Shooting glasses over normal glasses

[Simon Yu]

I finally was able to start shooting during the summer and was pointed this way for a good place to get info. I ran a search on the subject, but information was a bit sparse.

Basically I'm looking to get some shooting glasses/goggles I can wear over my normal glasses. While I understand that my glasses may be more impact resistant than what I could get, I want some side coverage (getting into shotguns over my winter break) and there's also the matter of my glasses not being cheap and the barebones health insurance the school offers not covering optometry.

I know that getting shooting glasses fit with perscription lenses is the ideal way for many, but I suspect my vision falls on the side of being too bad for lenses thin enough to fit frames easily and, well, there's that whole insurance thing too.

So are there any recommended makes that would meet my needs out there or is this a case of anything will pretty much work if it fits the head?

 

[Sistema1927]

Fitovers, available at Cabelas and a few other places, are great. I have the yellow, but I believe they also come clear.

 

[Simon Yu]

Fitovers, available at Cabelas and a few other places, are great. I have the yellow, but I believe they also come clear.

Hmmm, are these the ones I see listed at fitovers.com? They look nice, but I'm not really seeing any mention that would let me gauge if they'll work for protection aside from a passing mention of scratch resistance. Course, this isn't really an area of expertise for me so I'm not sure what to look for in regards to that.

 

[silverlance]

eh

you probably won't do any of these, but i guarantee you that if you can get over your ego taking a small hit they work better than anything else.

1: british riot police full face helmet - i use this when testing out new relic guns or ambiguous loads.

2: ansi 7z something rated construction quality goggles - covers half your face and will stop a piece of ejecting brass straight out of the port cold.

3: get a cheapie pair of glasses with the old fashioned plastic lenses. they are huge, cheap, and will require a hammer to break through.

4: wear the amber colored "old geezer" sunglasses that you can buy at wally world or any drugstore. no offense to older folks, just using the nomenclature. they aren't ansi rated but will stop darn near everything.

i have done all of the above and i would recommend the goggles most. the are inexpensive, effective, and won't pull your glasses off your face when you take them off.

 

[Sistema1927]

The Fitovers you want are the Fitovers Shooting Shells. I can tell you from experience (CAS) that they give excellent protection, front and side, from shotgun splatter.

 

[MisterPX]

Being one who wears glasses, I have yet to find a Comfortable pair of add on glasses. My solution, has been some goggles, AKA ski type/paintball type, such as ESS.

 

[Bruce333]

Here are 2 different styels of fit overs: http://safetyglassesusa.com/fiovrxgl.html
and the Fitovers Shooting Shells mentioned: http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/pod/0020422.shtml

I realize that cost is a factor for you, but I have to agree, I've never found a pair of fit overs that was really comfortable. I have to wear safety glasses at work, so I have RX glasses (my employer pays $75 towards the cost). The glasses were $137 (before the reimbursement) and that was with one of the cheapest frames. Unless your lenes are extremely thick, they really shouldn't be a factor in the frame selection.

 

[K-Romulus]

welcome to THR!

We can use all the Marylanders we can get!

I have glasses, too, and use a pair of ANSI-rated safety glasses I got from Home Depot that fit over my prescription frames. They were like $5 or so and work really well. They do not have a headband, either, and don't look too goofy like those Cabelas ones.

They Home Depot ones look a lot like these: http://safetyglassesusa.com/360-cusa.html

 

[Simon Yu]

I have glasses, too, and use a pair of ANSI-rated safety glasses I got from Home Depot that fit over my prescription frames. They were like $5 or so and work really well. They do not have a headband, either, and don't look too goofy like those Cabelas ones.

That seems to be a pretty standard design. I've seen the basic safety glasses version in tinted shades at sports stores. I'm curious if they have any issues with fogging up though. The last time I used safety glasses for extended periods of time was during high school science classes and those were constructed quite differently.

 

[cedjunior]

I use the home depot pair myself, work great.

 

[FieroCDSP]

I picked up a pair of cheapos with side protection at K-mart and used a drill press to notch the sides where my frames were preventing them from seating onto my face all the way. They work great, and doesn't affect the side protection value the much. maybe later I'll go with the good ones, but for now, this works on a budget.

 

[FieroCDSP]

goggles fogging

Usually the glasses/goggles in science classrooms are rated more for chemical than impact protection or clarity, and therefore don't breathe as well. I'd imagine an anti-fog coating of some kind would be considered a possible chemical reaction risk itself. better paintball goggles are nice, but for the money you spend you can get a pair of the good over-glasses .

 

[Geno]

Glasses and a baseball cap

I have never been able to locate a pair of goggles that works. Either they hurt, fog over or restrict my vision to a dangerous degree. I keep my load glasses and has an impact-proof set of lens in the frame. I also wear a baseball cap down-low. I have never had an incident. I suggest that you communicate with you optical specialist if you shoot.

Doc2005