Air pistol shooting glasses are essential any time you visit the shooting range because they prevent eye injury. For them to be effective and last a long time you must take proper care of them. There are some things you should remember when doing so.
Clean After Each Use
Every time you go to the shooting range you’ll want to come home and clean your glasses. This doesn’t have to be a difficult process since you can simply run some cool water over them to remove any debris before using a soft cloth (ideally this should be a cleaning cloth that’s specially made for cleaning glasses) to dry them. Your other option is to spray them off with a can of compressed air to remove any dust or debris that has gathered on them. Regardless of how you clean them, this will help them work better for longer.
Using Lens Cleaner
Although water is an easy way to clean your glasses, lens cleaner is able to clean off the residue that water can’t remove. Make sure you don’t use any soap though since this will leave residue on your glasses. Additionally, it’s important to clean the sides and earpieces too since they’ll get really grimy. This grime will make its way onto your glasses eventually.
Avoid Abrasive Cleaners and Rough Cloths
These will scratch your lenses making your glasses unable to be worn. They include household cleaners, glass cleaners, and cleaners that are used to clean hard surfaces.
Inspect Before Each Use
It’s important to keep an eye out for any broken pieces or cracks in your glasses. Regardless of how small these may be, they can still cause your eyewear to fail to provide you with adequate protection in the event of an accident.
Store Your Glasses Properly
The best way to store your glasses is either in a hard case or a microfiber pouch. The nice thing about choosing a microfiber pouch is that you’ll be able to also use it to clean your glasses.
The Bottom Line
Once you get into the routine of taking care of your air pistol shooting glasses you’ll find that it’s relatively easy to do so. These habits are easily implemented when you carry a small, well-stocked cleaning case in your shooting bag. You’ll be thankful that you’re taking the time to do this since you won’t need to invest in new safety glasses anytime soon.