Prescription balistic glasses

[Firewalker]

Revision Eyewear is the only eyewear I'll trust my eyes to. I work in a place where I require safety glasses, so I was wearing a Sawfly until they walked off on me. That thing took some rocks spat out by trucks and kept my eyes safe.

When it comes to Revision:

They're rated for multiple ballistic strikes (Z87.1 isn't)
You can purchase either prescription inserts (Sawfly, Bullet Ant & Desert Loctus) or have a prescription lens put into them (Hellfly).
The frames are nearly bombproof and can take quite a beating.
They look damn good!

I'm getting a Vipertail to replace my lost Sawfly. It looks totally boss.

[R.I.T.Z]

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[Jcotter]

I know on site we had frames that went inside the sealed glasses. It still have an empty frame somewhere. I'll dig them out and take a pic or two tomorrow.

[drk242]

smith optics has a better level of protection. and has a otw fan that cant be heard buy a spotter laying beside his shooter.

[Busterbunny]

I'm not worried about all brands quoted on this thread. In general, they all have good standards of protection. I'll probably chose Revision, since they're Canadian, all things being equal. I even think they're located in Montreal.

What I am debating right now, is either to go with Sawfly or Desert Locust.

Style-wise, I prefer the Sawfly. I could wear them for driving, or even in the workshop section of my company (they require Z87.1 glasses).

However, some of you seem to think that the fact that they are not goggles, BBs might enter in some ways and hurt the eyes.

Of course, since they're basicly the same inserts, I could buy both...

[Firewalker]

The older model of sawfly do not have the best coverage, however the new ones do offer full coverage plus they're damn comfortable too! I used them in a factory environment and they've saved my eyes quite a few times.

[Coresair]

Buster, have you checked Pyramex? They are Z87 rated and really well made. Glasses/goggles are under 25 bucks generally and I saw the Rx insert on websites for as low as 8 bucks (without the prescriptions lens obv.) There is a distributor in Montreal called SafetyExpress located in Dorval. Very nice people to deal with, you can pick up your stuff in person or have shipped!

[Firewalker]

Just so that you are aware, the ANSI z87.1-2010 rating does not cover multiple strikes. Don't rely on a rating, test any eyewear before wearing it on he field. However, MIL-PRF-31013, clause 3.5.1.1 does cover multiple strikes from ballistic projectiles. So bare this in mind if you're shopping for safety glasses.

[Hightimes]

http://tacticalproductscanada.com/index.php

I'm using the ESS profile turbo fan and the ESS Crossbow with the ESS Rx inserts.
I got all three items at the store above.

[Smartass]

Most of my airsofting happens at Flagraiders in Kitchener so I need Paintball rated goggles to go with the wire mesh lower mask I picked up at the convention. I've found a few goggles for $15 to $25 which beats the hell out of the $55 a JT mask costs that I'll just take the goggles out of and toss the rest. The nice thing about JT products is that paintball field operators like Flagraiders will immediately recognize and accept them. Does JT sell just the goggles without the mask, in Canada?

[Infidel]

The one area were you Gould not cheek out n is eyeware. I have absolute faith in both Ess an Revision ballistic products. They also both come with good prescription inserts. I have used both with inserts.

~Infidel