mention the price of shotshell rocketed from 40 a case to 89 a case over the winter. In addition I find most of the clerks at the dicks near me to give bad advice : /

That's why you come the forums for advice, so by the time you get to Dicks , you know what you want

Cool, I am set then.. My Home Depot super comfortable safety glasses, and my soft foam molded plugs

I have a pair of muffs from dicks, and on order is an electronic pair.

 

For eye protection, I use my old night driving glasses, -1, that help me see in low light. Kept them in the car so the lens shatters within a little, but still can see perfectly.

 

Otherwise, I do have a pair of chem lab glasses as backup.

 

Worse case, I can always take my pair of Oakley Ski goggles. but that would just look tooo weird.

I perfer ear plugs to over ear because the muffs get in the way of my cheek weld. In door ranges hand gun only I use muffs I bought at Rays years ago. Since I now need glasses to shoot open sights I just got impact resistant, scratch resistant lenses. I prefer out door shooting since the noise doesn't bounce back to you.

 

TC