PMCI - February 2017

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GEAR ON TEST
BLUEYE EYEpRO JAGER
Eye protection is one of the most important aspects of
safety no matter what you shoot, and we’re always in
search of new models that offer the highest levels of
performance and protection.
Cheap eye protection is a false economy in virtually
every respect I can think of. Luckily these days we have a
wealth of manufactuerers to choose from when it comes to
protecting those all important “Eyes and Ears”, and testing
for such products is amongst the most stringent out there.
I was therefore very interested when I came across a new
brand, Blueye, and decided to investigate further.
Blueye Eyewear was formed in December 1995 when
Dean Bennell (director and founder) came up with a
new eyewear concept for jockeys in Horse Racing. Whilst
working as a horse trainer in Sydney, Australia, Dean
realised that the goggles jockeys were wearing had not
changed in design or materials since the 1950’s (sounds
a bit like my old mans shooting glasses!)
Dean began designing goggles and the design process
took eight months, during which time he approached
his brother Marc, to see if he would be interested in
becoming a partner in Blueye Eyewear. The partnership
was then formed and in December 1996, twelve months
after conception, Blueye entered the marketplace. Initially,
Blueye concentrated on marketing its product throughout
the horse racing industry, but soon realised that the
goggles also had potential in other sports. An extensive
sunglass range was gradually created, building on the
success of the goggles technology, and along the way,
Blueye picked up awards such as Australian Design of
the Year and Australia’s Powerhouse Museum Award for
Science and Design.
Blueye Tactical Eyewear is a division of Blueye Eyewear
Pty Ltd, and they have been designing, developing and
manufacturing specific purpose eyewear with the emphasis
on supplying elite performance eyewear products. In 2013,
and after four years of development, Blueye released
their first ever specific purpose ballistic eyewear range for
the international military and tactical markets. At Blueye
Tactical Eyewear they strongly believe that for personnel to
perform specific operational tasks they need to be wearing
the correct piece of eye protection.
Whether it is Water Ops, Land, Air or Special Ops tasks,
Blueye Tactical has developed an elite performance
eyewear product for your needs, and all Blueye Goggles
and Sunglasses have gone through rigorous testing to meet
or exceed US Mil-Spec requirements.
• Exceeds U.S. military ballistic impact requirements for
spectacles (MIL-PRF-31013, clause 3.5.1.1)
• High Impact grilamide Frame material
• Interchangeable lens system
• 2.1mm Carl Zeiss precision optics lenses 100% UVA & UVB
• Frame colour matt black
• Included lens colours: (clear and smoke)
• Adjustable nose pad for comfort
• Low profile temples for ear muff compatibility
• Retainer strap included
• Hard Carry Case with included lenses
• RX adaptor available
• Certified ANSI Z87.1-2010 ballistic impact and optical
requirements, Certified EN166, Certified AS/NZS 1337.1
JAGER!
The Jagers are super light stealth Ballistic Sunglasses for
tactical ops. As well as the basic, if you can possibly call it
that, model the Jagers are also available in a Low Profile
design and with High definition lenses.
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