Contacts or Glasses

[midlife]

Is it easier to shoot with rx glasses or contacts and shooting non rx shooting glasses?

[hylander]

Is it easier to shoot with rx glasses or contacts and shooting non rx shooting glasses?

I am near sighted, glasses work better for me.
With contacts the crosshairs are harder to focus

[somefred]

I hate safety glasses + normal contacts, and I had too many cartridges bounce off the arms of my glasses for me to be comfortable, so I switched to contacts.

[JackRydden224]

I am near sighted, glasses work better for me.
With contacts the crosshairs are harder to focus

That's very true

On the flip side when I wear glasses my choice of eye protection is limited.

[midlife]

That's very true

On the flip side when I wear glasses my choice of eye protection is limited.

I don't get it. Aren't glasses enough for eye protection. That's what I do. I'm near sighted too.

I was asking if contacts and shooting glasses would be better.

[lt05deluxe]

Contacts with goggles works for me.

[nrakid88]

I don't get it. Aren't glasses enough for eye protection. That's what I do. I'm near sighted too.

I was asking if contacts and shooting glasses would be better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r_7MiSwdiM

At 52 seconds if your in a rush.

I highly doubt regular eye glasses will stand up to that.

[hylander]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r_7MiSwdiM

At 52 seconds if your in a rush.

I highly doubt regular eye glasses will stand up to that.

I have high impact resistance sport lens's in my glasses which are better than those shooting glasses.
Price is a bit higher than the standard glass or plastic lens's but worth it

[midlife]

Not sure of the point of that video? That I will still be able to see if someone shoots me in the head with a shotgun?

[FalseProfit]

I am near sighted, glasses work better for me.
With contacts the crosshairs are harder to focus

Agreed. Though, contacts are much more convenient and more comfortable to wear.

[mrbean427]

I am also nearsighted. I use contacts and sunglasses for outdoors, and RX glasses for indoor. It is not a big difference for me, but I prefer my glasses for comfort. (economy safety glasses are not that comfortable).

However, keep in mind that RX glasses do not offer all around protection like safety glasses do. I have a .22lr GSG 1911 and one of the hot shells ricocheted against the range divider and landed inside my glasses - resting on my cheek. It was an unpleasant experience. No scars though, thank goodness.

[glockman19]

Neither...Get LASIK. I did best thing I ever did for myself.

[korban]

+1. Better vision than glasses or contacts ever gave me. Best investment I've ever made.

[JackRydden224]

In my chase my shooting glasses provides a much more snug fit on my face as they should be. They are also wider so they cover more of my face.

I don't get it. Aren't glasses enough for eye protection. That's what I do. I'm near sighted too.

I was asking if contacts and shooting glasses would be better.

[Cnynrat]

For run of the mill near or farsightedness, I think either works. If you choose contacts you will want to have good quality shooting glasses to be sure you don't introduce any distortion etc.

It's far bigger challenge for us older shooters who are afflicted with presbyopia. Fro handgun shooting the sights are often at an inconvenient middle distance that sits between your close in vision and your distance vision.

With glasses, you'll have progressive lenses or bi-focals to deal with. A possible solution is a set of prescription glasses where the part of the lens used for close in focusing is a bit higher than normal.

If you have presbyopia and choose contacts the typical solution is to use a lens in your dominant eye for distance, and a lens for close vision in your other eye. This doesn't work well for many handgun shooters, but on a long gun the front sight may be far enough away that your distance vision works.