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I'll second Post4 Optics! Best shooting glasses of all the kinds I have had in script. I currently have 2 sets of Titanium frames and 4 sets of lenses, all script with bifocals. The frames are so comfortable I use them for everything. I have sets in DriveWear which is polarized photochromic and a specific set with max magnification for trout fishing so I can see to tie the flies on. Latham Optical does the work. They travel to many State Trap meets in a trailer and will fit on the spot and have lenses FedExed if in a hurry at a meet. Excellent service.-Dick
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Sweep,
I tried the Oakley M frame prescription setup. They are too low for me and another fella at the range that tried them as well. Shooting glasses need to be high and wide. Those Oakley wrap around styles just don't work for some of us.
The things I ran into with the glasses I finally settled on was ensuring pupil center to center distance was right when they grind the lenses and also ensuring that the lense centers were up and left as your eyes point during a gun mounted and aiming position. IMO, having an optomitrist/optomologist mark the dummy lenses with your pupil centers while you simulate a mount/aim is the best way to do this. Mail ordering a prescription doesn't allow this level of fitting.
I'd highly recommend you get frames and have your Dr make the lenses after a fitting as I described.
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I also like the Oakleys. You can get shooting specific glasses like these..... Oakley .......or I just got the G-26 lenses for my regular flak jacket frame and put them in when I need them. Otherwise I just keep my regular polarized lenses in them. I have never been able to better or even duplicate the quality of genuine Oakley optics from any other lab.
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The reason I wear HiDefSpex (now Pilla, after the owner, Phillip Pilla) is that they have a special lens coating that does something no other brand does, or does as well. The coating makes the color orange extremely bright, glowing, almost looks like it is on fire. I tried a set of Randolphs last year at the Palmetto Classic that were supposed to have the same quality. They enhanced the orange, but not nearly as much as the Pillas. When you are shooting clays in the woods, and you are getting that "strobing" effect from the bird zipping in and out of sunlight and shadows, that lens coating is amazing. That clay bird is extremely bright and glowing, and easier to stay "locked on", IMO.
Just another little thing that could possibly make the difference between first place and first place loser. That probably doesn't matter to someone who is a casual sporting clays shooter, but it matters to me. I "fight" for every bird that I can get legally and ethically. And I believe strongly that HiDefSpex can be an advantage under certain circumstances.
Stan
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I have a pair of Decots, a pair of Randolphs, and a pair of Pillas. They've been accumulated over twenty years of shooting with prescription shooting glasses, and I would have to agree with Stan. The Pillas are good for a few targets per round of sporting clays. Their coatings and optical precision take these rotten eyes of mine and help me see birds I'd never have seen with the Decots or the Randolphs (and I've tried a side by side comparison, though the prescriptions do differ). As well, with my prescription, my Pillas are half the weight of either of the others.
As far as impact protection, this is their description of their lens material. "Ballistx is stronger than any lens transparent optical material currently available on the market and is guaranteed not to break or crack. The Ballistx material is a bullet-proof polymer that is replacing polycarbonate for military and security applications. Please see our bullet video demonstrations for an unbelievable sight in comparison to Polycarbonate." I've seen the demo, but I can't find it online.
My Decots and Randolphs both did good work for me, but I feel that I've gained more with these than I ever did with any other shooting glasses.
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Is there anyone who makes a "clip-on" style shooting glass that can be used with your standard prescription lenses? I'd prefer not to pay to have a bunch of prescription lenses ground in various colors if there were a more economical solution.
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I have a pair of Decots, a pair of Randolphs, and a pair of Pillas. They've been accumulated over twenty years of shooting with prescription shooting glasses, and I would have to agree with Stan. The Pillas are good for a few targets per round of sporting clays. Their coatings and optical precision take these rotten eyes of mine and help me see birds I'd never have seen with the Decots or the Randolphs (and I've tried a side by side comparison, though the prescriptions do differ). As well, with my prescription, my Pillas are half the weight of either of the others.
As far as impact protection, this is their description of their lens material. "Ballistx is stronger than any lens transparent optical material currently available on the market and is guaranteed not to break or crack. The Ballistx material is a bullet-proof polymer that is replacing polycarbonate for military and security applications. Please see our bullet video demonstrations for an unbelievable sight in comparison to Polycarbonate." I've seen the demo, but I can't find it online.
My Decots and Randolphs both did good work for me, but I feel that I've gained more with these than I ever did with any other shooting glasses.
I may have to switch...
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R40X - Doubtful that clip-ons will work with your standard glasses. For most of us, when our head is in shooting position, we look into the top frame of our street glasses. Shooting glasses are designed to ride high, so that when your head is on the stock, you're still looking thru the center of the lens
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Is there anyone who makes a "clip-on" style shooting glass that can be used with your standard prescription lenses? I'd prefer not to pay to have a bunch of prescription lenses ground in various colors if there were a more economical solution. Try transition lenses. They probably will not highlight the clay but will work for general hunting. I still own an old pair of Ray Bans that work great for when I am moving in and out of the woods.
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