Shooting Glasses and Hunting Eyewear

Firearms produce recoil and require proper safety precautions. Most shooting takes place outdoors, where dust, wind, sunlight, and debris can harm your eyes. Always wear eye protection during shooting activities, both indoors and outdoors.

Non-prescription sports goggles protect your eyes if you wear contacts or do not need glasses. These goggles wrap around your eyes to shield them from the elements. Choose goggles with polycarbonate lenses for strong impact resistance.

Features of Shooting Glasses

Shooting glasses include features for safety and stability. These glasses offer more protection than standard aviator-shaped frames. The frame must have a safety rating. Only choose shooting glasses with a certified safety rating. These frames use strong rims to secure the lenses. Some models include a sweat bar across the frame to improve stability. Other models include padding around the eyes to improve comfort and fit. This helps protect your face from the impact of recoil. It also improves protection from outdoor elements.

Glasses for shooting often have temples with spring hinges. This type of hinge allows the frame to move without breaking. Many glasses have wraparound temples that help keep the frame in place. Comfort features include soft silicone nose pads that help keep the glasses secure. Frames feature materials such as metal, titanium, plastic, and polycarbonate.

Lenses for Shooting Glasses

Shooters have long preferred polycarbonate lenses with UV protection and scratch-resistant coatings. Polycarbonate lenses provide strong impact resistance and added protection. Newer lens materials also offer strong performance for shooting.

Non-prescription shooting glasses often come with interchangeable lenses. These lenses adjust to different lighting conditions. If you need prescription lenses, you can choose from a range of colors. Shooters often use orange or yellow lenses. These lenses block blue light and reduce haze. They enhance contrast, making orange targets easier to see. Bright yellow lenses work well in low light and foggy conditions.

Light purple lenses improve the visibility of orange targets against green backgrounds. Purple lenses feature a mixture of vermillion and gray. Some shooters prefer vermilion lenses because they improve target contrast in natural outdoor settings. If you prefer a neutral option, gray is a common choice. Gray lenses allow you to see colors naturally and work well in bright sunlight.

Polarized lenses are available in most colors and reduce glare outdoors. This is particularly helpful when shooting near water.