Best color for shooting glasses

survivedetroit · January 26, 2009, 10:25 AM

Hello all,

I am buying a new pair of shooting glasses and trying to determine the proper color to tint the lenses. I would like something that is a good all around color and that would be suitable for mostly outdoor but sometimes indoor shooting.

Here is a link to a picture with my options. I am thinking of getting 50% yellow. Any opinions on what I should purchase?

http://tinyurl.com/cr8at2

JWT · January 26, 2009, 10:56 AM

Color is largely a personal preference. What 'works' for one person won't really be what another person likes. If you can the best thing to do is to go somewhere that has glasses with the various colored lenses and try them on to see what you actually prefer.

I like an vermillion (orangish red) shade for bright sunlight but use more of an amber for night shooting and cloudy days.

luvsasmith · January 26, 2009, 11:04 AM

JWT has it right and I prefer the amber or orange also. The yellow is OK too.

The Great Mahoo · January 26, 2009, 11:52 AM

I've always liked grey and amber. I have a set of amber glasses now, but 9 times out of 10, I wear my clear ones.

Kreyzhorse · January 26, 2009, 12:31 PM

JWT nailed it. I prefer yellow, but to each his own.

sandpiper · January 26, 2009, 12:47 PM

There are choices available that come with multiple lenses, different colors, and easy to change. The one I think of off the top is Decot Hy- wyd(sp).

As was said above, color choice is personal preference. I work in the optical industry, and finding one lens color to do all things would be like telling most of you guys that you can only have one gun for everything.

Cinaed · January 30, 2009, 12:23 PM

I understand individual color preferences to an extent, but isn't there some value to specific colors at diminishing glare in bright light situations, and other colors at improving contrast in dimmer light situations?

Last week, with overcast skies and cold weather at midday, I don't think the gray shooting glasses are going to improve my acccuracy at the shooting bench. In that case, I would guess that yellow, amber, or orange would be the proper range for selection, then personal preference within that color range.

In bright conditions one would want shooting glasses to do two things: diminish glare and improve contrast both with the goal of improving accuracy.

JWT · January 30, 2009, 01:52 PM

Decot Hy-Wyd has an extensive line of shooting glasses with a great number of lens colors. Their lenses are easy to change from one color to another. Their representative attend various trap shoots in the west and their customer service folks are very knowledgeable and can most likely answer questions concerning the advantages and disadvantages of the various colored lenses.

obxned · January 30, 2009, 04:37 PM

I use different color lenses depending on the light. On bright, sunny days the dark gray ones seem best, but in lower light, the amber seem to brighten everything up a bit. Since there is no indoor shooting range around here, I rarely use clear ones.

Brian Pfleuger · January 30, 2009, 07:47 PM

I always use clear. I want to shoot the way I would have to without them. If I have a sun glare problem I wear regular sunglasses because the only time I actually wear "shooting" glasses is at a range that requires it.

January 26, 2009, 10:25 AM	#1
survivedetroit Junior Member Join Date: December 10, 2008 Posts: 2	Best color for shooting glasses Hello all, I am buying a new pair of shooting glasses and trying to determine the proper color to tint the lenses. I would like something that is a good all around color and that would be suitable for mostly outdoor but sometimes indoor shooting. Here is a link to a picture with my options. I am thinking of getting 50% yellow. Any opinions on what I should purchase? http://tinyurl.com/cr8at2

January 26, 2009, 11:04 AM	#3
luvsasmith Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2008 Posts: 358	+1 JWT has it right and I prefer the amber or orange also. The yellow is OK too. __________________ "You can't miss fast enough to win a gun fight."

January 26, 2009, 12:31 PM	#5
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	JWT nailed it. I prefer yellow, but to each his own. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

January 30, 2009, 04:37 PM	#9
obxned Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,128	I use different color lenses depending on the light. On bright, sunny days the dark gray ones seem best, but in lower light, the amber seem to brighten everything up a bit. Since there is no indoor shooting range around here, I rarely use clear ones. __________________ “If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.” Ronald Reagan I'm a proud member of a North Carolina *Committee of Safety*

January 30, 2009, 07:47 PM	#10
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	I always use clear. I want to shoot the way I would have to without them. If I have a sun glare problem I wear regular sunglasses because the only time I actually wear "shooting" glasses is at a range that requires it. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

January 26, 2009, 10:56 AM	#2
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Color is largely a personal preference. What 'works' for one person won't really be what another person likes. If you can the best thing to do is to go somewhere that has glasses with the various colored lenses and try them on to see what you actually prefer. I like an vermillion (orangish red) shade for bright sunlight but use more of an amber for night shooting and cloudy days.

January 26, 2009, 11:52 AM	#4
The Great Mahoo Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,269	I've always liked grey and amber. I have a set of amber glasses now, but 9 times out of 10, I wear my clear ones.

January 26, 2009, 12:47 PM	#6
sandpiper Junior Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Location: NC Posts: 9	There are choices available that come with multiple lenses, different colors, and easy to change. The one I think of off the top is Decot Hy- wyd(sp). As was said above, color choice is personal preference. I work in the optical industry, and finding one lens color to do all things would be like telling most of you guys that you can only have one gun for everything.

January 30, 2009, 12:23 PM	#7
Cinaed Junior Member Join Date: January 29, 2009 Posts: 6	I understand individual color preferences to an extent, but isn't there some value to specific colors at diminishing glare in bright light situations, and other colors at improving contrast in dimmer light situations? Last week, with overcast skies and cold weather at midday, I don't think the gray shooting glasses are going to improve my acccuracy at the shooting bench. In that case, I would guess that yellow, amber, or orange would be the proper range for selection, then personal preference within that color range. In bright conditions one would want shooting glasses to do two things: diminish glare and improve contrast both with the goal of improving accuracy.

January 30, 2009, 01:52 PM	#8
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Decot Hy-Wyd has an extensive line of shooting glasses with a great number of lens colors. Their lenses are easy to change from one color to another. Their representative attend various trap shoots in the west and their customer service folks are very knowledgeable and can most likely answer questions concerning the advantages and disadvantages of the various colored lenses.