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Anyone have brands that are good that will fit over your current prescription glasses? I want to go to the range, and have them for a future class. But they require eyewear protection. I tried those cheap Radians, and that is all they had at the local big box store. I am gonna try another place tomorrow. If they don’t have anything, I will have to order something online, I guess.
I have a worse than a 3.0 astigmatism…over the years I’ve tried to have several opticians grind prescription polycarbonate lenses, used wraparounds with prescription lens inserts (Wiley X), etc, but have been unsuccessful… either the curvature of the wraparound, or the optical density of the polycarbonate caused vision problems…I would recommend going to a specialized manufacturer
i use some peltors that i got at the local gun shop.
they’re not fashionable and look a LOT like the ones (they’re a different brand) i keep out in my shop, but seeing as they’re shooting rated i got them instead of just using the ones i already had.
they weren’t very much; maybe $5.00…..maybe. could have been less.
I have astigmatism in both eyes. I am near sighted in one eye, and far sighted in another. I have worn progressive lenses now for years. I tried some goggles yesterday, but they distorted my vision. I see stuff online, and I may have to try that. I don’t want to pay for two pairs of glasses, because one is very expensive for me. Every two years I have to buy new glasses. I use Cocoons for my fishing glasses. They go over my prescription glasses just fine. But now I see that won’t be enough. I will need something else. The over prescription glasses are ideal, because even if your prescription changes, you don’t have to buy new shooting glasses every time you turn around. They do make some ugly tactical looking googles to go over your regular glasses for airsoft shooting. I’d rather not go that route.
sk..that is one brand I wrote down. I wrote 3 down, but they have to be ordered. I’d rather try them on locally, so I will know if they fit over my glasses right. Most of the ones like this say they will fit over MOST glasses. Thanks though, that was helpful. I will keep that brand on my list.
I was just looking for these at Home Depot over the weekend and was astounded that they weren’t readily available. I don’t want to pay for prescription safety glasses, unless perhaps I wind up with a surplus of Flex this year (which will never happen again under Obamacare for sure).
EDIT Looks like Amazon has several available. Anybody have experience with one they would recommend?
If you don’t find anything that works, you might contact Safety Glasses USA and ask Mike for some recommendations.
I ordered the Champion Traps and Targets Over-Spec Ballistic Shooting Glasses. That will have to do for the time being. I am sure the prescription varieties of Smith would be better, but the price to buy that, and then buy the prescription too, is out of my price league. I have to buy new glasses every two years, and they are expensive by themselves. I bought a pair of Jackson OTG safety glasses half an hour away. They will work in a pinch. If I didn’t have prescription issues to deal with, I’d just get a pair of Smith glasses, and be done with it.
Tru7h they do seem good, no doubt. I would rather not use goggles, unless I have to. Goggles fog up too easy, and they look fine with a helmet.
Take a look at the WileyX Talon. They don’t fit over but have an insert. I have a severs astigmatism and use these. Also if and when your scrip changes you just get a new insert.
I have just used my regular glasses too, or sunglasses. To take the class you have to have eye protection. After looking into that, I’ve seen that it is a good idea to have. Luckygunner has an eye protection shooting glasses review online. Between reading that, and seeing some videos online, it changed my mind on just wearing my eye glasses.
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