shooting glasses....

[Ridgeway]

My dog, last year, ate the pair of oakley's that I had been using as shooting glasses for some time(worked quite nicely @ outdoor ranges, nice orange tint). Since then I've been using an alternate pair of oakley's, but they don't have near the eye protection that I think is necessary(after having a few close calls now, and I've ruined the lenses thorugh shooting, hence havn't switched to a different pair with better protection that I use for driving...).
So I found these:
http://gunnersalley.zoovy.com/product/ESSGLASSES

Kind nice with the different lenses. Cheap to @ $35, compared to $130+ for another pair of oakley's(which would be tinted, which is somewhat less desirable @ an indoor range).

Or should I just go with the cheap0 $10 glasses you find pretty much anywhere?

Just got to thinking about this yesterday @ the range.

 

[TarpleyG]

I have an ESS set. I don't like them and I just keep them for back-up to my Oakleys or as a loaner. They are not well made IMO. Not very durable. I have 2 or 3 pairs of Uvex that I got for around $10 and they are much more durable. If you don't want to spend the $$$ for the Oakleys, just pick up the cheap ones. I keep some in clear and yellow for different situations.

Greg

 

[Ridgeway]

ic thx, glad I didn't already order the ESS set then

I don't have a prob buying another set of oakleys, just I've moved to shooting predominantly @ an indoor range, and well obviously the tinting isn't really needed indoors, so I was thinking clear would be better...

 

[Darkside]

Take a look at Wal-Mart they have some silver colored frame saftey glasses for $4.95 and are available in different shades. I bought several just to keep in my shooting bucket for loaning to friends. They are not as stylish as Oakleys but for $5 they are almost desposable.

One thing to think about, if your indoor range has a metal backstop, sooner or later you may get some bullet splatter on those high $$$ glasses and they are ruined. I am all for GOOD equiptment, but have gone to using inexpensive glasses on indor ranges, because of the splatter ruining my good Randolph Rangers.

Darkside

 

[tarrigoni]

have you looked at wiley-x?

i like the sabers .


they've worked pretty well for me.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Wiley-X's are pretty good for the price but for coolness and style you can't beat Oakleys

 

[Nippy]

Actually Oakley's exceed the ANSI standard for saftey glasses. So not only do they look cool but they also protect your eyes from impact as well.

 

[Ridgeway]

Actually Oakley's exceed the ANSI standard for saftey glasses. So not only do they look cool but they also protect your eyes from impact as well.

Was checking out oakley's website(not a very good site btw, half the links are broken), and noticed that thx- surprised me.
Add to that they do make indoor lenses- so I ordered some yellow lenses, that I can swap in for shooting purposes w/o ruining my good lenses...
$40 for lenses...about the same as I was going to pay for other glasses, so hopefully they work out.

thx

 

[David]

For outdoor shooting, nothing beats my Oakley sunglasses.

I usually buy them off ebay for well under $100 (in the $50 to $90 range -- pardon the pun ).

Right now, I like the Oakley EYE JACKETS style -- for me they provide excellent eye coverage for shooting...plus they look great for general day-to-day wear!

For indoor shooting, I use my Wiley X glasses since I don't have a clear lens Oakley......yet.

 

[45R]

Nippy beat me to it.

Spend the money on the Oakleys. Its cheap insurance.

 

[EAWOK]

Oakleys are made for big headed white people and thus none of them fit me. I use Rudy Project.

 

[pbhome71]

Actually, Oakley comes in different sizes. However, most of the outlet does not advertise them. I don't think you can pick size when you order on-line, either.

Eye doctors's place usually stock them in different sizes, so you might want to check with them.

-Pat

 

[444]

Buy Quality: You will shoot your best when you can see

As was mentioned: Oakley's are superb safety glasses. THE Pat Rogers convinced me of the need for high quality glasses for shooting. Not only for the safety aspect but also for the optical clarity. He considers Oakley to be the only brand to buy.
I wear glasses with a mild perscription and Oakley does perscription lenses. My job also demands eye protection all the time (not just when you remember to put on a face shield or goggles) for protection from both the normal things associated with eye injury and biohazards. So, buying the Oakleys was a no-brainer for me: I can put them on my health insurance and then deduct the remainder on my federal income tax as a work related expense.
I have a pair of Oakley clear glasses and a pair of Oakley sunglasses.

One thing to watch out for if you buy Oakleys with perscription lenses. My eye doctor told me to buy the frames and then bring them back to him for the perscription lenses. Obviously, by doing this, you are not going to end up with Oakley lenses. The whole point of buying them is to get Oakley lenses, so I had to send the frames to Oakely along with my perscription. When I first came up with this idea, I tried for months to find out how to do it. I was told on the phone by Oakley to go to the local Oakley store, but when I called them, they said they didn't do perscription lenses. I called around for months and couldn't get anywhere. Finally I decided to just buy the frames and take them to my eye doctor. When I finally actually went to the Oakley store, they told me that perscription lenses were no problem. Perle Vision Center would take care of it, as would several local eye doctors. So, I took the frames to Perle Vision Center and found out that I could have saved a trip and just bought the frames from Perle Vision Center since they stock them. On top of that, I would not have had to send my frames into Oakley: I could have paid for everything at Perle Vision Center and Oakley would just make the glasses up for me without my having to ship the frames to them: saving me perhaps a week in the whole process.

 

[Lochaber]

I'll be the voice in the wilderness and say Rudy's Project. They have become very popular with IPSC shooters and I love my pair. Many styles to choose from too ...

Vlad