We’re living in the golden age of prescription sporting lenses, with a litany of options to suit just about any activity in all light conditions. Here, then, is a selection high-performance glasses to fit any budget.

Whether you’re tracking a clay target as it lasers through a shadowy background, casting to a faintly visible bonefish, or trying to hit a corkscrewing bobwhite quail as it flushes from the terror of a cocker spaniel, the success of your endeavor is often determined by how well you can see your quarry. Here are some of the best prescriptive eyewear on the market:

Bajio Nato

Stare at the lens of this model and you’re apt to see a saltwater flat (no matter where you are), maybe a guide poling a Hell’s Bay skiff through Listerine waters as you’re double-hauling to a 10-pound bonefish tailing along the edge of the mangroves looking for breakfast. While the large frame of the Nato’s may look like they’d be heavy, put them on and you’ll see that they’re both lightweight and comfortable because they’re made of feather-light polycarbonate. Best yet, Bajio’s polarized lenses possess a special technology that penetrates through glare for better fish-spotting. The wide temples provide maximum sun protection and the non-slip rubber nose pads and rubber temple grips offer a snug—but comfortable—fit. The Nato is offered in six lens colors in both glass and polycarbonate.

Ranger Edge

Shooters have long embraced these glasses because they were co-designed by some of the industry’s top opticians. The angular lenses help prevent fogging and the adjustable nose bridge and arms allow for a better, more comfortable fit. Having worn shooting glasses over the years that groove the bridge of your nose and pinch above your ears, the Ranger Edge is a delight to wear all day. The sleek design and lens clarity (lenses are produced by legendary Carl Zeiss Vision) made them a joy to wear on a recent sporting clays outing. The Ranger Edge is offered in a variety of lens colors for any light condition.

Decot Hy-Wyd

This brand of sport glasses is well known among competition shooters because the lenses (as the name implies) are set high and wide to provide a broad field of view as you stare down a shotgun barrel. If your pair arrives a little too high for your comfort, there’s an optional Hy-Lo bridge that allows shooters to adjust the lens height. The Decot’s come in three sizes with a lightweight frame and interchangeable lenses offered in more than 40 colors. The narrow bridge also allows for expanded peripheral vision in the nasal portion of the lens, and a brow bar helps eliminate fogging while cable temples hold the glasses in place comfortably.

Bolle Spy Series

This company has been in the business of making premium glasses since 1888 and the Bolle Safety Division launched in 1950, so they’ve had plenty of time to perfect their craft. They’ve been supplying our military, police, firefighters, and other first responders with tip-of-the-spear eyewear for a long time. Now they’re offering the same performance technology in their Spy Series of sport glasses. The platinum anti-fog and anti-scratch coating instantly puts these glasses at the head of the class. The matte black frames and faint gray logo gives the collection a cool tactical feel, and despite so much technology baked into every pair they’re offered at surprisingly affordable prices.

Shady Rays Velocity

Put on a pair of Shady Rays and the first thing that you notice is how incredibly light and comfortable they wear. Made with a durable matte black frame and anti-glare coatings, they look as good as they feel. The polycarbonate lenses are up to 10 times more impact resistant than plastic lenses, and the clarity of the pair that I wore while hunting waterfowl in Canada was, in a word, crystalline.

XSight 2RX Sporter Set

These glasses have been well-known in the archery world but have now become a popular choice among shooters looking for versatile prescription options. The set comes in five colors: HD Brown—for bright light; Auburn—medium to bright light, sun, or clouds; Deep Purple—medium light; Vermillion—cloudy days; and Amber—for cloudy days and low light. Prescription inserts are interchangeable with any of the five lenses.

Magpul Explorer

Designed with durability and style in mind, the frame and lens material of the Explorer model is both lightweight and impact resistant. The rubber nose and temple grips are overmolded into the frame for maximum durability and provide a secure grip. The coated stainless-steel pins provide ever-reliable hinge function.

Maui Jim Banyans

This brand is famous for its trend-setting good looks but it’s the clarity of the lenses that strike you most when you put them on. Using advanced lens material, the optics are nearly as clear as glass but at just one-third the weight. The modified rectangle lens shape and fixed saddle-style nose pads make for a non-slip model that’s perfect for almost any active outdoorsman.

Bertoni Shooting Glasses

This model is offered in a set of four interchangeable anti-fog polycarbonate lenses that are available with prescription clip adaptors. The frame consists of a shatterproof and ultra-light black shiny finish. They provide 100 percent UV protection, and the lenses are decentered to avoid optical distortion.

WileyX Saber

This model features a lightweight design that is comfortable enough to wear all day. The shatterproof Selenite polycarbonate lenses provide superior impact protection from stray pellets or exploding clays and offer remarkable clarity as well as 100 percent UVA/UVB protection. Prescription inserts are available along with multiple lens colors for any light condition.

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