Michael Bane wears orange tinted shooting glasses - should I?

[clarkemyers]

Michael Bane wears orange tinted shooting glasses - should I?  Or maybe I'm other abled color wise and they aren't orange but pink or rose or......?

What tint do people wear and why?

For purposes of this thread I'm asking strictly for practical variations of handgun shooting - with dedicated prescription glasses focused front sight in the dominant eye and infinity in the off eye for IDPA and other such games. Not talking shotgun where there are some specific reasons to choose a color as for orange targets against evergreens. Not talking bullseye. Because I'm talking prescription shooting glasses - not inserts - I only get one chance to pick a color (two if I pick wrong but......) but also because it's for a limited use it's ok to be specialized for shooting sports if a tint is really better for IDPA or for USPSA or for.....

I suspect the orange must do a good job on IDPA cardboard or Cowboy Action iron or something?

[fatbaldguy]

Color and tint are personal.  I like yellow/amber and polarized for good contrast.  I would only suggest that the frames be close fitting.  There ain't nothing like hot brass caught behind the lens next to the eye.  I've got scars from not following that advice.

[alfsauve]

.  There ain't nothing like hot brass caught behind the lens next to the eye.  I've got scars from not following that advice.

? Never had that problem with my revolvers.

[santahog]

Dittos on the hot brass!! I catch one about every other time I go out..
All I can tell you about colors is that yellow is recommended for driving in snow.. You should be able to ask around the range/club for an ophthalmologist among the membership for suggestions or a guide of some sort..
I might try taking this one to AR15.com or Warriortalk forum. Avid shooters on AR15 and operator types at Warriortalk..
Just a thought..

[TAB]

also the condtions and time of day can make a huge diffrence.  As mentioned above, fit is every thing. I'd rather have a cheap pair that fit great then a $300 pair that don't.  This is coming from some ome that has spent most of the last 15 years in safety glasses.

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[JoeG]

With bifocals, i looked at a lot of options. Ended up with some expensive prescription oakleys with orange lens that work pretty well for all around shooting and other sports. Color does help with contrast and tint is not so deep that the get too dark on cloudy days. Was shooting with my photo grey lenses and the orange does help.  My biggest problem with bifocals has always been needing more reading prescription to bring the front sight into focus. these are good, but next time I will have them expand the reading section a bit.

I looked at the styles that allow prescription inserts and they were too bulky for me (didn't fit my wide nose), read about the guys who flip their Rx to put the reading section on top and just this seems wrong. I am going to train with a visual system that i will never wear in real life! Don't think so. Never got into contact though now that I think about it if I got a reading Rx for the right (dominant) eye and distance for the left then I might naturally start shooting with both eyes open. that is a trick this old dog can't learn when the buzzer goes off. I guess I could just stand closer!

[fatbaldguy]

? Never had that problem with my revolvers.

Revolvers? No!  Lever Actions? Yes.  Semi-Auto? Yes.  Bolt Action?  Not yet.  Side shields at some ranges may deflect brass back toward the shooters face.  Just what I've experienced, $.02

[santahog]

I don't know if you've seen or considered these for dedicated shooting glasses but I almost went for a pair of prescription shooting glasses a year or two ago. They were a wrap around design and fit snugly to the head/face, held snug with a strap. Kinda like a Z-87 for sports. They're ventilated and had a channel between the face and frame face for sweat. Felt like sweat wouldn't be a problem. I don't remember the brand. They were blue plastic frames.
If you see them at the optometrist, maybe have a look..

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I have never been hit by a piece of my own brass ( knock on wood)  but  others all the time.

[fatbaldguy]

Forgot to mention overly strong ejector springs on some O/U and SxS might send some hulls faceward with some force.