shooting glasses
Hey guys. I've been looking around at some shooting glasses for a while now, but I already wear glasses. I have to get refitted with new prescriptions every 6 months because I have a degrading eyesight. It wouldn't be economical for me to buy new glasses AND new prescription shooting glasses every 6 months so I was wondering if anyone knew where i could find some clip on shooting glasses or some that go over my original prescription. I would just get clip on sunshades, but I want something that I can take to the indoor range and be legal to shoot with...
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I would like to know what shooting glasses are the best. I'm looking for a tactical type glasses. 0 -
"Best" is highly subjective, and largely a matter of personal preference.
Note that shooting glasses do NOT have to be able to stop a bullet (and the vast majority of them can't do that!). They *DO* need to be able to prevent wayward shells, burning or unburned powder flakes, and metal shrapnel from striking your eyes.
Any standard safety glasses could work as shooting glasses (with some being better suited than others). Ordinary sunglasses or prescription eyeglasses could also work, though again some will be better than others.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "tactical" type glasses. To me "tactical" is largely a marketing term, with little real world meaning. What you want to do is just pick the glasses that will do what you need them to do. If the glasses fulfil your "mission" (whatever it is), then they're "tactical" and if they don't, they're not.
Along those lines, goggles might make more sense than ordinary glasses if you think you are going to be in a debris or smoke/sand filled environment.
Factors to consider when looking at shooting glasses include:
Cost.
Fit/comfort.
Design/Appearance (eg wraparound, aviator-style, etc).
Weight.
Overall size.
Lens color.
Lens interchangeability.
Ability to fit your personal prescription.
Special features (eg camo lenses, polarized, collapsible, etc).
Different colors work best under different light conditions and for different purposes (eg are you trying to spot bright orange clays? Are you shooting in low light? Bright sunlight? etc).
Personally, I like amber lenses outdoors and colorless indoors, but again, this is highly subjective. Some people prefer grey/smoke colored lenses for less color distortion. I've never used purple/blue lenses but supposedly those add contrast against green/leafy backgrounds.
Wraparound style are probably better safety-wise compared to ordinary "aviator" style as they provide more side-protection.
Note that personally, I think a $15 pair like this are plenty "tactical" (ie they do everything I need out of a pair of shooting glasses) and when (not if), I lose, scratch, and/or crush them, I won't cry:
Obviously, these aren't prescription lenses, though its quite possible to find a set of safety glasses that will work fine as shooting glasses and fit over your ordinary eyewear.0
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