KIT & GEAR EYEPRO
EYE PROTECTION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SAFETY, NO MATTER WHAT YOU SHOOT AND BILL HAS USED A BRAND FROM AUSTRALIA FOR SOME TIME, A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES MODELS THAT OFFER THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION!
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heap 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’ve been using “eyepro” from Austrlian brand Blueye and am often asked why I use their “Jager” model when there’s so many other big names out there. 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 man’s 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, they design, develop and manufacture specific purpose eyewear, with the emphasis on supplying elite performance eyewear products. In 2013, 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 eye protection. Whether it is Water Ops, Land, Air or Special Ops tasks, Blueye Tactical has developed an elite performance eyewear product for their needs and all Blueye Goggles and Sunglasses have gone through rigorous testing to meet, or exceed US Mil-Spec requirements.
JAGER UP!
The Jagers are super-light stealth Ballistic Sunglasses for tactical users. As well as the basic (if you can possibly call it that) model, the Jagers are also
“WHETHER IT IS WATER OPS, LAND, AIR OR SPECIAL OPS TASKS, BLUEYE TACTICAL HAS DEVELOPED AN ELITE PERFORMANCE EYEWEAR PRODUCT FOR THEIR NEEDS AND ALL BLUEYE GOGGLES AND SUNGLASSES HAVE GONE THROUGH RIGOROUS TESTING TO MEET, OR EXCEED US MIL-SPEC REQUIREMENTS.”
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