Anybody know of a good pair of eye protection that go over your glasses? Eventually, I would like to get a pair of prescription glasses, but until then what if anything do you guys recommend? Checked out my local Sportsmans Warehouse, didn't have much of anything. Ideally I would like something that protects the sides too (don't want amature hour reloads next to me causing an issue et cetera).
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I just wear my glasses. I don't like the thought of wearing 2 pair of glasses at the same time. When I was fishing tournaments, a company called "Cocoons" had sunglasses that would fit over your glasses. Looked at them a few times and never could get around it.
I use a pair I bought at home depot. $9.99 and they comfortably fit over my prescriptions and cover the sides.
I either wear my normal glasses, or my prescription shooting glasses.
I get my prescription glasses from Morgan Optical. They are shooters (the father Morgan is/was a BIG time trap shooter), and understand what shooters need.
I have the Randolf Ranger frames with lenses in Brown, Yellow, and Target Purple (used for sporting clays).
I get my prescription glasses from Morgan Optical. They are shooters (the father Morgan is/was a BIG time trap shooter), and understand what shooters need.
I have the Randolf Ranger frames with lenses in Brown, Yellow, and Target Purple (used for sporting clays).
Prescription shooting glasses are well worth the investment of money. While the costs seem somewhat daunting at first look, think about what will best serve you from both a safety standpoint, as well as give you the best optical quality/clarity/color/etc. for shooting purposes.
There are tons of ways to go with scripted shooting glasses. Personally, I have had excellent service from the Rudy Project offerings which offer a scripted insert that can be properly equipped by just about any quality optics lab out there. They provide excellent instructions for the technicians concerning the wrap, etc. of the lens frame and the adjustments necessary to insure proper fitment/prescription/etc. The benefit of the insert system is that you get the quality lenses where you need them, along with the flexibility of running whatever shield you want in front of them from dark tint to yellow to amber to clear and just about any other color you could want/need. See here for more info:
Rudy Project North America - Official Site >> Shooting Sunglasses from Rudy Project
Good luck!
There are tons of ways to go with scripted shooting glasses. Personally, I have had excellent service from the Rudy Project offerings which offer a scripted insert that can be properly equipped by just about any quality optics lab out there. They provide excellent instructions for the technicians concerning the wrap, etc. of the lens frame and the adjustments necessary to insure proper fitment/prescription/etc. The benefit of the insert system is that you get the quality lenses where you need them, along with the flexibility of running whatever shield you want in front of them from dark tint to yellow to amber to clear and just about any other color you could want/need. See here for more info:
Rudy Project North America - Official Site >> Shooting Sunglasses from Rudy Project
Good luck!
when ever i'm at work " welder" alot of guys i see have what i call the horse blinders attached to the side of their normal glasses, might be something you want to check out, all it does is cover the space on the sides normal glasses don't, and they just clip in.
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So, taking a look at their site, looks pretty nice, reasonable prices. I don't have my RX in front of me... but I think my eyes are like -7ish... so I'd need a prism. Still not too bad with 40% off! How long will the code be good for?
You guys need to stop talking me into more expensive alternatives!
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I always wear ep
What exactly are ep?
EP = Eye Protection (or ear protection as the case may be, but given the context...I'm going with eye pro). 
You can go to any workplace safety supply store and obtain rated safety glasses that fit over your eyewear, for example: Over-Prescription Safety Glasses - Designed to Fit Over Prescription Eyewear As you have already determined, they are less accommodating that prescription shooting glasses but very cost effective.
