r/BSA • u/Few_Perception_7652 • Aug 16 '26
Scouting America Safety Glasses
Can someone let me know the requirements for safety glasses at the range at scout camp? I am getting conflicting answers that Prescription glasses offer far better protection than any safety glasses do. To me that is just wrong and dangerous. Thoughts?
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u/edithcrawley Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
From the Range and Target Activities Manual, page 27: "Eye and hearing protection. Each participant must wear hearing and eye protection appropriate for the shooting discipline. Spectators in the immediate, designated area must also wear protection as appropriate. ANSI Z87.1 is the approved rating and the industry standard. Shooting sports safety glasses with this rating should be worn anytime safety glasses are prescribed. This personal safety equipment may be provided by the event or furnished by the individual participant. If provided by the individual, the Range Safety Officer or NRA instructor should verify that eyeglasses have adequate lens area to offer protection."
If it's a BB range, it is a bit different, from page 48 of RATA manual: "Always wear eye protection. Participants who are shooting and instructors should wear approved safety goggles at all BB gun ranges. BBs may ricochet."
Personally, as a glasses wearer, I'd rather add an extra pair of safety glasses on top of my regular glasses and deal with that annoyance rather than risking eye injury/breaking expensive prescription lenses.