Ballistic Eyewear

Noslack71 · 08-05-2009, 21:13

I have been looking for a set of very high quality ballistic eyewear. I have used the search button, and gotten some good information.
The requirement is the eyewear must be wraparound, covering the area from just above the eyebrow down far enough to provide some protection from objects etc coming at the eyes from below, progressive Rx, (the Rx is not very strong, nor are the bi-focals). They will be used while driving, in the fied and urban environments, and the need to shift from a map, or GPS either on a console or, in my lap back to driving at varying rates of speed perhaps, in extremis as well. They should be polarized, and photo chromatic.
Thus far I have eliminated Oakley’s because the Rx is a half dollar piece in the middle of the lenses does not work for peripheral vision. ESS provides clip in/on lenses that just do not feel right. I keep coming back to Rudy Project eyewear that several contributors to this forum have spoken highly of.
I have a couple of questions: first, given the broad requirements I have outlined above, what questions/requirements have I overlooked re: ballistic eyewear? The next question is, if any members have used the Rudy Project eyewear in similar conditions, what experience/problems, if any, did they have with that brand of eyewear? Is there a set of eyewear, brand or, options that I have overlooked that may be considered when selecting ballistic eyewear?
Thank you for any comments, suggestions you may have on this subject

Noslack

Dozer523 · 08-05-2009, 21:37

I like the stuff from Revision
http://www.revisioneyewear.com/
I like the sawfly and hellflys.

Noslack71 · 08-07-2009, 18:53

Thanks Dozer, I had not considered these. I will take a look.

Noslack

kgoerz · 08-08-2009, 08:33

Remember with curved Lenses you are going to always have some type of light reflaction. Close in this is not a problem. But at 25 Meters or more your target is going to move left and right as you move your head. Wiley X eye wear is bad with this. Oakley has the least amount of reflaction that I have seen.
Best way to test this. Hold your Glassed about 12" in front of your face. Move them left and right. Observe how what you are looking at shifts left and right.

08-08-2009, 08:47

reflaction? I am unfamiliar with that term. Or do you mean refraction?

Dozer523 · 08-08-2009, 11:19

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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas

reflaction? I am unfamiliar with that term. Or do you mean refraction?

Howie, I am not surprised you are unfamiliar with the term "reflaction". If you were, we probably would have to cut your head off and put it in the safe. I can't say too much but . . . It is a Special Forces term used almost exclusively by Special Forces Soldiers -- specially guys like kgoerz who have all that team time. I am going out a limb here (cover me) but I will confirm that it's meaning is 99.944% same as refraction. That was a nice job of reading for content.

kgoerz · 08-08-2009, 15:56

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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas

reflaction? I am unfamiliar with that term. Or do you mean refraction?

Yes, refraction. your right. It has to due with the bending of light as it travels thru time and space thus entering another parallel Universe