shooting glasses

[bugman1955]

I need a new pair of shooting glasses for rifle. Opinions about the Champion Olympic and Knobloch would be appreciated.

[mtncwru]

Are you shooting prone only, or 3P?

[Shooterer]

I use Bob Jones glasses

[efoleyjr]

Check out MEC glasses. I had Champion Super Olympic's and changed to MEC. The MEC takes a little more time to adjust but once set they stay put better and are a LOT cheaper.
Ed

[bugman1955]

Sorry, a little more info. I only shoot prone. I have a pair of Jaggi Nova but find I need more adjustment than my glasses can do.

[HWN1011]

Another vote for MEC by far the best glasses. Like said above once adjusted they stay adjusted unlike the Champion glasses.

[gwsb]

Have you tried contact lenses?

For several reasons they are better than glasses of any kind. First, the closer to your eye the bigger the apparent size of the bull is and nothing is closer than contacts. Second, if you have astigmatism you can get contacts that don't just correct it but change the shape of your cornea to remove the astigmatism. Third the way most modern shooting glasses are made it is easy to make a small but crucial shift in the lens and not know it.

Drawback to contacts is dust can be painful.


Also have you talked to your Dr. about surgery to correct your eye problems? Many shooters I have talked to about it say it helped them a lot.

I was a prone shooter and used contacts. It was a big change when I went to them. The bull looked like it was as big as a basketball.

[bugman1955]

What lens for rifle prone .should I get? 23mm or 37mm.

[gas_gunner]

What lens for rifle prone .should I get? 23mm or 37mm.

You should get the 23mm. If you get the bigger lenses and try to use the lens centering device to optimize adjustment of the lens, you might find that the lens hits the nosepiece and can't be adjusted to the proper position.

Danny