Quick Tip: Choosing the Lens Color of Your Shooting Glasses

Wearing hearing and eye protection are absolute necessities when you're at the range. Shooting glasses come with lenses in a variety of colors, which begs the question: WHAT color lenses should you choose? Fortunately, Brownells Gun Tech™ Caleb Savant is here to give us some guidance. There are two main factors in choosing the tint of your shooting glasses: (1) personal preference and (2) how much contrast you need between the target and the background behind it. Orange and yellow tints work well with bright targets like clay birds or that fluorescent orange sight-in target. Brown and rose tints give good contrast with green (foliage) backdrops. But Caleb prefers the standard gray tint for outdoor shooting - remember, personal preference! Tints are not very helpful indoors, so when you're shooting at an indoor range, clear lenses are typically best.