Shooting Glasses

[graygun]

I don't own any but might buy a pair. Other than the obvious eye protection why do you folks like them? Can they help you see the target better;any other advantages over shooting w/o them?

How about features/brands. I'm new to hg shooting and never used them for rifle firing. Thanks for any input.

 

[bonza]

The #1 reason I wear them is for safety, & the ranges I shoot at insist that they be worn. Up until recently I have usually used the 'cheaper' ($5-$20) glasses & have had no real complaints other than the lenses do tend to scratch a bit easier. A few years back I bought some better quality ones marketed by Remington, with interchangeable lenses, but I didn't like the frames.....too uncomfortable. Just this week I bought some better quality ones by Bob Allen from Midway (MSRP $95). I bought these mainly because they are designed to have less tendency to fog up, as they sit a bit further away from your face allowing more air circulation. Plus the lenses are a bit bigger than others which was important as I want to start using a Merit aperture which sticks to the lens. The glasses came with three different sets/colors of lenses though, to be honest, I only ever seem to use the yellow ones. All my shooting is on paper targets using iron sights, & the yellow lenses really give a good contrast, aprticularly on overcast/dull days. I understand that the rose colored lenses are more for clay target shooters, but I may be mistaken on this.

 

[graygun]

Thanks.

 

[DWARREN123]

I only have 2 eyes and they are old but they got that way because I protect them. Always wear eye protection when things may fly into them.

 

[cavman]

I have several cheap pairs of glasses. I always wear them, safety.

They are different colored lenses. Clear, smoke, dark smoke, yellow. As I said I always wear glasses as I "don't want to shoot and eye out", but will try the different colors to see different contrasts between sights and target.

I find light grey and yellow are used most often.

 

[Gunnerpalace]

I have prescription glasses, I just wear those.

 

[Omnivore]

Since I wear prescription glasses most of the time outdoors, I made sure mine were made with polycarbonate lenses, which makes them safety glasses. For shooting, 99% of the time I use a pair of prescription, wrap-around, polarized, darkened (light brown) glasses with polycarb lenses. They're the best thing in the world. Try a pair of polarized shooting glasses-- you'll never go back.

Any and all ranges and shooting events require eye and hearing protection. You don't shoot without 'em. No exceptions. I've been hit in the face many times with bullet fragments and even shotgun pellets that bounced back from the target area. Anyone who shoots a lot has had something hit them in the face. My kid was firing a Mark II pistol when a case ruptured and sent little bits of brass flying all over. Stuff happens.

 

[KingTiger]

I got a pair of these a couple of months ago. http://www.opticsplanet.net/revision-eyewear-sawfly-deluxe-kit-regular.html
They are mil-spec and noticeably thicker than the cheap old ones I had. $100 isn't too much to protect my eyes.

Omnivore - How do the polarized lens work with optics? They have that option for the glasses I got, and asked the same question a couple of months ago, but didn't get an answer so I didn't get it. TIA.

 

[Omnivore]

Polarized glasses work great with optics! Don't hesitate.

Using an old (circa 1995) holosight, it did attenuate the reticle substantially. All the new holosights have been oriented to eliminate this, and they're great as well now. I wrote about this in my article here, under the heading "Holographic Sights";
http://www.ultimak.com/UnderstandingE-sights.htm
I suppose if you somehow end up looking through a holosight tilted 90 degrees sidways, you'll see a dimmer reticle, but it'll be there.

Reflex sight reticles (diode or fiber-optic) are not polarized, so they're unaffected, and the telescopes have no polarization issues-- at least none that I've ever found.

The combination of a brown tint and the polarization means you see more detail and contrast in the world, with or without optics.