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Hello all, just joined looking for info on where to get prescription shooting glasses

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I got a script from my eye doc today for some glasses to try out for shooting since my old eyes just ain't what they used to be but I am having a very hard time finding a place to fill the prescription. I live in the communist state of NJ, In the southern part which seems to be even worse for anything gun related. What do you guys do?
 
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I think you were asking where you can get glasses made. You have a prescription in hand but didn't know where to go.

Anywhere and everywhere except in Jersey then its everywhere and anywhere.
 
#6 · (Edited)
Okay I had my fun now let's get serious. Costco makes good glasses at a decent price. I've got some from there before. I got a pair of polarized Transitions that darken in the car so they weren't the cheapest. Great for driving and fishing though.

If you want inexpensive try Zenni. They make decent glasses at more reasonable prices.

Forgot to add they have a mirror finish and they look good.
 
#7 ·
Ok, I am the brand new guy here and the last thing I want to do is get off on the wrong foot! I think we have a failure to communicate what I mean here. I do get my regular glasses at Costco and I just ordered a pair of transitions with the anti glare and all that today for 260.00. BUT, The optician told me they do NOT have safety glasses nor would they do the inserts that come in the better shooting glasses. So yes, I could get another pair of regular glasses with my shooting prescription but they would NOT be approved shooting glasses. I am thinking what I am going to do is get a pair of glasses like you suggest in sunglasses and then get the over the glasses type of shooting glasses, the problem with that idea is you can never get a good seal with the muffs that way and I cannot wear ear plugs.
 
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Greetings And Welcome To The Forum

Safety glasses are made of polycarbonate. They may not sell safety or shooting glasses but getting polycarbonate gets you the same impact resistant properties. If they are dedicated shooting glasses you may want to get oversize (the biggest you can find for coverage) and get a yellow tint to enhance contrast.
 
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Mine are bifocal, plus I am pretty sure they need to be measured before they are fit into the frames so that everything lines up with the line of sight. I think I am just going to go with the poly glasses, I doubt they have the yellow though but I will check.
 
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If you got "shooting" glasses they are similar to "computer" glasses and you can get them in any focal length you want. Ideally you want to focus on the front sight so single vision in that distance will work well.
 
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You are right but, I do need to see the target downrange. Seeing the sight but not seeing where the sight is pointing and pulling the trigger would NOT be a good thing!!!!!! Pistol at 50 yards is not a problem but I am a long range, open sight shooter so I need to see 300 yards plus be able to focus on the sight. Hence the bifocals. I will probably also experiment with removing the left lens since I can see 300 without glasses in the left eye and I do shoot with both eyes open. If that method works I will have them replace the left lens with a clear lens.
 
#14 ·
I thought you were looking seriously, for shooting glasses with a scrip - call Tom at Tx Shooter's Optical and get some Randolph Engineering Rangers; you can select from any number of shooting colored lenses - both scrip and regular. I use a medium purple colored lens for serious shooting.

If you just want sunglasses, use Zenni, at least for single vision. I found Zenni's bi-focals to not be that great, but the distance scrip sunglasses are very nice.
 
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It is looking like the last few posts are not reading the posts before them. I am looking for bifocal shooting glasses. I have worn glasses long enough to know you cannot just order bifocals online without getting measured for fit. I cannot use single vision glasses since I have to see the front sight. I am 66 years old and my vision is not what it was 50 years ago. I wear progressive bifocals all the time but they do not focus 28 inches out which is where my front sights average at. I am not trying to get smart here but some people do not seem to be reading the entire thread and while I really appreciate the input it is not practical for a guy in N J to order bifocals from Texas. Unless there is something new about fitting glasses I don't know about? I am open to all viable suggestions. Key word being "Viable". AND Affordable!!!!!! I just looked at the Randolph site and 275.00 to start and NO prescription. I just paid less than that for fully loaded progressives from Costco!
 
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I guess it depends on what your eyesight is worth. One can get Rangers with a scrip or a scrip insert. I shoot shotgun so I do not worry about looking at the front site. Your eyes cannot focus near and far at the same time so, for strictly shooting purposes, decide what is important - near or far - and go accordingly.
Buy once, cry once; get quality as you only get two eyes and there are no replacements. And mine did not cost $250. I bought regular set with 3 colored lenses and then went to scrip lenses form contacts and got one lens. The scrip lenses were $110; I sold the colored lenses to offset that cost. Like ANY glasses maker, their profit is in the frames, so no joy there.
 
#21 ·
Anywhere that sells prescription glasses can and will make "shooting glasses" for you. The important thing is to tell your optometrist/ophthalmologist that you want a pair of safety glasses for shooting, that way he/she can adjust the position of any bifocal/etc., to what you would see looking across iron sights or through a scope.
 
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You do not seem to understand, I live in NJ and just the mention of guns will bring the mark of the devil and hush everyone within hearing distance of you. It is crazy here. Remember that this state has the most restrictive gun laws in the country and the media here has effectively convinced the people in this state that any mention of a gun means a mass shooting is imminent. I did find a really good Dr. Who worked with me very well based on just measurements since there was no way I could take a weapon in with me. I have the script but Costco does NOT make safety glasses! They have regular glasses, I know they are polycarbonite as I have gotten them for years but they are not full wrap around protection.
 
#22 ·
You didn't explain yourself or situation well. It took over half a dozen post to get the pertinent information. It does look like you're on the right track now.

So you shoot 300 yards with iron sights? Why?
 
#23 ·
Because that is real shooting. There is a challenge there. Anybody can put all the holes in the black with a scope, it is easy when you have cross hairs showing you the exact spot the bullet will hit. But hitting the exact spot on a target far away with open sights is another matter altogether. You cannot see that exact center point and you do nit have a set of cross hairs showing exactly where the bullet will hit. To me it is a much better show of a marksman's experience. I was taught with iron sights at a very young age and have enjoyed it throughout my life. It earned me very high marks and praise in the military on my very first weeks on the range. They immediately moved me to the advanced and expert coarse. I have shot 600 and 1,000 yard on paper with opens when I was younger and I could see well enough and I would still try but there are no ranges around here that long and paper targets for those distance are hard to find and very pricey anymore. I think I could still do 600 but I seriously doubt I could do a 1,000. If you have never done it you ought to try, push yourself a bit and you might be surprised at just how much fun it is. And you might find out you are actually a better shot than you think. Or...................................... Well, we won't go there. I have let guys use my gun and they swear it is the guns fault as to why they can't hit a 3 foot by 2 1/2 foot target at 300 yards and then I load up the very same gun and put five in a 4" pattern in the center of that same target.
 
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:laughing: Yea, I could do that. I was looking for a decent set of my older large frames to take for the lenses so I didn't have to pay even more for frames I don't need and I came across my dads old shooting glasses. Aviator glasses from the 40's-50's with glass trifocal lenses. Actually lot too bad at the top level but the rest of the levels are far to close plus I have astigmatism so they will not work as they are but I am definitely going to use those frames!
 
#30 ·
No, I am in S. Jersey. There are a lot of places up in N. Jersey that do shooting stuff but just about nothing down here. There is only one place that sells reloading stuff and that is Cheyenne mountain and they think everything is made of gold! I get it cheaper online even with the hazmat fees! I am just going to go with a pair of large frame poly lenses in the old aviator frames as far as the glasses. If the script works out I will copy it to my phone and that way if I am out of state somewhere and I find a place that will actually have and make the shooting glasses with the prescription inserts I will get them done then.
This is something along the lines of what I am looking for.

https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Archery-Shooting-Sunglasses-Prescription/dp/B01G5NE2L8
 
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