This time, the snipers bullet hit my gun mount and continued on to fragment and splatter on the right lens of my ESS CDI sunglasses. I was positioned in the right rear hatch of my rolling Stryker when a sniper that had claimed the life of a fellow soldier and good friend three days prior struck again.
The attached photos were taken before and after a sniper attack outside of Mosul, Iraq, on July 3, 2006.
I am writing to show and tell you of the in-field performance of the fantastic protective eyewear ESS has developed. So we’ll share this reader testimonial from the ESS website instead: Strangely enough, no one on our editorial staff was willing to volunteer to get shot in the face. We developed all sorts of aches and pains just reading these stories. Customers describe being shot at, blown up, sprayed in the face with toxic waste, burned up, and a host of other misfortunes. Reading through the customer testimonials on the ESS website is quite an experience. It was plenty secure and at no time was there risk of a lens coming loose. Much easier than traditional pressure mounted lens systems. Add the new lens, rotate the locking clip into place, and you’re good to go. Once the lens is unlocked, simply pull the lens downward and it is easily removed. Each lens includes holes which are used by this locking clip. Rotate it upwards and the lenses are unlocked from the frame. The Crossbow frame features a locking mechanism just above the bridge of the nose. While the outside corners of the Crossbow lenses do snap into place snugly and securely, the method of removal is different. It’s never easy as most systems rely on high tension lens mounts which force the user to bend and contort frames in order to remove and add lenses. Our experience with other shooting glasses systems prepared us to expect a lens snapping ultimate fighting bout to remove one lens and add a new one. Our evaluation set came with three lenses in smoke grey, clear, and yellow to cover a variety of indoor and outdoor light conditions. Second to comfort, the other stand out feature of the Crossbow eyewear is the manner in which lenses are changed. They’re great for shooting sports where peripheral vision is key – sporting clays, IDPA, USPSA, etc. This is the only set of shooting glasses that we’ve been able to forget about while on the range. Neither the top of the frame or bottom of the lens cluttered up our field of view. The biggest benefit of this is the effect on peripheral vision. These glasses conform to your face and ride very close to your eyes. The Crossbows are light and balanced, but that’s not the biggest benefit of their fit. With the ESS Crossbow eyewear, that’s easy. With any product we evaluate, we like to find the ‘stand out’ feature. Our evaluation set was the Crossbow 3LS (3 Lens System) package.
#Ess eye pro crossbow series#
The Crossbow is the flagship of the line and features a no-slip frame and includes lenses with anti-fog and anti-scratch coatings.Īll Cross Series products are available in a variety of single, double, and triple lens packagings. Lenses are interchangeable with Crosshair and Crossbow frames. The ultra-thin frame helps eliminate pressure points and maintain the effectiveness of hearing protection by not interfering with the seal. Specially designed frames for use with cup style hearing protection and communication systems. The Crosshair series products are upgradeable with all Cross Series premium components. Includes basic protective lenses without advanced anti-fog and anti-scratch coatings. The Cross Series includes a family of three product lines with interchangeable components: Crosshair For the general purpose shooter, the Cross Series and Ice product lines are ideal. ESS offers a broad array of glasses, goggles, and other eye protection products for military, law enforcement, fire and rescue professionals. Or more specifically making sure that ones eyes are protected in harsh and abusive environments. If you’re not familiar with ESS, they specialize in abuse. And, as everyone knows, ESS Eyeshields are the only approved eye protection for United States Marines. Apparently that’s exactly the case as the folks at ESS, a subsidiary of Oakley, sent us a set of Crossbow 3LS Eyeshields to (abuse) evaluate just in time to celebrate the big event.
We didn’t know we were supposed to get presents to celebrate the United States Marines 236th birthday.
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