Prescription eyeglasses with Red Dots & Scopes
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Husker88
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I'm in relatively the same boat, but my local range said that the polycarbonite lenses in my prescription glasses suffice for general safety purposes and that I am not required to add safety glasses or goggles over those. No issues so far. I've had ejected casings ping off a lens now and then without any damage.
I've never used a red dot, so I can't offer anything on that. I would think the only challenge to using a dot would be if you had progressive lenses in your specs. Maybe not.
I'm still experimenting with the scope on the AR10. Some make scope adjustments for not wearing glasses while shooting, but I am leaning towards getting the scope dialed in with my specs on. That way if I need to examine something close or make notes, I won't be taking the glasses off/on all the time.
I've never used a red dot, so I can't offer anything on that. I would think the only challenge to using a dot would be if you had progressive lenses in your specs. Maybe not.
I'm still experimenting with the scope on the AR10. Some make scope adjustments for not wearing glasses while shooting, but I am leaning towards getting the scope dialed in with my specs on. That way if I need to examine something close or make notes, I won't be taking the glasses off/on all the time.
Bobster
.30-06
I could probably use glasses for distance. My once hawk-like vision has deteriorated and I am afflicted with the vitreous detachment that is common as we age (ie: dark "floaters"). 
But I can still aim quite well and do good in steel plate matches I regularly attend. I used to be able to see 9mm hits on a black target at 50' but now I need binocs or a scope or a splatter target. Forget seeing .22 at that range!
The pistols shown are my "competition" guns although perfectly fine for carry as the triggers are not THAT light (3.5lbs). The red dot sight (RDS) is a Holosun 507C and the sights are Trijicon. The RDS is on a Dagger SW1 slide with comp and I put a white square dot (nail polish) on the tall front sight that came with the slide so it is easier to pickup the dot. I think it is a 3MOA dot--some prefer a bigger dot, say 6MOA. The 507 is also 32MOA circle or circle/dot. I prefer just the dot.
For "iron" sights (they are steel) the Trijicons are nice because of the "U" notch in the rear and yellow outline on the tritium in front. At arm's length, the yellow fills in the U perfectly. That is a Gen4 Glock 22 slide with 9mm conversion barrel. Both guns are Lone Wolf frames.
A properly sighted RDS is a wonderful thing! BUT keep in mind a gun sighted for you may aim differently for someone else. Or for your non-dominant eye so be sure to check with both. Neither a RDS OR irons will correct bad aim or flinching or anything like that. A common complaint with RDS is "flaring" and is usually caused by the sight being too bright but can also be caused by uneven curvature of the lens of your eyes (astigmatism). Budget optics can often have flaring issues--you get what you pay for but I have a $80 TruGlo on my SIG P322 that works fine.
But I can still aim quite well and do good in steel plate matches I regularly attend. I used to be able to see 9mm hits on a black target at 50' but now I need binocs or a scope or a splatter target. Forget seeing .22 at that range!The pistols shown are my "competition" guns although perfectly fine for carry as the triggers are not THAT light
(3.5lbs). The red dot sight (RDS) is a Holosun 507C and the sights are Trijicon. The RDS is on a Dagger SW1 slide with comp and I put a white square dot (nail polish) on the tall front sight that came with the slide so it is easier to pickup the dot. I think it is a 3MOA dot--some prefer a bigger dot, say 6MOA. The 507 is also 32MOA circle or circle/dot. I prefer just the dot.For "iron" sights (they are steel) the Trijicons are nice because of the "U" notch in the rear and yellow outline on the tritium in front. At arm's length, the yellow fills in the U perfectly.
That is a Gen4 Glock 22 slide with 9mm conversion barrel. Both guns are Lone Wolf frames. A properly sighted RDS is a wonderful thing!
BUT keep in mind a gun sighted for you may aim differently for someone else. Or for your non-dominant eye so be sure to check with both. Neither a RDS OR irons will correct bad aim or flinching or anything like that. A common complaint with RDS is "flaring" and is usually caused by the sight being too bright but can also be caused by uneven curvature of the lens of your eyes (astigmatism). Budget optics can often have flaring issues--you get what you pay for but I have a $80 TruGlo on my SIG P322 that works fine.
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Bobster
.30-06
PS: this probably won't help you as they may not fit over prescription glasses but I LOVE my Ironman glasses from WalMart. I think they are around $16. They are wraparound which is nice on the range especially during a steel match. The mirror lenses also allow me to scope out all the gunbunnies without them noticing...
A couple matches ago I was spectating while waiting to shoot and a chunk of bullet jacket impacted my temple area just outside the edge of the glasses and caused a trickle of blood! It doesn't get much closer than that! I've also had blood drawn from my ankle and arm from spalling!
A couple matches ago I was spectating while waiting to shoot and a chunk of bullet jacket impacted my temple area just outside the edge of the glasses and caused a trickle of blood!
It doesn't get much closer than that! I've also had blood drawn from my ankle and arm from spalling!