+1 on the eyes. A gunsmith friend posted this yesterday.
22's and kids (this includes us grown kids too).
Too often people will have their kids shooting 22's without eye and ear protection. This is a really bad idea.
While no firearm should be used without eye and ear protection, the 22 semiauto's are the ones I feel that the protection is most needed with.
Most 22 semis are unlocked, blowback designs, and I've dealt with( either the aftermath or experienced while testing) more out of batteries with these than with any other design. The results of an out of battery can be painful even with eye protection, but without it blindness could occur.
So please, protect your kids( and anyone else firing or in the area) with eye protection.
Ear protection is needed with the 22's as well. While we often don't realize it, the report of even subsonic rounds can damage your hearing. It's bad enough for us adults, but who in their right mind would risk the hearing of their child?
Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur