Safety Glasses for glasses wearers

[TexasTed]

I wear my regular glasses to the range, but I am wondering if anyone has found affordable safety glasses or glasses that can be worn over my regular glasses

 

[Jim K]

Regular plastic safety goggles are available at places like Home Depot for a couple of bucks. They are good enough for anything short of a catastrophic gun failure. More expensive ones, using special safety glass, are also available, but cost more. Another alternative is to have prescription shooting glasses made; the cost is high, but you can wear them all the time and not need special glasses for the range.

Jim

 

[real_name]

I've used this company for safety/range eyewear.
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/
Cheap and fast, 10/10.

 

[Strings]

I use Rudy Project glasses for pretty much everything: riding (motorcycle), shooting... whatever (even used 'em when I was polishing)...

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/landing/index.html

Nice thing is, if my perscription changes, I don't have to pay for a bunch of new lenses...

 

[Bruce333]

Same subject here:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=238691

 

[tellner]

The side shields attached to glasses in chemistry class look a little dorky but do the trick nicely.

 

[moewadle]

My local Scheels store

has shooting glasses made to go over regular glasses and they cost me $5 a few months ago. I have to wear glasses and these fit over my own glasses easily enough and are not uncomfortable. They have some curvature at the outside in order to go over glasses. I thought perhaps this would give some sight distortion an interfere with my shooting. I am not a very good or very experienced shooter but I do NOT think they have interfered with my accuracy. BTW Scheels is a sporting goods outfitter chain with an extensive gun and shooting department.

 

[njshooter]

http://www.cocoonseyewear.com/

I use these when shooting outdoors, they are comfortable and perform well in bright conditions, if you don't mind the looks.

 

[Trebor]

I went to Wal Mart optical and had them make me a set of ANSI safety glasses in my prescription. Their heavier then my regular glasses, but work much better then trying to wear something over my regular glasses.

 

[moewadle]

But NJshooter,

those do not appear to be safety glasses, that is, where is the high impact protection??

 

[njshooter]

> those do not appear to be safety glasses, that is, where is the high impact protection??

My subjective opinion is that the "chameleon" model that they are selling as hunting/shooting glasses provide about as much protection as the basic Home Depot style safety glasses. I also wear a pair of thick prescription lenses under them for extra protection

 

[Peet]

Also see Fitovers - I use the sunglasses version but clear polycarb lenses are available also...

Web search will find LOTS of places that sell 'em.

With my prescription, I just can't afford new lenses all the time... :-(

P.