Perscription shooting glasses?

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I know this was discussed at length awhile ago but I am unable to find it . To that end I would like to again ask everyone ,which glasses would everyone recommend for someone who needs perscription lenses .Are they available in Canada to have the lenses put in or replaced.

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I like the Bolle Parole (for normal people) or Bolle Vigilante (for mutants with huge noggins) systems. You can find them fairly reasonably on EBay, usually for around $50 USD. The prescription insert that pops in and out is about $10. The expensive part is the prescription. :p
 
On the Oakley M frames... when you get the RX inserts can you move them from different lenses? Or do you need a new RX insert for each colour lens you get???
 
it will depend on the strength and the details of your prescription. Mine is too strong and/or too weird to work with ANY insert-based system I've seem, tried, or found on the internet. In the end, I just ended up going to lenscrafter's and buying regular, prescription safety glasses, with plastic side shields. They don't look glamorous at all, but they work just great - huge field of vision, thick lenses provide full protection, and are comfy. do they look geeky? Sure, but I don't care, I only wear them on the range (YMMV).

So, if you can find custom frames with inserts which work 100% for you, good on you, go for it. If not, know that you can get just regular safety glasses, and they will work just fine for you too.
 
I use Bolle Coachwhips for my shooting glasses. They were $80 at Walmart, and they managed to fit my weak prescription into the frames no-problem. Total was about $275 with polycarbonate lenses.
 
Frankly, I am so tired of the trendy polycarb lens thing, and I would never buy another pair of self-destructing Oakleys if my life depended on it. Overpriced junk!

I'm with Damian on this; buy a decent pair of prescription glasses in a durable metal frame, and if you don't mind the miniscule amount of extra weight, get the glass lenses. They don't scratch every time you breathe on them like the polycarbs do. Get a pair of clear ones for indoor, and neutral grey for outdoor and you are all set. Hell, one pair of clear and a clip-on shade would do the trick too.

The last pair I bought cost me $90.00 at walmart in the U.S. Aluminum framed, hardened glass lensed, polarized and light weight. Can't beat that.
 
I have a pair of perscription glasses with the Tranistion lenses...they darken in the UV light...

They work good...but I could never get used to the distortion when looking from side to side. I switched to contact lenses last year...much better...no distortion...
 
MEC (Mountain equipment co-op) make a wrap style sunglass for around $30, prescription inserts are $10. The expensive bit is the prescription lenses from lenscrafters.

The MEC glasses don't have the impcat resistance testing that the Oakleys et al have but thats not top of the list for many people.

I got a bunch of the insert clips ( $2.00 ) and glued one into my ski goggles so now I can move my inserts form shooting glasses to ski goggles to aviod the hassle of skiing in glasses.

These have disappeared from the MEC website so you might want to check with the store direct.
 
Onthebeep said:
MEC (Mountain equipment co-op) make a wrap style sunglass for around $30, prescription inserts are $10. The expensive bit is the prescription lenses from lenscrafters.

The MEC glasses don't have the impcat resistance testing that the Oakleys et al have but thats not top of the list for many people.

I got a bunch of the insert clips ( $2.00 ) and glued one into my ski goggles so now I can move my inserts form shooting glasses to ski goggles to aviod the hassle of skiing in glasses.

These have disappeared from the MEC website so you might want to check with the store direct.
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I have much the same made by North safety ..they work great.but the curvature of he lenses takes a bit of getting used to. I have clear and yellow lenses and just put the prescription inserts into which ever ones I want. I just wear my regular glasses most times though.
 
USP On the Oakley M or Mpro frame you need a prescrition for each lenses, expensive yes(so is shooting), I'm getting two more frames....less distortion then anything else I have tried....and I do have a set of Bolly Parole lots of distortion around the edge...and that was bugging me.
 
506.00 including the vault case......428.00 for the lense if purchase alone...go figure how they price thing! these prices are as of last week and including taxes..
 
was that for a clear? or did you get a tinted one? I was gonna start off with Clear with RX and then get a tinted in awhile.
 
After going to my first indoor shooting match and realizing how much was flying around i too looked into prescription shooting glasses. Here's my suggestion...get something that wraps around to protect your eyes totally from all directions and getting something meant for shooting...by that i mean something that can stand up to what might be flying around and something that allows for good vision.

I invested in a pair of ICE glasses with the prescription insert...they are issued for use by the US ARMY and the US Marine Core...here's the link...http://www.essgoggles.com/ICE-Eyeshield_6_detail.html

They are amazing glasses and perfect for all types of shooting. I ordered mine from Seals Action Gear out west.

Talk to yah later!
 
I've been using Bollé vigilantes for the last few years - got a prescription insert to focus on my front sight. yes they are arather heavy and the Ice system seems pretty impressive -their website quotes $89 for a prescription service which is about 1/4 to 1/3 of what the ripoff artists charge here in rottawa....
 
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