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Hi, I am wearing glasses on a daily basic, and I am just wondering will it affect me as a gun owner.
Is there anything I should aware when I am shooting?
 
I wear bifocals whilst shooting and hunting. Could wear my contacts but then I can't see worth crap up close so I'd never be able to read what ammo I'm using which might present some interesting situations. :redface:
I also won't wear contacts hunting due to dirt, dust, etc. and the real hassle of replacing a contact in the wild with deer guts in my finger nails.
I always take an extra pair of glasses with me, just in case.
Keep your glasses clean, use a defogging wipe or spray, maybe a strap to keep 'em on your head too.
Get binoculars that are eye glass friendly.
At least your glasses will provide a measure of protection from flying bits and pieces.
I'd get the eyes zapped but I'm a pussy.
 
MrNg said:
I was just thinking about this. Are there any companies that make prescription shooting glasses?
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i don;t know if there are any. but there are companies out there that make prescription glasses for machinists.
that should do the job i guess
 
"...will it affect me as a gun owner..." Even people who wear glasses can own a firearm.
"...prescription shooting glasses..." Yep. They're just safety glasses. However, all prescription glasses have impact resistant lenses. Asked about it when I got specs. The only thing that matters is the size of the lens. Needs to cover the whole eye. The current styles usually don't.
Your regular optician should be able to get you what you need.
 
I just wear goggles that go over the glasses. May look like an idiot, but at least I won't be one. Not sure the brand name. However, they are a similar style found in most machine shops and factories.
 
The technical shooters in the extremely competitive disciplines wear European made shooting glasses by Champion or Knobloch. The frame is a bar with ear pieces, and a variety of lenses that mount on gimbels. Mine came with a clip on cone to centre the dominant eye's lens. The one big disadvantage of them is there is very little ballistic protection against grit or oil flying backwards.
 
drgroove101 said:
just remember to keep your glasses on when you're shooting so you can see your target, and you should be ok
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Wrong, you don't need to see the target sharply, the sights is what you need to see sharply. Basic shooting class at police academy.

The instructor will first have you shoot at a target installed in reverse direction (bull's-eye away from shooter; in other words, you are looking at a white square piece of carton). When your technique is getting good (body position, hand grip, trigger pull, breath, anticipation) and you are grouping say 3 inches at 20m, he then asks you to install the targets normally so you can see the bull's-eye. Invariably your group will open to 5 inches or more: That's because you are now looking at the target. Try it, it's a very convincing exercise.

In theory, if your sights are perfectly aligned and you are pointing an inch off center because target is fuzzy, the bullet will hit one inch off center, regardless of distance. In practice too. But if your sights are the least bit misaligned (because you are distracted by the target), the point of impact offset can be much more.

Human depth of field in good light condition is about 4 ft to infinity. That means all objects are in focus over that range, assuming your eyes are not re-focusing away from infinity (target). If you hold your pistol at arms length, front sight is closer than 4 feet (unless you're built like a monkey...). With a riffle, still not there yet. Bottom line is you need to chose: front sight is the best choice. That is why peep sight (aka "diopter") with smallest aperture is best solution for rear sight: because it takes away some of the imprecision in your acquisition (alignment) of the rear sight.

This dilemma improves in bright light conditions because the depth of field of your eyes improves (smaller aperture of your iris). It worsen in low light.

I once shot with a Swiss guy who was rumored to have tweaked his eyeglass prescription. He was punching repeated "mouche" (2") at 300m open sights (diopter at rear, actually). I suspect he had a positive fraction of a diopter (+0,25 or +0,5) over the normal perfect prescription.

My self, I now have better than 20/20 vision with my right eye (only 20/20 with left...), since Lazik got me rid of my former (and not at all regretted) "bottom of Coke bottles". I need to use reading glasses of course, because I am passed the age when the ability to refocus closer is lost (for most people). On my upcoming visit to the optometrist, I want to discuss with him this issue and decide on the best correction to improve focus at front sight distance. Since the receiver is the actual registered part of a firearm, I was intending to bring only the slide (incl. sights) of one of my target pistols, so we can find the best compromise with his ting-a-ma-gig machine with all the different lenses. Will keep you posted on the value in diopter that we determine optimum. This value will be independent of shooter, as long as his (her) eye vision is 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 and our arm's length are similar.

Cheers.
 
Personally, when I am shooting...I like to be able to see 100%.

I use a pair of North Safety safety glasses. They are the N-series of glasses that allow for RX inserts. They look a little goofy but they work just fine. I use them for my job so for shooting they are normal for me (as I wear them 8+ hours a day, 5 days a week).

Just my .02 cents
 
Here is what I do being a shooter with glasses.

