Prescription Shooting Glasses
- Thread starter traprooky
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You need to qualify this - shooting what - optics or irons? - shooting rifle pistol??
Assuming you're shooting rifle with irons and right handed - You probably find yourself aiming at the sights in the upper left hand corner or your left lens. The sweet spot (best optical image) is usually set for the middle of the lens for most people, but it is possible to move that to the corner of the lens out of which you're viewing the sights.
You can further have the lens ground so that the front sight is especially crystal clear and sharp since this is what should be sharp against the target.
You can tint the lenses to be a yellow tint since this will brighten everything up on a dull day.
Lots of options but you need to convey that to your optometrist and he/she can arrange to have special glasses for shooting made to your spec.
Assuming you're shooting rifle with irons and right handed - You probably find yourself aiming at the sights in the upper left hand corner or your left lens. The sweet spot (best optical image) is usually set for the middle of the lens for most people, but it is possible to move that to the corner of the lens out of which you're viewing the sights.
You can further have the lens ground so that the front sight is especially crystal clear and sharp since this is what should be sharp against the target.
You can tint the lenses to be a yellow tint since this will brighten everything up on a dull day.
Lots of options but you need to convey that to your optometrist and he/she can arrange to have special glasses for shooting made to your spec.
maple_leaf_eh
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Many prone rifle shooters used so-called shooting glasses. Mine are Champion brand and the optometrist's staff called it an appliance because the structure is a horizontal bar with ear pieces, a nose brace, and I have three eyepieces. One for sighting, one for the scope, and one for close up book writing work.
I always got my glasses from Loblaws, but I've heard well of Costco. You need to have a knowledgeable optometrist who can get the correct Rx for your use. You'll need to know the distance from your eye to both front and rear sights to get a proper focus on both at once (won't be perfect but you need to see the front post clearly and the rear 'notch'). If using a scope, I use the 2x reading glasses (I've had corneal implants so only need those now) so I can see the reticle clearly - not a big diff but it does help seeing 24x-FFP on a 200 yd target.
You can also have your prescription for your master (sights eye) ground to see the front sight clearly, the rear sight slightly less clear, and the other eye prescription ground so you can see the target clearly. If you make both lenses bifocals, you can have the lower (non-sight line portion) ground for clear vision while adjusting screws, writing, close work, etc. Find an eye doctor who shoots your type of shooting sport and they will do the right things. Costco optometrists may need serious coaching and several sets of lenses having to be redone to get this concept.
The most popular brand of shooting glasses I know of is Decot.
What you want to look for in shooting glasses is something where the lens sits high in the brow. You don't want something that blocks your field of view when your head is tilted down like a typical shotgun or rifle mount.
https://www.decot.com/
What you want to look for in shooting glasses is something where the lens sits high in the brow. You don't want something that blocks your field of view when your head is tilted down like a typical shotgun or rifle mount.
https://www.decot.com/
I have a set of the Decot glasses I use for shooting F Class. Absolutely fantastic glasses and no issues with the frame getting in the line of sight. They are probably not your least expensive option but are certainly worth the money.
I had the luxury of actually going to their showroom in Phoenix many years ago and being fitted for my glasses by Mr. Decot. If you get the chance to do this I recommend it whole heartedly.
This is what I use as well. Crossbow Suppressor frames. Work well for iron sights on handguns and rifles ( odd look from optometrist when explaining why I needed to focus so far out), but remember to not focus a scope with them on. I do not hunt with the glasses, but accidentally sighted the rifle in with them. Picked up the gun on the first day of the hunt and the deer was a little blurry. Almost shot a doe with fawns because of it.
I'm using ballistic rated prescription safety glasses with a yellowish lense. the brand is ArmorX. Ever since a buddies Benelli turned into a grenade when the receiver blew up and safety glasses were the only reason he isn't blind, I hated the thought of using my normal prescription glasses so I could see the targets. These things have real nice coverage and little side shields even and would hold up much better than the generic safety glasses that saved my friend.
