Prescription Shooting Glasses?

[Jason]

I found out this year at my yearly eye check-up that I can see 20/20 uncorrected (after Lasik surgery) but with just a bit (-0.25) of correction and a bit of astigmatism adjustment, I can easily see 20/15 and might be able to see 20/10 but he didn't have a chart that went that low. That got me to thinking about using my vision plan's allowance for corrective eyewear that I never use to get some prescription shooting glasses. I think they'd be especially helpful for the cowboy lever gun matches where we have to use iron sights. Anyone out there use prescription shooting glasses or know of some that work well? I usually just use the $10 Winchester or Remington-branded ones from Wal-Mart if I'm wearing any. Seems like a good time to get some good shooting glasses for once. Thanks for any info or advice you might be able to share.

[Bob259]

I had a set of clip on's made, like the cip on sun glasses, by my eye Dr. with a correction so when used with/over my regular lens it allows me to see the front sight clearly for Lever Action. I also have and use Olympic frames and lens for my pistol shooting.

[Jim Beckley]

Just about everyone around here wears Decots.

[deadeyeky]

+1 on decots...

[Jason]

I'll go do a couple searches, but can you give me more info on Decots?

[Jim Beckley]

They are located in Phoenix, it's actually a residence converted to a office, they deal in sport glasses at that is it. Just about every tint you could want. One pair that is offered is their hy-wyd, I have the newer reveile (sp?), if you have a Precision Shooting Mag laying around, you will find an advertisement in there or you can google them up!

[Finprof]

I use Randolph Ranger shooting glasses for three reasons.
1. I buy them from Morgan Optical in New York. They are shooters and cater to shooters - mostly trapshooters and understand about moving the optical center of the lens a bit to the left so that you are looking through teh optical center when the gun is mounted.

2. I also shoot trap and use different clip-ons to adjust for different light conditions. This wouldn't matter for silhouette since I never use clip-ons for silhouette.

3. I only wear the Randolphs for shooting so they get put on and taken off a lot and banged around a lot. Randolph also makes the military flight sunglasses and builds the Rangers to the same specifications so they can take a beating.

The Decots are very popular among trapshooters as well. There is an optician in Clarks Summit PA who sells them and can set them up for shooters. I have to look up his name and address.

[RBriscoe]

I use the Decot Hy-Wyd Hi-Lo frame with spring temples. You can adjust the height of the glasses on your face in just a few seconds and there is a very narrow gap between the lenses over the nose piece which maximizes viewing area and protection. There are some green plastic side covers which offer some protection if you want to try them.

I have been using Trivex lenses which are the only lens material I am aware of other than polycarbonate which meets ANSI standards for impact resistance.

In my nearsighted prescription (thick lenses), the Trivex lenses are quite noticeably lighter than standard CR-39 lenses and have optical qualities vastly superior to polycarbonate lenses. I can wear them all day in comfort. Your prescription sounds rather minimal so the difference in optical qualities between Trivex and polycarbonate may not be as pronounced as in my experience. Decot does not list Trivex on their web site for some reason or other, but they have been using the material for a number of years. Sam Cherry, who I have been dealing with, has worn them for some time and so can give you first hand experience on them.

I am not sure how long I have been using Decot's services, but their lab has consistently ground precise lenses and their people have provided me with excellent service. They have more tints than you can possibly imagine. I would suggest looking at a very light tint (to pass as much light as possible to your eye) in the range of a V-Lite Rose 0 or 1 or possibly a Target Sun 0 or 1 which help with the contrast of the animals and the background. Yellow lenses improve contrast in some conditions, but will leave you crying on a bright day.

Decot attends many of the major shotgun events. Check their calendar to see if there is one near you so that you can look at things.

Other than being a satisfied customer I have no interest in Decot.

Rick