Oakleys

[Mastrogiacomo]

I'd like to finally break down and get a decent pair of shooting glasses. Which is the better M frame - hinges or no hinges? I want something that will last that won't break easy so which to choose?

[OBIWAN]

I like hinges

more compact

[Mastrogiacomo]

Do they break easy though?

[Erick Gelhaus]

Mast-
I took a couple pairs of Oakleys to the Sandbox with me. The M frames held up great, the second pair - "10s" - broke while on my cot when a helmet / NVG combination got dropped on them. Ooops.

[5whiskey]

Depends on what you're staking in these glasses. ESS makes awesome ballistic glasses that are no crap. We get issued their ICE glasses, and I decided to see how well they actually held up. I had an old lens that's pretty scratched up from last trip to the sand box, so I did my own little product test. I started with #8 low-brass lead shot at about 5 meters from a mossburg 12 gauge. Nothing penetrated. I worked my way up to #4 high-brass steel shot before anything penetrated the lens. If you want something that will honestly protect your eyes from anything (including IED's at a distance), get a pair. They're cheaper than oakley's, too. You can find the ICE's for $50.