Shooting Glasses

[bonza]

I shoot competitively, both rifle & handgun. I'm having a hard time finding a pair of shooting glasses that will work when I'm shooting prone (which is the position I shoot rifles from about 95% of the time). I find that when prone I'm looking through the upper edge of the lens &/or the frame. All my shooting is done with iron sights, both open & aperture. The last pair I bought are made by Bob Allen, they're ok for shooting off-hand & sitting but forget about prone!
Any suggestions for glasses that may be designed for prone shooting?

 

[Hoser]

Decot, hands down.

 

[Jim Watson]

A lot of match rifle shooters use the Champion or Kno-bloch shooting glasses which are adjustable in all directions. I don't think they provide a whole lot of protection, but they will get you looking through the center of the lens.
Check at Champion's Choice or Creedmoor Sports.
http://www.champchoice.com/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=knobloch
http://www.champchoice.com/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=champion+glasses


Randolph now has a regular Ray-Ban knockoff with adjustable bridge so you can jack the lenses up for shooting. Probably not as sharp as the Kno-bloch but better protection if you blow a primer or something.

 

[Howard Roark]

Post 4 Optics is another option similar to Decot.

 

[shooterer]

Harry Potter

http://bjonessights.com/glasses.html

I use these for HighPower matches.$35 for the frames and $30 for each perscription lens. I have a cut lens for my aiming eye only, the other has no perscription so I can spot and write in my log book.

Jim

 

[TimRB]

"Decot, hands down."

Absolutely. When you finally get tired of screwing around with your glasses, get some Decots and be done with it.

Tim

 

[Bailey Boat]

I agree with the Decots, but basically any pair made for wingshooting will ride higher on your face and therefore be better when in a prone position......

 

[bonza]

any pair made for wingshooting will ride higher on your face and therefore be better when in a prone position

Hmm, hadn't thought of that. Thanks for all the feedback, I'm going to give this some thought.

 

[Hoser]

Thats what cool about the Decots. The nosepeice is adjustable and you can move the lenses up and down.

Up for prone and shotgun shooting and down for pistol shooting. And the lenses are a cake to swap out.