The features of the Ballistic Crosshairs, as listed on the Oakley website are as follows: With the SI Ballistic Crosshairs the light wasn’t uncomfortable at all. Without protective eyewear it’s enough to make you close your eyes to avoid the discomfort. Living near the water I often find myself in situations where the sun is bright in the sky AND bright reflecting off the water. While I don’t have a lab facility to measure such, I can attest to the fact that they make bright light very easy to bear.
Online the published information says that the gray lenses are an ‘excellent all-purpose lens with enhanced contrast for sunny conditions.’ Reportedly they permit a light transmission level of 18%. For debris to get into my eye around that edge it would have to curve back, around and then forward and in.įor simple protection from bright light, they function very well. With them on comfortable and snug, the rear edge of the lens is well behind the outside corner of my eye. The curvature of the lens frame itself added to the size of the lenses (not too big, but big enough) actually provides sufficient wrap around the eyes (at least as these fit my face/head) so that they’d be good for range wear. What surprised me was that they aren’t as flat across the front as they look. Although the arms aren’t curved to hook around and down the back of your ear (which can get irritating after a while), the horizontal curvature of the arms clings to the head and the rubber wrapped ends provided enough friction to hold them securely in place. My Chief’s comment, on seeing these aviators (gray frames, gray lenses) was, “They look cool, but not ‘I’m better than you ‘cause I’m a cop’ kind of cool.” In other words, they look good – and he even commented about how they almost looked uniform – but they don’t give off that ‘arrogant officer’ vibe. While that used to be popular, it’s not (usually) considered friendly toward the public and a lot of agencies actually banned mirrored lenses at one point. Note that there is no option for a reflective lens no mirrored lenses. For frame options you can also get Matte Black. The pair I received had frames that are gunmetal gray in color and had gray lenses in them as well. Certainly they looked sleek and cool but what about wrap around protection? What about impact protection? What about simple functionality as sunglasses? So I got a pair for test and evaluation and one of the first things I did with them was take them to my chief of police. When I first saw the Ballistic Crosshairs I wondered about their applicability for law enforcement and/or military work. Some companies jumped on the band wagon and some companies were already ahead of the curve: like Oakley with their SI (Standard Issue) Ballistic Crosshairs.
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