Minarix has sended you along the cheaper & right path : don't go to "Sportsmans etc.", go to " Craftmans etc." or shops alike: think about the far-sighted tinkerers (as me), when compelled to work e.g. at the stone grinding wheel, keeping thei prescription lenses under something like a li'l half-face scuba mask, full transparent, side-ventilated and soft, w.the interchangeable front clear hard plastic screen_ (supported by an elastic band,of course)
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I agree that going Rx is the way to go. It was only last year that I started shooting matches at ranges that required eye pro over/in place of regular glasses. I went out and bought some of the cheap ones that are designed to fit over my glasses. They work....kind of. However, I found that, especially in hot and humid weather, they fogged up really bad. Over the course of the winter, I decided to get a pair of Rx shooting glasses and have been very happy with them. They are DVX/WileyX and I got them from the local Wal Mart vision center for a price that was actually less than what I expected. They also make for better sunglasses than my regular photogray spectacles and I actually feel safer behind them than with the cheapies. As a matter of fact, I've hardly taken them off, all summer, now!
When you're ready to do it up right this is the way to go. I have the Ranger XL frames (two pair). An alternative to Morgan Optical is Allen Lehman928-632-0069 who has made me custom lens colours tinted to my request including polarization.
Nothing like shooting under a bright Arizona sun and pulling out your super-dark shades with side shields. Or being in a shoot-off at night and pulling out your clear lenses with anti-reflective coating on both sides for maximum light transmission. Those work great in dark indoor ranges as well. And sorry to get so enthusiastic, but once you have different lenses for different conditions, and tinted lenses with your prescription -- you'll seriously think your eye wear is one of the best shooting investments you've made. Just try to not kick yourself for waiting so long to make the leap.
A great thing about getting your prescription lenses ground by a shooter is getting the optical center of the prescription where you'll be looking with a good cheek weld on a stock.
The Ranger frames are fantastic and adjust at the bridge of the nose for when you're shooting pistols too.
In the meantime, good luck finding an intermediate solution. I like the safety shield from Home Depot idea.
I use these. They not only keep the empties from the guy next to you out of the corner of your eye, but will help keep the wind out and improve focus as well. If you call Morgan Optical or Lehman I'm sure they'll send you some for free with an order.
And to the OP:
Decots are popular too. Decot Sport Glasses - The Best Shooting & Sport Glasses Under The Sun!
Skeet Shooting Glasses for Sportsman | Morgan Optical
Ranger Shooting Eyewear | Randolph Engineering :: Sunglasses and Shooting Eyewear
I've had mine for a long time but I'm pretty sure they weren't "cheap". I mention this to reassure you that if you can afford them, they will be worth it in the long run. And they are optically correct -- no bending that you get with a lot of inexpensive, albeit cool looking, curved around the eye sports glasses.
Good luck.
They are not cheap but you could also take a look at the Pilla line of glasses. They offer Rx inserts for most of their top of the line glasses. They have a broad range of lenses to chose from to match lighting and background color conditions. They are also affiliated with Zeiss with the new Vivx line.
Inserts - Pilla Sport
Inserts - Pilla Sport
You can also get Smith Optics Elite glasses that look like regular sunglasses but are Mil Spec and available in RX. Best protective eyewear on the market. Eye pro ? Military Goggles, Eyewear, Eye Protection and Safety Glasses by Smith Optics
I recently made the switch to contacts, as my eyes are getting more and more sensitive to light, and I have to wear sunglasses during the day or it actually hurts instead of just a nuisance. When I went sunglasses shopping, I ended up going with Rudy Project like another poster above. They are really nice glasses that are impact resistant, warranty on the lenses, and fit against my eyebrows so they protect against brass flying up and over, and they have a thick arm structure to prevent things coming in from the sides. I know contacts aren't for everyone, but they've made shooting and daily life much nicer. Before them, I would just wear my normal RX glasses and they would double as eye pro.
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I had this dilemma. I took a different tact. I have always had issues with glasses and prone with rifles. When I'd go to qual, I'd always fight between correct head alignment behind sights, and my glasses slipping down my nose, never mind the gas mask part of it. Fast forward to scoped rifles at home. Same thing. Build my position, and my frames are in the way of my site picture. So for ME, and MY physiology, I went with contacts. Just told my optomitrist what I was using them for and the distance to the sights/scope and she fixed me up. She said I needed bifocals the next go around, but they have contacts for that now too. No big deal now. And all i need are a cheap pair of eye pro, or good sunglasses. =)