Regular day just keep them clean and carry a case with the cleaning wipe to use as needed. Make sure they are sitting properly on your face. Mine tend to slide down my nose a bit.

Sunny day, Crappy tire has shaded safety glasses for 20.00 that are made to fit over your glasses. They have front and side safety lenses. They worked pretty good in the summer sun and should be really good on a sunny winter day.

I also got adjustable safety goggles from crappy for 10-15 dollars that fit right over my glasses. I use these for casting and look like a goof in them but my eyes are comletely protected. They don't go over the nose so they don't fog up and I can see what I am doing.

A more expensive fix would be the perscription sport lenses used for raquet ball. Right now I am thinking of the Seinfeld episode where George thought his glasses were stolen LOL.

For me, the safety lenses and goggles for aprox 35.00 do the job.

Cactus
 
Gefreiter said:
Wrong, you don't need to see the target sharply, the sights is what you need to see sharply. Basic shooting class at police academy.

The instructor will first have you shoot at a target installed in reverse direction (bull's-eye away from shooter; in other words, you are looking at a white square piece of carton). When your technique is getting good (body position, hand grip, trigger pull, breath, anticipation) and you are grouping say 3 inches at 20m, he then asks you to install the targets normally so you can see the bull's-eye. Invariably your group will open to 5 inches or more: That's because you are now looking at the target. Try it, it's a very convincing exercise.

In theory, if your sights are perfectly aligned and you are pointing an inch off center because target is fuzzy, the bullet will hit one inch off center, regardless of distance. In practice too. But if your sights are the least bit misaligned (because you are distracted by the target), the point of impact offset can be much more.

Human depth of field in good light condition is about 4 ft to infinity. That means all objects are in focus over that range, assuming your eyes are not re-focusing away from infinity (target). If you hold your pistol at arms length, front sight is closer than 4 feet (unless you're built like a monkey...). With a riffle, still not there yet. Bottom line is you need to chose: front sight is the best choice. That is why peep sight (aka "diopter") with smallest aperture is best solution for rear sight: because it takes away some of the imprecision in your acquisition (alignment) of the rear sight.

This dilemma improves in bright light conditions because the depth of field of your eyes improves (smaller aperture of your iris). It worsen in low light.

I once shot with a Swiss guy who was rumored to have tweaked his eyeglass prescription. He was punching repeated "mouche" (2") at 300m open sights (diopter at rear, actually). I suspect he had a positive fraction of a diopter (+0,25 or +0,5) over the normal perfect prescription.

My self, I now have better than 20/20 vision with my right eye (only 20/20 with left...), since Lazik got me rid of my former (and not at all regretted) "bottom of Coke bottles". I need to use reading glasses of course, because I am passed the age when the ability to refocus closer is lost (for most people). On my upcoming visit to the optometrist, I want to discuss with him this issue and decide on the best correction to improve focus at front sight distance. Since the receiver is the actual registered part of a firearm, I was intending to bring only the slide (incl. sights) of one of my target pistols, so we can find the best compromise with his ting-a-ma-gig machine with all the different lenses. Will keep you posted on the value in diopter that we determine optimum. This value will be independent of shooter, as long as his (her) eye vision is 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 and our arm's length are similar.


Cheers.
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Very interesting post,

I had a similar chat with my eye doctor about whats best for shooting on Thursday and look forward to your resaults.

In my case, I have to stay with glasses. I am not a candidate for the laser due to an operation on my eyes as a baby and haven't worn contacts for over 10 years.

Cactus
 
always wear glasses of some kind when shooting, I HAVE HAD MY PERSCRIPTION GLASSES SPRAyED wITH EXCESS LUBE ON THE FIRST SHOT AFTER cLEANING MY PISTOL, IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN INJURY IF I HAD NOT HAD THE GLASSES ON. NOW NOT AS MUCH OIL IS USED..
 
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Gefreiter said:
Wrong, you don't need to see the target sharply, the sights is what you need to see sharply. Basic shooting class at police academy.
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Although this is more than likely the case with rifle/handgun shooting, if the OP is planning on doing any trap/skeet shooting, any experienced shooter will tell you that focussing on the bead sights is one of the worst things you can do.

And isn't one of the cardinal gun rules "be sure of your target and beyond"? This would seem a difficult task if you're not able to clearly distinguish your target.
 
always wear glasses of some kind when shooting, I HAVE HAD MY PERSCRIPTION GLASSES SPRAyED wITH EXCESS LUB ON THE FIRST SHOT AFTER cLEANING MY PISTOL, IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN INJURY IF I HAD NOT HAD THE GLASSES ON. NOW NOT AS MUCH OIL IS USED..
 
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