Lens sizes on rifle/pistol shooting glasses.

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melchloboo
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Lens sizes on rifle/pistol shooting glasses.

Post by melchloboo »

I am considering a set of shooting glasses, primary for rifle but I would consider using them for pistol as well.

Why are smaller-diameter lenses sold for rifle, and the larger-diameter ones for pistol? Is this just what people have come to prefer, or is there a reason? Will I be in a bad way if I try to use the same lens diameters for both rifle and pistol?

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Post by David Levene »

The larger diameter lens allows you to pick up the pistol sights earlier in the rise from the ready position.
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Post by Spencer »

and the smaller size don't bump out of position when shooting rifle

(however, I have used my (smaller) rifle set when shooting pistol)

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Post by 10x »

The other thing to consider is that the focal length for a pistol lens is set shorter than a rifle lens....
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Post by Retired »

The smaller lenses in pistol tend to result in people doing too much last split-second adjusting when shooting rapid, dueling or sustained fire. The larger lens helps you mentally accept that you're not perfect and just shoot the shot.

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