We see quite a lot of searches for ‘clip on shooting glasses’, the problem is that they simply don’t exist – and for good reason too. Eye safety is of paramount importance, lose your vision and you will never shoot again. In a close second is ear protection for shooting, although deaf people can still shoot! When you see a sales page for shooting glasses you will typically see a reference to meeting ANSI safety standards, those safety standards are very stringent and don’t just take into consideration the impact resistance of the lenses – they also take into consideration the protection to the side of your eye and the impact resistance of the frames.
If you could simply ‘clip-on’ shooting glasses onto the frame of your normal prescription glasses you will leave your eyes exposed and you will be wearing a frame which is not capable of withstanding the force of a ricochet. So you have two options, one of those options is expensive and the other is low cost. The first option, the expensive one, is to buy a pair of prescription shooting glasses – if you have money to burn then go ahead, you are looking at a price of at least a couple of hundred dollars. A pair of cheap shooting glasses can be had for as little as $10!
Then there is the second option, the cheap one, and that is to buy a pair of shooting glasses or ‘shooting goggles’ which are designed to comfortably fit over your prescription glasses to offer full protection against impacts. You can get a great pair of fit over shooting glasses for as little as $11 with free shipping from Amazon, such as Allen Company Fit Over Shooting Glasses which have excellent customer ratings (pictured left). If you are on a tight budget or are an infrequent shooter then buying fit over shooting glasses are easily the most cost effective means of protecting your eyes without compromising your clarity vision. Check out our feature on the best fit over shooting glasses.
