Quality Shooting Glasses

Claybuster said:
....9 tints ...
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Easy, depending on the day .... dark colours for bright sun, lighter shades for cloudy/overcast. Generally have a look through them at the field and targets before I shoot.

If I need to change ... like going from an open sunny field into the bush on a sporting clays range - they're all in the range bag and only take a minute to change.

One of my cardinal rules ... you can't hit what you can't see ! Most of the time it's L.M. Target Orange for overcast cloudy or one of the darker purple shades for bright sun.
Seems I have somewhat sensitive peepers and prefer a little darker shade than most. Orange/red/vermilion/purple all seem to work well because of the "red" component which seems to make the flourescent orange targets "glow" ... and against a treed background, a little blue in the tint seems to help target contrast.

In Sporting, rather than fiddle with chokes, I choose the best colour t help me see the targets ! Some of the open sky presentations at Oshawa for instance are a lot different
than the hardwoods at Uxbridge.
 
sspike said:
Anyone have firsthand experience with these glasses?


I have no experience with that particular brand but they look very similar to the Randolph Ranger line. I just had Wayne Morgan at Morganoptical do a set of prescription glasses with a couple of different colour clip-ons and ordered my son a set of Rangers with interchangeable lenses. Excellent price and outstanding service. He actually answers the phone when you call and takes the time to explain everything.
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I've now have two days shooting with my Randolph Engineering Ranger Falcon Pro.

The optics and colours are very nice, although for sunny Calgary I wish I could get darker shades. The frames appear to be well constructed with a nice balance of sturdiness and weight. They are comfortable with gel nose pads and well fitted arms. They still work well under my gel cupped MSA Sordin Supreme ear pro. I had concerns the width wouldn't fit my noggin, however I ordered the narrow frames (64mm) and was glad they fit well.

Are they worth $500-600? I don't think so. This was my "compromise" over buying the 900 - 1250$ Pillas (depending on model). In a way, I'm glad I didn't buy more expensive glasses as I doubt they would be twice a good.

I do appreciate them, and the biggest benefit is having proper colours for clay shooting. The downside is the value per dollar is somewhat tough to swallow. If I already had decent glasses with the proper shades (my existing glasses didn't have these colour options, so they will remain my general shooting and non-shotgun competition glasses), I'd feel a better value would be taking shooting classes, or a bunch of flats for practice.
 
I would like to get some shooting glasses but I can afford the money right now.

Currently I use dark grey/black safety glasses in the sun and yellow safety glasses in the failing light.

I just shot my first 25 yesterday with the dark glasses so they do work for me.
 
I got my prescription Pillas from Dr. Barry Nolte in Jasper. It's the Outlaw model. I use them for clays and target shooting.

You don't get any hotspots on your nose or ears because of design.
 
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To update this thread a bit, I did bite the bullet and buy a set of glasses.
I bought the All American Polycarbonate set.
It came with six lenses, wire frame glasses, a hard case, cleaning cloth and paper side shields.

I'm very impressed with these glasses. I've been showing them off to the guys at the club that are in the market.

Very similar to the Randolph glasses but without the logo in the centre of the frames so there is absolutely nothing in your vision except the lenses and a touch of the nosepiece which I barely notice.

Check them out here. dburns31.wixsite(dot)com/burnssporting/product-page/all-american-polycarbonate

Replace the (dot) with .
The mobile versiom I'm using doesn't give me the advanced option to disable hotlinks

The gentleman who owns that webpage is a fellow cgn'r and was great to deal with.
 
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Have used decot out of Arizona for years for prescription shooting glasses.....highly recommend them.....lots of tints to choose from. They have decades of experience
 
QUATTROISKING said:
Ess supresor are by far the best shooting glasses in my opinion they are paper thin around your ears for a good seal on ear pro
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ESS eyewear is the wrong configuration for clay target shooting. Clay target glasses typically have a smaller bridge, ride higher on the face and have colours designed to enhance orange targets against various backgrounds.
 
^^ Agreed.

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I have have a couple pair of the Oakley tactical line including a pair with the Prizm lens technology, due to sponsorship from other sport they were dirt cheap, and after that sponsorship ended I tried some glasses from Smith Optics. The chromapop lens technology beats Prizm technology. Take a look on the Smith website, the Elite Tactical line beats the Oakley line hands down.
 
tahw said:
I have have a couple pair of the Oakley tactical line including a pair with the Prizm lens technology, due to sponsorship from other sport they were dirt cheap, and after that sponsorship ended I tried some glasses from Smith Optics. The chromapop lens technology beats Prizm technology. Take a look on the Smith website, the Elite Tactical line beats the Oakley line hands down.
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Have you tried to PRIZM clays lense? I'll have a look at Smith optics for sure
 
Just bought a set of the All American 6 lense set with the high def purple as a 7th from Cardamomfrost here on CGN. Did a face to face in Barrie yesterday. Tried them out today at skeet in the rain. Used the high def purple then the mid orange. Clarity and comfort was great. Do not hesitate to contact David as the Canadian rep for All American. Very happy with my purchase. If you shoot out of Sydenham in Owen Sound I would be happy to let you try them. John
 
Just bought the Oakley clays array and it suits me just fine. Having worn Pillas they have the best lense on the market. Having worn cheapies they are no match for even the lowest end dedicated clays glasses. LM Americans are a great value and a solid buy, Id put them on par with Randolph but may be easier to get it Canada (all in about 400$ to the door).

Any non clay glass can't compare to a dedicated clay glass, lens aside anything with a regular bridge and top rail is in your sight line.
 
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