What color tinted glasses for shooting practical pistol?

[ClarkEMyers]

XX2i and Bud Decot and a world of vendors will sell shooting glasses in fancy colors - I can even get a handle on some of the colors for known shotgun events. Shooting orange clay birds against a dark evergreen background is one thing; other combinations of birds and background shooters favor other colors.

I have no idea what might be helpful for cardboard on a square range or in a farmer's field or drought stricken outdoor range. I also have no idea about cowboy action iron.

There's something to be said trying one of each but I'd like prescription lenses with the dominant eye set for the front sight and the off eye set for infinity so I can't afford to try too many. I tried inserts with interchangeable lenses and didn't like those much at all but enough to decide there may be some benefits. The interchangeable lens wasn't up to constant swapping or I was too clumsy or the plastic was too cold. Anybody have opposite experience?.

Mostly in the field, on TV or DVD I see dark glasses or clear glasses. Shooter's yellow seems to have fallen out of favor? Michael Bane wears some sort of orange on his Panteo dvd's and Youtube shooting the IDPA classifier with Tom Yost. Any other big names known to use a light tint?

[GrumpyOne]

I use clear lens...

[Sarge]

Red

[Waterfowl-widowmaker]

I use a green fiber optic front sight, on a sunny day I use either orange or red.

[Andreas]

Purple seems popular among the folks that I shoot with. Some folks swear by Rudy Racing Red.

I'm currently using a cheap pair of purple glasses, and they certainly make the white steel and buff cardboard jump off the berm more than the grey lenses that I was using earlier.

[warpspeed]

You want to use the lightest possible tint that will keep you from squinting. If you can get away with clear, then clear is the best.

I cannot see any advantage to a purple or vermillion or any other color.

[Goldenmotors]

I use green oakley lens

[Wilson]

You want to use the lightest possible tint that will keep you from squinting. If you can get away with clear, then clear is the best.

I cannot see any advantage to a purple or vermillion or any other color.

I agree. I use the palest yellow lens in my Pilla glasses. I also have an anti-glare coating on them.

[daves_not_here]

Rose color glasses. Everything looks better.

Honest, vermillion, red or rose seems to works well for me.

DNH

[a.roberts]

Whatever color Rudy's Racing Red is.

And the photochromic version is nice.

[shootingchef]

photochromatic clears work great for me.

[Chris iliff]

I use red, not because its cool, but because a red (amber color) lens will make red colors POP. My dot is red. I got this straight from an optometrist.

It isn't about the color and being different or whatever, it's about helping the eye pick up a color. Since my dot is red I want all the advantage in seeing red I can get. Amber type lenses do this.

[hab25]

Racing red from Rudy works great for me

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[Zoomy]

Waterfowl-widowmaker, on 01 Sept 2013 - 9:23 PM, said:

I use a green fiber optic front sight, on a sunny day I use either orange or red.

[/quoteDoes red really work with a green fiber optic front sight?

[Pinecone]

Brown for sunny days, yellow for overcast or indoors.

Brown enhances contrast, so things pop more from the background.

Purple is a good all around color for any of the clays. Orange for trap and skeet, where they shoot orange targets. But purple also works for black, white, yellow, and green topped clays.

I get my prescription shooting glasses from Morgan Optical and have for many years. Great people to work with and they are shooters.

I have Randolph Ranger frames with interchangeable lenses. The Ranger frames put the center of vision up higher to work better when shooting. When shooting you tend to look slightly upwards to the sights and targets.

[Carmoney]

Clear. Always.

[markhawkeyeordnance]

I Generally run a pair of really comfortable ballistic rated sunglasses whenever I can (Wiley, Smith, Oakley, Costa, Etc.). I keep a set of Smiths with Clear, Smoke and Rose lenses in my bag. Between the 2 I always have what I need - Options are king at a match.

Good huntin'

Mark

[perrysho]

I have several glasses, the ones I like best are a Lite Orange light gathering lens, made in Italy bought em at the Gun Shop.

You can change the lense, Have yellow, blue, clear.

Shooting eye wear has come a long way in a few years. JMO

Perry

Edited September 15, 2013 by perrysho

[BillR1]

Whatever color Rudy's Racing Red is.

And the photochromic version is nice.

Exactly what I use...Rudy Rydons with photochromic Racing Red! The lenses adjust nicely to conditions.

[Iceman2733]

Is there another brand of glasses that someone would recommend other then Ruby?

Sent From Mobile Land

[jlamphere]

I have some Oakley Flak Jackets that you can change the lenses out. There must be a dozen colored lenses available. My optometrist suggested getting something in the yellow due to how it filters out the blue wavelength and that helps get good definition down range. The lighter the tint, the more light the lens will let through. Pick a tint that is dark enough to keep you from having to squint, but no so dark that it unnecessarily limits the light available for the eye.

I know Wylie X and Costa also have glasses that work for our game.

Edited September 16, 2013 by jlamphere

[424D57]

Another vote for Rudy photochromic racing red here. Red fiber front jumps out at you and they adjust pretty well for nearly any outdoor shooting lighting.

-424D57

[redbird1976]

Red or Amber

[orangeman711]

I use the Oakley persimmon. I've used them for the last 4yrs. in my Rx Oakley's for pistol and 3-gun. I've tried dark,clear,yellow, and red. This is the best I've found.Makes the targets stand out no matter what background or external brightness.

[Mr Badger]

I use Rudy Hy wides with light rose prescription lenses. I am very happy with them but I am curious about transitions which darken with intense light. Anyone tried them?