Posted: 2/8/2011 7:42:01 PM EDT
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Why do people wear "color" glasses?!!? How does it help?!
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Yes those are good earmuffs for the price. I have a set, but can't use because they dont fit me right by not being tight enough where my ears were ringing when done shooting. I now have these and have no problems and they fit snug. Radians Pro-Amp Electronic Muffs.
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Maybe not THE reason, but I do know that certain colored lenses will make CLAY targets, as in trap and skeet...stand out better against the sky, or a wooded background, etc. Most clays are ORANGE and a set of purple lenses REALLY make that orange stand out. Some courses shoot a hi-Viz green domed target and theres a color for those too.
I do occasionally use my prescription DECOT glasses when shooting rifle or handgun, the light yellows DO work better than anything on a cloudy/overcast day for sure. May want to try the Decot Sportglasses site. FN in MT |
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I've never used those electronic muffs, but I'm a huge fan of these:
Peltor Sport Tactical Very crisp enhanced sound and easy to distinguish which direction the sound came from. You can hear a spent .22 shell casing dropped from about 6" onto concrete from 30+ yards away (tried it). I find on a cloudy day, yellow lenses brighten up your sights and targets. I do most of my shooting with clear lenses. |
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Different tints will help block different wavelenghts of light and change the way your eyes perceive the image. Yellow is good for shooting because it helps with contrast. I like it for motorcycle riding too.
From wiki: The color of the lens can vary depending on style, fashion, and purpose, but for general use, red, grey, yellow, or brown are recommended to avoid or minimize color distortion, which could affect safety when, for instance, driving a car or a school bus. Gray and green lenses are considered neutral because they maintain true colors. Brown lenses cause some color distortion, but also increase contrast. Turquoise lenses are good for medium and high light conditions, because they are good at enhancing contrast, but do not cause significant color distortion. Orange and yellow lenses increase both contrast and depth perception. They also increase color distortion. Yellow lenses are used by pilots, boaters, fishers, shooters, and hunters for their contrast enhancement and width perception properties.[10] Blue or purple lenses are mainly cosmetic. |
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Why do people wear "color" glasses?!!? How does it help?! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21jHhBvUOfL._SL500_AA300_.jpg and are these the best headphones!?! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ShugcEeRL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://www.amazon.com/Howard-Leight-R-01526-Electronic-Earmuff/dp/B001T7QJ9O/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1297226496&sr=1-1 Oakley has a area where you can try different colors and see. Its not the same as the real thing but it will help. I only use peltors for ear muffs. |
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Those earmuffs are great. I got a pair for Christmas and have used them a ton. Most of my shooting is done outdoors though. When shooting indoors I wear foam in-ear plugs as well and crank up the volume. For the price I have/had low expectations but so far I've been really happy with them.
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Those earmuffs are great. I got a pair for Christmas and have used them a ton. Most of my shooting is done outdoors though. When shooting indoors I wear foam in-ear plugs as well and crank up the volume. For the price I have/had low expectations but so far I've been really happy with them. How do they work indoor without plugs, is the dB reduction enough with out plugs? I want to try a pair, but I hate ear plugs. Edit: I would only be shooting Pistols indoors. |
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Radians Pro-Amp Electronic Muffs. Excellent Muffs - I keep mine turned on to just past off and I can still hear people talking on another range - 100 yds away. Fit well around the ears and have ok relief for rifle shooting - they still hit the stock a little. |
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Different lens colors help change the lighting your eyes see...which can help make your sight picture clearer.
As for the muffs, for the price HL's aren't bad. They aren't as good as Pel-tor muffs, though....and if you are using the HL's indoors you need to have plugs under them. |
| I have a pair I got from Midway and love them. I already have some hearing loss, so I wear foam plugs and then put on the muffs with the volume cranked up. I get excellent sound reduction and I can hear everything going on around me. If I've got a new shooter with me, I make them wear the amplified muffs so they can hear my instructions. |
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I've used the yellow and blue lenses for racing dirtbikes in the woods (going from light to dark constantly). The Yellow gave you better contrast (I was able to better discern different logs and roots: helped when picking lines). If you have them on for any length of time (my races were anywhere between 1hr and 2.5hrs long), everything looks very bland when you take them off. The blue made stuff sharper, but could be kinda bright and didn't help with contrast as well as the yellow. Wasn't as big of a fan of them. Hope that helps a little. |
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Those earmuffs are great. I got a pair for Christmas and have used them a ton. Most of my shooting is done outdoors though. When shooting indoors I wear foam in-ear plugs as well and crank up the volume. For the price I have/had low expectations but so far I've been really happy with them. You saved me some typin'. |