WATCH: Oakley Standard Issue Glasses Stop Shotgun Blast at 10 Yards

By Scott Conditt

We took the Oakley Standard Issue Ballistic M Frame Alpha mil-spec eye-pro to the range recently. The mission: Put these glasses through the paces. We ​went medieval on that glass!

Oakley Standard Issue Testing

Everyone already knows that Oakley has a solid reputation for producing exceptional lens technology and sturdy frames, entrusted by LEO and operators worldwide. So when Oakley sent us these specs, we decided to go full bore. We took them to the range and shot them at close distance with a smattering of firearms to see how the lenses would hold up.

We kicked things off with a good old fashioned wrist rocket at 10 yards just for fun. From there, we moved onto some larger firepower — specifically the Remington 870 Tactical Shotgun. We fired birdshot at 10 yards. After that, we fired from a .22 LR rifle and a 9mm handgun, aiming for the face of our trusty rubber dummy. The M Frame Alphas not only impressed us, but they surpassed all expectations during the all-out assault.