World’s Best Shooting Glasses: The ESS Crossbow Kit
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Hands down the best shooting and daily wear sunglass combination I have used: the ESS Crossbow Suppressor 2X kit will impress you. For shooters, you will find the super thin "Suppressor" temples to be a godsend. They fit slimly under your hearing protectors and won't push out the earcups. And they’re stay in position, even in Run N Gunning. The included thin elastic retention strap can be integrated. I'd been looking for this for years. The "Crossbow" comfortable and stay-in-place frame also comes in the kit. The two frames are easily exchanged between the polycarbonate clear, bronze, and smoke lenses included (3 glasses for 1 price really). Lens quality is outstanding with perfect colorations and fatiguing in wear (optical quality). The copper tinted lens is a favorite; very versatile. The ESS Crossbow/Suppressor glasses are ANSI rated and coated for scratch protection. The lens exchange, shown here, is fast, simple, and positive unlike other systems I've seen. The case is excellent: holds it all, good zipper, soft foam compartments for it all and MOLLE compatible. I have bought three pairs of this excellent system, these are the best I've found especially for the money.///////////////////Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 11 out of 10
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I'm department firearms instructor and have been using these since their inception. Made in USA. Oakley bought the company and it is now a subsidiary. And Oakley was also bought and is now owned by LUXOTICA. ESS eyewear has the toughest lenses and are more scratch resistant than oakleys. On the job or on the shooting range I hated having to baby my expensive oakleys. I never worry about my ESS lenses. Excellent product great customer service but gobbled up by European eyewear conglamorate
Revision takes the cake for me. Best customer service i'v experienced. Regular shipping, factory direct to my house here in Canada took only 2 days from date of purchase.
I wore Crossbows in Afghanistan. The yellow lenses helped driving at night, and felt fine with a headset on.
you'll love it in the helmet for the motorcycle as well, no temple pressure
The Army issued a pair of the Crossbows to me at Basic training at Fort Benning. They lasted all 16 of Infantry OSUT no problem. I eventually broke them during a training exercise and I loved them so much I bought another pair. I would recommend them highly. And yes they offer prescription frames and nose pieces
I am watching this vid 7 hours after it has posted. Sold out on Amazon. The price is now 117 and has a 1-2 month wait :(.
+MonGo WonGo Since your comment is thumbed up this will reach more guys. You guys should check out the Canadian Amazon. With a strong american dollar (to the loonie) That should offset the shipping cost of getting it to you in under a month. Hope that helps!
ESS makes a good product. I was issued them in the Marine Corps, and they performed very well. The only complaint I could voice about them involves the prescription inserts. Due to the curvature of the eye shield, it would cause the ESS prescription inserts to bow, which would distort my vision. Other than that, nothing but love for the system.
ESS is a good brand altogether. I was introduced to them as a grunt when I was still in. That was when Oakleys were all the rage.
I have a pair of ESS Crossbows that i got off of their website and I absolutely love them.
I've had ESS Crossbows issued to me but I still prefer the Sawfly Revision
keep in mind I have to use the RX inserts
I believe ESS is a sister company to Oakley.
The student has become the master. Nice job Doodle! ;)
+tony elum I'm glad he came around, because I recall getting my ass reamed for buying him a pair of these at first. __TD
+nutnfancy Dad's can be stubborn, justice is yours!
I've been wearing the Crossbows for a few years. I would get them at the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore in July $60 2x kit show special.
I have been using these for years. They are fantastic. Two important points you didn't mention. The first is that ESS is a military supplier and these were issued to military personnel. When I bought them they were incredibly difficult to source because of our overseas military activities. Number two these are ideally suited for prescriptions. They sell a nose piece which accommodate a prescription lens system that fits on too the nose piece. The system is very flexible because the prescription lenses can be used with all the front eye shield with no need to spend more money. Check out the manufacturers web-site for complete info.
Where ya been Nutn.. lol ... ESS shooting glasses are amazing and the price is even better. I got a pair on Botac for $15...NRA edition w/bronze lens and American Flag carry bag. But this system you're showing now is rockin ...........thanks brother
For guys that need prescription glasses, Oakley makes great frames out of titanium that have very thin sides which don't interfere too much with ear muffs. I stepped on my old pair full force one time after getting whacked in the face with a piece of heavy machinery and they actually held together okay. Glass didn't break and the frame still fit on my face afterwards. I still needed a new pair, but I'd imagine they could take a pellet of bird shot or fragment of shrapnel and not shatter or fail. Another tip, get them with UV dimming lenses. It's great to be able to get out of the car and have them go full dark within a minute on their own without needing to switch to prescription sunglasses.
i'm buying it right now, they are Z87 rated. i'm a wire technician for at&t and they require eye protection all the time with Z87 rated glasses. since i'm going to use them for 10 to 12 hours daily i will be able to provide you with a good feedback about them
I have the crossbows with the prescription inserts. Great for the price. The ESS website usually runs 35% off sales around the major holidays.
