This meant that the edge of the lens was frequently in my view.
#Best eye pro for shooting free
The distortion free edges were important to me because, as we discuss above, when shooting a long gun, you very often are using only the very top section of the lenses. It is probably fair to say that these would be tied for #1 except for the fact that I find myself using my Oakley Tombstones more often lately. So, why aren’t they our #1 recommendation? Well, it was tough. This was because they had no optical distortion near the edge of the lens like some others do, and they have flat arms that were super comfortable under ear muffs. Oakley figured this out with the rose’ish and gray/brownish lenses in the Tombstone kit.Īlso, if you’re into shooting clays with a shotgun, Oakley even made a specific lens that makes it easier to see clay targets! If that’s not dedication to making the best set of shooting eye protection, I don’t know what is.įor many years, all I would wear were Smith Optics glasses for eye protection while shooting. Second, having some protection from the bright sun without being too dark so that it becomes difficult to see the sights and/or target can be a tough balance.
The frameless design also seems to help keep these from fogging up for me by allowing heat to flow up freely. On some glasses (regular sunglasses for me), the top frame of the glasses impedes my view and either prompts me to take them off while I’m shooting (not good) or to alter my head position to see clearly (also not good). Why is this a good thing for shooting eye protection you ask – well, for pistols it doesn’t matter as much but for long-guns (rifles and shotguns) once my head is on the stock, I am looking out of the very top of my lenses. Notice that the lens extends above my eyebrows. What I love about these: First, the reason I grab these glasses most often is because of how high the lens goes. In the video above, you can see what went into designing these shooting-specific glasses and, if you’re active in the shooting community, you might recognize two of my friends in the video: my Ranger-buddy Mike Cassidy and shooting phenom Daniel Horner. And, even though I have a HUGE head and normally get the larger option for glasses, I have the smaller Spoils and think they’re perfect. These glasses come with a great case for carrying the glasses and the extra lenses to the range, and they come in two sizes: Spoil (smaller) and Reap (larger). Oakley is obviously a big name in sunglasses, and it is awesome to see the company make these shooting-specific glasses and deliver them with a set of lenses and case. These shooting glasses are my go-to glasses lately for when I’m going to the gun range.Ĭheck out most of the recent videos on the GunUniversity YouTube channel, and you’ll see me wearing them.
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