Might be off topic here but couldn't think where to put this...I'm looking to get a pair of prescription safety shooting glasses here in the Lower Mainland. Anyone got any leads? I would like Oakleys and would use strictly for shooting.
Presscription shooting glasses
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If you're going to shell out a ton of money for prescription safety glasses, I would reccomend glass lenses instead of coated plastic. Yes, they're heavier and more expensive, but much more scratch resistant and will last a lot longer. Plus, i'd rather trust my eyes to shatter resistant glass than plastic for the money :O I first saw this reccomendation from the ATI gunsmithing videos, when the dude was talking about safety glasses for the machine shop 
That said, I have a hard enough time payign for normal everyday glasses, and they're my only ones.
That said, I have a hard enough time payign for normal everyday glasses, and they're my only ones.
I where prescription safety glasses for work, Metal framed,sideshields with polycarbonate lenses were around 200 bucks. Wraparound style were also available unsure of the price. I don't bother with safety glasses and rely on an older pair of larger lensed prescription glasses when shooting.
I have been frustrated with inability to focus on the front sight of my pistol until I tried my dedicated computer glasses. Front pistol sight is nicely in focus but not rear sight nor target. Yet target is just in focus enough to shoot nicely. I have had the best service from Boris (optical dispenser) at Highland Optical in Edgemont Village in North Vancouver. I hate to sound like a commercial but Boris took my eyeglass Rx and then put these kooky looking adjustable lenses on me until he was able to put in focus the distance I measured to my computer screen. I'm going to measure the distance from my eyes to my front sight and update the Rx....I'm sure Boris will be able to tweak the Rx nicely. I bought the cheapest pair of Rx frames and single vision plastic (impact resistant lenses) I could find. If you want high end stuff, they have sporting frames, etc there as well.
Now the background of Boris is interesting. He was a medical student when the Yugoslavian conflict erupted. Ended up working in a hospital taking care of victims of war. When it was over he moved his family to Canada. Unfortunately he didn't or couldn't continue his medical education. He became a dispensing optician instead. And he's the best I've ever encountered.
Now the background of Boris is interesting. He was a medical student when the Yugoslavian conflict erupted. Ended up working in a hospital taking care of victims of war. When it was over he moved his family to Canada. Unfortunately he didn't or couldn't continue his medical education. He became a dispensing optician instead. And he's the best I've ever encountered.
I have been using ESS ICE safety glasses with prescription inserts. These are full wrap-around safety eyewear that meet all the relevant safety standards. A set of glasses is about $70. The replacement lenses are about $15. Cheap for good safety eyewear.
The basic prescription insert (blank) is around $20-30. Take the insert to you optometrist and have presciption lenses ground to fit the insert. This will give you an easily replaceable safety shield and separate prescription lenses that do not need to be replaced if the outer lens get scratched. YMMV.
Because I only need some correction to see the front sight, I have the left lens as plano and the right lens is corrected. I normally use reading glasses with 2.00 so the right lens is ground to 0.75 (one-third) of the normally reading lens. This bring the front sight into focus. With the left lens uncorrected I can still focus on whatever I want to see and the right lens is optimized for the front sight.
The basic prescription insert (blank) is around $20-30. Take the insert to you optometrist and have presciption lenses ground to fit the insert. This will give you an easily replaceable safety shield and separate prescription lenses that do not need to be replaced if the outer lens get scratched. YMMV.
Because I only need some correction to see the front sight, I have the left lens as plano and the right lens is corrected. I normally use reading glasses with 2.00 so the right lens is ground to 0.75 (one-third) of the normally reading lens. This bring the front sight into focus. With the left lens uncorrected I can still focus on whatever I want to see and the right lens is optimized for the front sight.
Decot did something like this for me. I have a pair of their HI-Wides. Pricey at first but the spring steel frames last forever and you interchange or replace the lenses yourself. Stylish too, though the style hasn't yet caught on
.If you're looking for Post 4 Optics glasses www.post4optics.com, you can get them from their Canadian distributor (in Ontario) Learn Trapshooting www.learntrapshooting.ca. The hardest part is figuring out what lens you want; clear lens aren't listed on the dropdown menu but you can request them by contacting LTS. Remember to order the kit as that includes both frame and lens for less than each separately.
I've worn safety prescription glasses for 35 years. Virtually any optometrist will carry a line of safety glasses, with side shields. Try a few places because styles vary, and they generally only carry a limited number at each shop. Because safety regulations require them to be used their cost is generally the lowest. Also they are made to tested standards so will be the safest. Doubt that Oakley even makes legitimate safety glasses. Walmart may be your best bet.
For proper shooting glasses I'd recommend Bud Decot in Arizona, all done over the phone, proper shooting glasses including RX, snap in and out lenses in all the colors to enhance target and eliminate background, adjustable bridge, Cadillac of shooting glasses. From my own experience stay far away from Randolph Ranger!!!!
