Shooting / Sun / Safety Glasses What color is best or stick to clear

[swandme]

I see a lot of propaganda on the best color for the best Color for shooting Glasses.

What color is best for OPEN w/ Red Dot ( C-more )

What color is best for Limited Iron sights

What color is best for IDPA

What color is best for 3 Gun

What color is best for Rifle shooting with a High power Scope.

What color is best for Long range Creedmore / Soule type sights .

Also is polorizing helpful ( I would think so ).

Last who makes the best then the Top to best, but the best Value.

Thanks

SWandME

[EricW]

Clear under a baseball hat works best. Maybe a light tint if it's so bright you're uncomfortable or squinting.

Opinions vary on quality. My opinion is that CR-39 lenses from Post 4 and Decot offer the gold standard of image quality. Rudy runs a close second with their polycarbonate lenses. I have not tried Impact-X lenses from Rudy yet, however, so I may yet revise that.

The downside of Post 4 and Decot is that they offer the least amount of physical protection.

Allegedly, these folks: http://www.hidefspex.com/home.html are supposed to have solved the "either/or" issues. If you can look at their site, figure out what they sell, and how to order it, you're a better man than I, but they're spending huge amounts of coin selling to the sporting clays crowd. I think the styles look doofus, but I wear Post 4's with black tape on one lens, so so much for my sense of range fashion.

[little_kahuna]

I have the Rudy's Rydon with impactx lenses also photochromic and polarized, and i love mine, they are just gray in color. The main reason i got them though was for the rx insert system, which i like. i think they are pretty top notch.

Here's where to get em:

http://www.e-rudy.com/index_inner_detail.p...tem_id=SN798606

Here's what they're about:

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/technology/impactx.htm

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/sun...tyles/rydon.htm

[shred]

Polarized is bad if you ever look at LCDs... like say on timers or watches or digital cameras or whatever... at the wrong angle they black out.

I like the Rudy Reds but there's not one color that is stunningly better than any other-- go with whatever you like and works.

[Nik Habicht]

Polarized is bad if you ever look at LCDs... like say on .......

or some red dots --- Holosights come to mind.....

[Alan550]

It's sort of a "Catch 22" on lens material. The Polycarbonate lenses provide some of the best impact protection, but the optical clarity is TRASH compared to a CR-39, or even the new Trivex lenses. Best bet would be to use the Trivex, as they provide essentially the same impact protection as Poly, and the optics are much better.

Insofar as colors are concerned, that's a trial-and-error situation and a personal choice. Don't use the yellow lenses in bright sun, as they enhance the middle band of the spectrum and can do damage to your eyes in those conditions. In low light, (dawn & dusk) they work great to filter out the excess blue light that's in the atmosphere at those times.

Just try some different colors that others are using and you'll eventually find what's right for your eyes. It really is a personal choice that no advice in the world can overcome.

Polarized lenses do block out the Holosight reticles as well as LCDs when viewed at certain angles as mentioned.

Alan~^~

[swandme]

Thanks for all the info

Looks like Trivex wins the best of both worlds so far

SWandME

[DonT]

I use the Rudy Red's for open and L-10 (fiber optic fs) and love 'em.

[03k64]

I just picked up a pair of Rudy Rydons with 5 sets of lenses and the Racing Red lenses look to be a good all around lens, though I may go with the copper or brown lens in bright sunlight.

[Carmoney]

Clear under a baseball hat works best.

I agree completely.

[CenTX]

http://www.cpwsa.com/Eyes_and_Ears.htm

Sunbuster Eye Protection System - "state of the science" lens blocks 100% of UVA/UVB and blue light rays and passes Z-87 ANSI impact tests. I've tried the high priced Rudy Project and Oakley glasses and the SunBusters are still the glasses I use. Provides maximum eye protection. Super light and comfortable. These glasses only weigh nine tenths of an ounce. Sunbuster has been catering to the sporting clays market and getting rave reviews from shotgun shooters. Lens is coated with a permanent water repellent lens treatment to keep rain from clinging to the lens. Complete with black frames, 5 interchangeable lens, cleaning cloth, neck cord, and storage case. I personally selected the 5 lens combination that I feel best covers all the lighting conditions encountered in indoor and outdoor competitive shooting. Lens colors are dark gray, brown, violet, yellow, and clear. Light transmission of the lens colors offered is 12%, 17%, 35%, 85%, and 90% respectively. Lenses and frame are covered by a simple, no questions asked, manufacturer lifetime warranty. If you break the frame or scratch a lens.....no worries.

Sunbuster Kit

Qty: Price: $85.00 Shipping: $5.00

I've been happy with my set and use the violet color lense most often.

[SA Friday]

Hell, I just use the Oakley M-series with changable lenses; clear, brown, and tinted. They work just fine.

[P.E. Kelley]

Count me in the Post 4 Optic camp.

Patrick

[blkbrd]

Tried a whole bunch and the Rudy Project Kerosene with Racing Red lenses have worked best for me with an Open gun, Limited gun and various 3-gun optics.

I have a small face and shoot in the bright Florida sun but with a green range, if your in the high desert you may need a slightly darker lens.

The Kerosenes fit under ear muffs where the Oakley's I like don't.

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/sun...es/kerosene.htm

[mpeltier]

Oakley M-frame with clear lens for me. But the old style M-frame. I have had the same experiance as blkbrd in that the new M-frame is too large to effectively block sound with earmuffs as it pushes them away from your head. The temples of the old style are trimmer than anything except the old fashion aviator style shooting glasses. I wish Oakly would bring back the trimmer design. If you use earplugs there would be no issues and the Oakly Polycarbonate lens is superb.

[DrawandDuck]

Allegedly, these folks: http://www.hidefspex.com/home.html are supposed to have solved the "either/or" issues. If you can look at their site, figure out what they sell, and how to order it, you're a better man than I, but they're spending huge amounts of coin selling to the sporting clays crowd. I think the styles look doofus, but I wear Post 4's with black tape on one lens, so so much for my sense of range fashion.

Their site is not the most user friendly....but I did find the order page......

http://www.hidefspex.com/orderform-shooting.html

I shoot open and have tried Rudy Proj, Smiths and Oakley and I prefer the Oakley M Frames w/ the Vented Heater lens in High Intensity Persimmon. For me this is the BEST Lens Color out there....I wear this lens in bright sun as well as low light....its the perfect lens color in my opinion.

Randal

Edited May 11, 2008 by DrawandDuck

[epault]

+1 Oakly M-frame.

Paul

[gotm4]

I use Oakley M-frames with VR28 lenses on bright days and VR50 lenses on overcast days. Works very well with fiber optic sights.

[redwoods]

The best for sunny is a baseball hat with Oakley M-Frame with....and here is the big one.....the G26 lens. That is the best lens going as far as shooting goes. It is a shooting specific lens. It takes out a lot of the yellow. They are hard to get, but they work the best for me. I also use a grey lens in another frame, but also have used the clear, which is good for cloudy days and the VR28 amber lens. G26 is what I have found to be the best.

Randy