Nutn, I think you should take a look at the Smith Aegis Echo. It has the same kind of temples but it has a much more refined lens change system that doesn't require you to touch the lens with your hands to avoid oil on the lens.
I actually bought one of these not too long ago. affordable and effective, but I still like my Wiley -X Jakes.
Looks perfect for riding my GSXR K1! Nice that theyre dual use, shooting and sportbike riding.
This is the first review where I have had the product before nutn reviewed it haha. Love these glasses!!
Awesome to see an Eye Pro review! Im not going to lie though, I'm in the USMC and the Crossbows are standard issue, and I'm not a huge fan. I've never had a lens last longer than one day in the field without being super scratched. The glasses fog up faster than a shower door when you wear them with a kevlar helmet, and I've broken the arms off of every pair I've been issued. In my opinion, ESS are good for the range, but if you do some really hard, sweat inducing work, you're probably going to hate them. I haven't gotten to use the suppressors, but Crossbows are a no-no for me. Just my two cents, still great video!! keep it up!!!
I got a pair of crossbows for free because some medic forgot them in my Humvee a few years back. Good glasses but I prefer my Oakley SI M frames.
oakley makes these. There is a prescription insert for these as well. yellow and copper lenses available aswell
Hell yes, I've got 2 pairs, smoked and clear. I still can't believe the Army let me keep them when I got out.
I like the Dewalt ones at Lowe's, 10 bucks a pair and when they get scratched up just chuck them.
Thanks so much for the review. I've been hoping you'd do a shooting glasses review.
Yes you can add a prescription lens insert.
I was about to order Crossbow's from a webshop. Luckily I decided to go and try them out first, with muffs. Turned out that my head and Sordin combo didn't work well with Crossbow's. I tried ESS Ice Naro 3's and it felt like... nothing! Perfect fit and very comfortable. I sometimes forget they are on me and go inside and wonder why it's so dark.Try before you buy.
I wear prescription sunglasses so I will never review most safety glasses. these look cool for sure though.
+mixflip You can get prescription lenses
www.opticsplanet.com/ess-urx-prescription-insert-universal-rx.html
The insert type systems SUCK!
you are wearing two pair of glasses which doubles the Dirt and Doubles all issues!
+John M I wear contacts while shooting. They are just Basic lenses and don't correct all the same things that my actual glases do, but I can shoot well enough... at least not limited by my vision.
+mixflip I have the same problem. I've been running the Wiley X SG1 with prescription lenses. Works well.
+Jon Shelton I hate those goofy insert style adapters. I prefer just wearing my prescription tinted sunglasses.
just a thought...but for those who require prescription lenses Randolph engineering makes glasses that are extremely thin and do t mess with ear muffs....they are standard issue to navy flyers as they work great in our helmets or under our Davy Clark's.... I know they can be pretty expensive... but if you are getting prescription lenses they are worth looking at.
I would keep the low profile set with my howard light ears and I would keep the regular set with my surefire ear inserts (my travel set) Thanks for the review Nutn... I was thinking about getting some of the ESS goggles for my dualsport riding and wasn't sure how good of a company it was, but you convinced me.
Awesome video as always. I appreciate your "lengthy" (thorough) reviews. Let the haters hate. Thanks for keeping us in the loop and doing the research for us all!!!! Keep it up it is appreciated.
- Greg T.
Is this the first eyewear review?! Gotta try some Wiley X Air Rage. Shoot them with some different caliber rounds and see what they can take. I got some for $60 and they're killer.
A guy at work was telling me about these glasses and he loves them.
Smith Optics Elite has a similar offering which is also excellent.
Good review. This is what I've been looking for =)
Just ordered a pair from your suggested link. Thanks Nutn.
Brilliant, that is a genuine problem solver. I am going to look into Rx for these.
Thanks Nutn! I've been hoping for an eyewear video for a while.
I was kind of hoping for more details and general info (some ppl say advertised Z87+ vs most everyday poly glasses makes no difference for impact?), but I still appreciate the video.
Why do I just buy everything that Nutn reviews. Oh yeah, cause he's a true badass!
My go to for eye pro on the range has been cheap home depot 3M type safety glasses. When the glasses ghost themselves into someone else's system I'm not terribly upset and the arms of the glasses are generally a relatively thin profile.
Been using these for years... lovem
Nutn, could you do a side by side of these and the Revision Sawfly? They are a comparable set and I's be interested to hear your opinions.
90 dollars!!!! Thats awsome. Im in.
I love my pair. got them issued to me when I got to this new base I'm at. I had to get prescription lens for them and they just click right in. have a clear and shaded pair.
thank you, exactly what I was looking for
Looks like Daisy brand ones they sell at ranges in Australia.
