Oakley Shooting Glasses

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I've seen Oakley shooting glasses and they cost a fortune. I was wondering if anyone here owns or has tried them. And are they worth the money?

I own a pair of Oakley Gascans with brown lenses. I am pretty satisfied with them and the brown lenses really cut down glare and objects look better in the distance. I currently use these for my shooting needs, but I was wondering what the purpose designed Oakley shooting glasses are like. The best part is that they are made in USA.
These are mine
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And these are the shooting glasses.
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I read an article recently about an eod tech who had something blow up in his face...face had multiple lacerations but his eyes were fine. Was wearing the oakleys IIRC. Apparently destroyed the glasses, but...at least he can look around for a new pair.
 
Oakley has always led in lens quality and engineering.

I have owned many pair, and never been disappointed with their quality.
 
I have the bottom pair and 3 lenses that interchange: clear, amber, and iridium (sp?). I like them a lot - especially the price I paid. Don't know if I would cough up the change for full retail price though.
 
I've got a set of M-Frames with every shooting lens Oakley makes, and wouldn't trade them for the world. Lightweight, comfortable, and you can change your lens to adapt to any/every light condition.

If you're LEO/Military/Fire/EMS you qualify for the US Standard Issue program from Oakley. Their prices will make those of you not qualified cry. As an example, you can get the m-frame 3 lenss kit (grey, persimmion, clear) for $100 instead of the retail of $250.
 
blistering i was gonna mention that

i believe oakley sells ballistic lenses for some glasses i wish i had gotten oakleys instead of my costa delmar glasses (great specs but id like ballistic lenses)
 
I have numerous pairs of Oakleys, as do my wife and even my kids have Oakleys. They are awesome glasses, they work wonderful in many different conditions and situations, and they are tough.

I will wear Oakleys until they come our with implants that do the same thing.
 
So it is possible to buy M-frame with shooting lens too? Is it cheaper that way?

I like the idea of having 2 or 3 lenses including clear ones for indoor ranges (I guess)

And like everyone agrees this is a quality brand. I don't regret paying $90 for my Gascans. I stepped on them once and nothing happened. I just popped back the two folding things into their slots and voila!
 
I got several pair, including the shooting "array," when I worked for the gov't and they were cheap[er]. I wear them all the time and I'm really happy with them. It's really one of the few companies that I'm brand loyal to. My clothes, shoes, vehicles, watches, computers, guns etc. all vary in the brand dept. All of my sunglasses are made by Oakley.
 
I have an old set of Oakley Blades that were still humming along until I needed to get prescription sunglasses. (Now I have Rx Rudy Project sunglasses.)

I mainly used them for mountain biking- they saved my eyes from debris more times than I can count. I wore them shooting, too, but fortunately never had to test their ballistic resistance. :cool:

A couple people on my skeet team were talking about the Oakleys and how they could supposedly stop light shot. One of the members had a scratched lens he was willing to part with, so we asked the RO if we could pop a shot of #9 in to it. He cleared the area, we placed the lens and fired the shot...and never saw the lenses again despite looking for 15 minutes. :eek:
 
I've always owned Oakley, never the bigger ones but the small frame ones. I typically just use those to shoot. The polarized lenses are incredible when fishing and outdoors on the lake. However, if you lose them like I just recently did somehow... it sucks, cause that is $205 down the crapper.

Probably might invest in pair of shooters next... You can never go wrong with Oakley.
 
Good grief. Remember when Oakleys used to cost ~$50 when they first hit the scene? And that was fairly expensive back then. I had a pair with the rainbow lens, thought I was soooooo cool.:cool:
 
damn i didn't know they had such a big military discount.... i think i know who's getting some sunglasses for more then his normal 10 dollars...

-kirk
 
M-frames do not survive Pit Bull attacks worth a crap.

Ask me how I know.


-Mark.
 
I have Pro M-frames and Radars. I believe they are worth my money. I wear clear Radars while working night shift police patrol, or cycling at night or in low light. The M-frames have tinted lenses in place now. As for purpose-designed shooting glasses, well there are different lenses for different shooting conditions. I usually qual at night, and practice handgun shooting mostly indoors, so the clear lenses are used for that. When shooting in sunlight, I use the normal tinted lenses. I have not tried the purpose-built shooting lenses yet.
 
I have a pair of the M frames that I use for clay shooting, and I think they are worth the money. The shooting array really bring out the orange targets.

Shot an old pair of Oakley's from about 15 yards with a target load of 7.5 shot. Blew the frame to pieces, but no shot made it through the lenses. I was impressed.
 
Personally, I would never pay that kind of money for sunglasses or safety glasses. I view them like Starbucks: do I REALLY need to spend $2 for a 10 cent cup of coffee? No. My sunglasses? I paid $5 for them around 1996 from a boardwalk vendor in San Diego. Good metal frame that's lasted, and lenses that have remained clear. They're a dark tinted lens with no silver coating to scratch, break down, and get ugly. Granted, I always keep them in a hard case when not in use. This has contributed to their longevity. I wear them any time I'm outside, as I have sensitive eyes. If I just want safety glasses, I wear a cheap pair that does the job. I REALLY do not feel like paying $60+ for designer label glasses that don't really add anything and I personally think look like crap.
 
Yeah but your five dollar glasses won't hold up to the impacts that oakleys can. I have seen oakley's hold up to birdshot from a 12ga.
 
Yeah but your five dollar glasses won't hold up to the impacts that oakleys can. I have seen oakley's hold up to birdshot from a 12ga.
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The moral to that story is don't hang around people who don't know how to shoot a gun safely.

Its pure marketing and hype. Its really funny to watch pavlovs dogs react to their masters bell.
 
The moral to that story is don't hang around people who don't know how to shoot a gun safely.
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By that logic, we'd never need to wear safety glasses, right? Because the only reason we wear them is to protect us from the errant shot and bullets of unsafe shooters?

Its pure marketing and hype. Its really funny to watch pavlovs dogs react to their masters bell.
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And this just displays your blatant ignorance. Really man. A totally unsubstansiated cheap shot? Not only is this not even the least bit high road, I expect much better for someone with damn near 1,600 posts here.
 
First question to ask yourself if you're shopping for shooting eyewear: "how much is your sight worth to you?"

Shooting glasses are to protect your eyes. Period. I don't subscribe to any "mostly" when it comes to being able to see for the rest of my life. I wear quality glasses because life is life. Meaning it's unpredictable and you never know what's gonna happen. A guy named Murphy came up with a pretty good rule about that a long time ago.
 
I don't know what Oakleys are going to do to protect you that the $25 issue overshields aren't going to do.

Having said that, I out of pocketed for Wiley-X SG-1s, and then got extra dark and clear prescription switch-out lenses for them. I got tired of wearing the overshields over prescription glasses.
 
Although I don't own a pair of the shooting variety, I do use my old pair when at the outdoor range or back home. Someone said they 've been saved from debris and I couldn't agree more. They may be expensive, but I've had one pair for ten years now and still going strong (plenty of battle scars though...) What I'd like to know is what is the difference in their normal lenses and the ballistic ones? The normal ones are REALLY tough. I've had mine ran over and found, both lenses pooped out but ok. This was on dirt, not asphalt (obviously), but still impressed me. They were already scratched up so I proceeded to destroy one lens. It took many strikes by hammer (progressively harder) on a wood desk to finally get a break, but it took some force. Go Oakley for keeping quality up when others choose the low road and skimp on their products. Yup, I'm sold on them, can you tell :neener:
 
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