Bullet Boy on Shooting Sports

A Couple months back my friend’s at Laura Burgess Marketing sent me a pair of Revision HellFly Ballistic Photochromic Sunglasses to test out. It is no mystery that I am the discriminating wearer of glasses working in construction. When I buy a pair of glasses I look for certain qualities and uses.

My list of pre-qualifications is:

1. How do they look and feel? I ask myself will I feel comfortable wearing these?
2. Do they meet my requirements for intended use (ANSI Z87.1-2003, UVA/UVB)
3. Are they Comfortable?

My first impression of the glasses wasn’t all that great because of the way they looked on me, as you can tell in the photo above. Some might say ” with an Ugly Mug like that it doesn’t matter what you put on – you still look goofy”. <-Thanks BB Jr.-< Their safety factor was a no brainer – with safety certifications  higher than any other glasses I have personally worn since the day’s of 1/4″ thick lenses with plastic wire lenses and bulky side protectors.

So…

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

By reputation Revision Eyewear makes spectacular shooting and outdoors goggle systems. So much they charge a premium retail price for their product, and rightfully so. Each pair of HellFly glasses are optically correct – meaning that their lenses are near perfect or give off the same effect as the naked eye without distorting the image. In addition to providing one of the best optic views on the market their lenses are scratch resistant.

How do you make a 1 piece ANSI rated safety glasses and maintain a style? Revision figured it out. Remember, for it to be a “legal” pair of safety glasses it has to prevent sideways foreign debris from entering. Which can cause some serious style issues which is why I believe they didn’t look so great on me. Considering the constraints Revision did a pretty good job.

Due to the size of my face and head the ballistic glasses never fit me well.  I did find the adjustable nose piece nice…   Overall the glasses seemed to put too much pressure behind my ears. In the future I may try to adjust the frames with a heat gun (probably not recommend by the manufacturer).

Upcoming

In the near future I hope to test a few things out about these glasses.  Since they were sent to me free of charge by Revision Eyewear… I hope to try shooting one lens with my .22 caliber pistol and the other lens with my .17 HMR rifle.  There is sure to be video follow that post.  When else does someone give you the opportunity to shoot a pair of perfectly good safety glasses?  Until then I recommend you try a pair out for yourself.

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Day 3 of the BLACKHAWK blogger seminar was ripe full of activities.  Probably the most notable was playing paintball with Navy SEALs and professional shooters.  At first it can seem very intimidating to go toe-to-toe with experts of their crafts… But, in reality when the whistle blows all bets are off and paint is flying at anyone.  I can say that I successfully gunned down 1 Navy SEAL and owned Todd Jarrett.

Day three concluded with saying goodbye’s and enjoying dinner at a local dive near Norfolk, VA with the Blogger’s and BLACKHAWK team.  Thanks to Jeff Rose of Team BLACKHAWK  put together a video for the closing dinner.

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Blogger Profile: Richard Johnson –Can be found at Gun Holsters and Gear and Blue Sheepdog. Richard is a full-time father and protector of the streets with a suburban Tampa, FL police department.

Blogger Profile:  Kenn Blanchard – Black Man with a Gun – I’ve been a “guard” or a protector of some type all my life.  The oldest child, the responsible one.  In elementary school I was a crossing guard, a cub scout.  My first job was as a life guard in a really rough neighborhood.  It was more like being a bouncer that wore shorts.  I joined the US Marines after high school trying to overcome some low self-esteem issues.  In the military, I was often “volunteered” to escort prisoners or stand guard duty.  I ended up as a Marine Security Guard serving in a couple of places abroad.  I’ve worked protective details for international celebrities, US diplomats.  Later after becoming a federal police officer, I was detailed to protect a couple of families which morphed into another career path where I worked or taught firearms, tactics and protection.  I was into counter terrorism before it was a household word and knuckle-draggers like me, and the bad guys passed each other in airports around the world.

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