Most of Smith Optics' tactical frames come in "echo" versions with flat metal ear pieces.
Oakley makes good stuff Oakley owns ESS.
Exactly these are m frames with out the ear sock!
Exactly
+DontTredOnMe2012 Wow, I did not know that. Their website confirms it. © 2016 ESS, a Subsidiary of Oakley, Inc.
I have been using ESS products for over 10 years now. Despite their excellent design and looks, I found their build quality and materials not up to the standards from years past. I really noticed this for products I bought after ESS got acquired by Oakley.
I have found my self replacing many lenses on my Crossbow and ICE glasses by them cracking in the center where the eyepiece goes. I have also found the ICE lenses cracking where the frame pieces attach to the lens. On the Crossbow lenses, I found the inner anti-glare coating go dull after not much use (only cleaned with ESS microfiber cloth and OpDrops) impeding vision. I have also found the nose pieces break on me due to the plastic degradation, and the rubber separating from the hard plastic.
The corrective lens inserts will stick the glass forwards, making it loose much of its defectiveness. I instead recommend their "Ballistic Sunglasses" with Rx inserts, which are very good.
Overall, for me, ESS glasses are like Butler Creek scope caps. Made out of cheesie materials, but the only game in town that it's worth buying despite their flaws.
I have ees crossbow and the only one thing I wish it could have a little wider nose rubber...
What about goggles ? Paulson makes a nice pair to wear with eye glasses ! Also is handy when you have a gentle 70 MPH breeze for the day. (A mountain pass East of ABQ focuses the wind by ABQ) Thank you for another Great Video !Eyes UP and lights down, tjl Sent by Win7Pro64 w/ADSL
These are the Eye pro that were issued to me in basic training. They are good to some extent, but when you wear them for more than 12 hours strait they will rub the back of your ears raw. They killed my 20/20 vision since I had to wear them everyday for nine weeks.
+Crazysniperman I don't think it can affect vision... at least never heard before of similar cases.
+jpenna1976 from what I have been told, if you hold a pair of sunglasses or eye pro out away from your face and look at an object through the eye pro and then without. flipping back and forth between the two, you can see the amount of distortion they cause. I have been told prolonged use of eye pro will cause your eyes to adapt to the distortion.
Sure, that is true. Everytime you get new prescription glasses, it takes a day or two to for eyes to adjust. Rarely the lenses are identical with the previous. But, it is natural for eyse to adjust and it should not leave permanent effects.
Ha I was issued these.
Love your "Table Top" reviews Nut'n ! Once again excellently done. I saw the annotation "non-polarized" do they come in Polarized ? I prefer Polarized in the outdoors. Thank You Sir for your Hard work on TNP, Truly Appreciated from a
" Double Owl " .....
you can get prescription lenses that fit into a special nose piece, which is pretty lame, I got a shit load of these from the army, if anyone who just so happens to read this, and just so happens to be in the army (I dont know about the other branches), when you deploy, and you get to do the thing online where you order more gear and stuff each month, you can order these (but without the suppressor frame), and then also order 1 of each replacement part, youll get 2 sets every month.
lol here's me wondering if Nutn just raised the price or if the seller he purchased from is sold out. Amazon is selling them for $117
How good is the antifog on this compared to Edge Eyewear. My $30 Edge never fogs up buy buy my $100 Oakley would fog up like crazy.
Smith Optics has a similar system, but only with one pair of glasses.
Mine broke right after changing the lenses on these. Just food for thought.
It's usually so hot here in ca, I hate sweaty ears thus I hate big ole ear muff style ear protection. Ear plugs are the way to go for me. What do u have against them nuttin?
Smith optics Hideout Tactical Sunglasses. My favorites yet! More $$$ but they are soooo nice!
+Justin Mikola Yeah, Smith Optics actually wanted to hook us up for testing and evaluation, but Nutnfancy refused since they're too expensive to recommend. He saw their pricelist and said "Hell no, that's too expensive". I think they're coming around with the Aegis release though. It's not as high-priced as their Pivlocks ~$240...._____Doodle
Nice.
Thanks for the video
If only I would have seen this video two days ago before I ordered two pairs of Wiley X with their this thick ass ear pieces. :( I was looking for a good brand of shooting glasses and just kind of had to guess. Oh well, I might still try these out.
ESS ICE so far... do i need these?
Military, Disabled Veterans, Retired Military, and LEO's, go to Oakley Standard Issue and get massive discounts on Oakley products. I love that site! Cerakote'd Oakley's? What?
Polarized Gas Cans kick ass! US made too.
+Lance Roark Standard issue's cool, have to be one of the cool kids' clubs to join up though. One of my fire buddies said he had luck with his, but my medic license didn't do it so I think it is limited to shooters. But they're cool enough, and have their oaks priced at what they should be. If you look in earlier vids you'll see me using gascan s model and the tan gascans too. Actually, their transitions-lensed shooters as well. They're pretty good, but still have too much temple width for using headsets. I paid $32 for my ESS's, and at that price I don't feel bad when they get thrashed. _Doodle
Ess corssbows I look like knock off from the oakley m frame if you have to ask me what is the best shooting sunglasses oakley is the best way to go
I was not super impressed with the scratch resistance. I'm guessing its a compromise between scratch resistance and safety.
Hows the scratch resistance Nutn?
They look like the old school blades by Oakley
Obviously I commented before watching your video, my bad.
Yours are cool!
Extracting foot from boca.
they polarized?
you would come out with a glasses review the week after I breakdown and buy a pair of wileyx... haha
11/10? These must really be special - looks like you can rx them too.
Wasn't there another 11/10 product? Cant remember...
Smith Optics Aegis Echo and echo 2
used this for meditative 10 minutes
Updated link with the three lenses like Nutnfancy reviewed for same price. ESS Eyewear Crossbow Suppressor 2X Deluxe Kit, Black: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OFRLQI
Good review. Can I borrow your credit card so I can get a pair?
Im glad i got these about a month ago, because the price prob just jumped up. Lol
Any way I can make these full seal for Airsoft
Ordered! Ka-ching. Checked the polarized lenses for fishing... $110 just for the lens :-( Guess I won't be buying them.
intrrchangeable lenses?
smith optics aegis does the same thing with the thin arms.
In fact these seem to be a copy of them. Granted I'm not sure who came first so it may be the other way around but I don't think so.
why would you not want polarized sunglasses when flying?
+troopcom Polarization messes with screens when you look at some of them, depending on the type. It's nice for looking outside the cockpit, but less so for the electronic stuff inside, and that's where you do most of the flying. -TD
+nutnfancy how do you guys deal with glare when flying? do did you fly with " special sunglasses"?
+troopcom I think its called reverse polarization. Have you ever been at a gas station wearing your polarized sunglasses and you can't read the screen until you tilt your head? That's because the screen on the pump is also polarized and with the sun glasses the light rays don't make it to your eye. Same thing I think.
Looks like Oakley
Price increased and sold out! Damn it.
+Lee Harrell Single Suppressor still in stock: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D60S86?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
90 dollars? Insane.
Grrrrr. Price has gone up. Have to wait for weeks if check out on the cheaper price :(
+John Doe 64 bucks now
nutnfancy please check this out I think you will love it. I got the utg bipods and love them very light and strong. I'm with you on the troy alpha rail I have them on 3 ar15s love them . well when I was at the utg sight I was looking at the rails I know they have a bad rep but the the new utg pro line I got the utg pro super slim keymod 15 inch rail, ebay it cost 139 free shipping comes with everything you need to install 100% rock solid very very detailed. the top rail has been smoothed up so it is less likely to snag up. now here is the best part it's half the weight of a troy and cost about 70ish less. I will buy it off you if you don't like it. they are that good. completely customizable. I love long rails but weight sux well with the utg pro super slim keymod you can put that longer rail on . I'm doing this because I think you should help a American company if you can. utg made some crap rails so not many ppl will buy them. the utg pro line is a different animal the details are better then troy and the weight is crazy light and it's as rock solid as you could ask for. please help our American brothers out. I have 3 troy alpha rails that I'm selling, the utg pro super slim keymod will go on all of them. now I only bought the utg pro super slim keymod. because it looked the best to me and was the lightest. but I would say all the utg pro line will be the same , remember it is the pro line. nutnfancy this is what ur about alot of us not have money like you but still want solid stuff at affordable price. I think you will drop troy alpha rails after you check out the utg pro get the utg pro super slim keymod. please ebay was the cheapest price I found it don't pay more then 150 after shipping because you can get it cheaper if you look utg website I think it was like 179 or something I know they have high prices so the dealer can look good but please but it and show the guys that are not rich like you. lol
Only 1 left at this time ....
Nutnfancy registered on oakleysi.com? If not I would get on that son !
damn your hands shake a lot bro
TMP 4 life
tnp* buy ya
the mutton fancy project?
+Brandon Harold the muffin project
"TMP" hahaha, this guy is a morin.
Only 3 left on Amazon as i write this.
+Nutnfancy , checkout EdgeEyewear. They are based right here in Utah and have multiple models in their tactical line with the "Thin Temple" frames you're so turned on about. Haha, actually, would you do a review? I have my opinion, but always value hearing what you have to say about gear. It's the best bang for the buck I've come across so far...yes better than ESS. Plus, they have a 2nd kind of cool to boot.
Already sold out... and $117 lol
I have the crossbow already for free all you have to do is join the US Army. lol
90 dollars? God damn