September 24, 2010
By Joseph von Benedikt
Recently, needing something to assist my lagging vision and protect my eyes against the often-fierce southern California sun while at the range, I ordered a pair of Wiley X prescription high-impact sunglasses (dealer only).
By Joseph von Benedikt
I've never made a better decision.
Since I got them, I've shot through consecutive days of glaring conditions with never a headache or strained eye. Used extensively by U.S. troops overseas, Wiley X glasses and goggles are designed for hard use in tough conditions—and they look great, too.
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There are something like 50 different frames available in many varieties of prescription lenses—gray, yellow, green, rust, mirror, polarized, you name it.
I got the gray polarized version and am seeing more clearly and with less distortion and reflection around my sights than I can ever remember. Most frame/prescription lens combinations run between $150 and $300. I think you'll be as impressed as I was.
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Joseph von Benedikt
Raised in a tiny Rocky Mountain town 100 miles from a stoplight or supermarket, Joseph von Benedikt began shooting competitively at age 14, gunsmithing at age 21, and guiding big game hunters professionally at age 23. While studying creative writing at the university he began publishing articles about firearms and hunting in nationally distributed magazines, as well as works of short fiction about ranch life. An editorial job offer presented an open door into the industry, along with an eye-opening two years stationed in the Petersen Publishing building in Los Angeles.
A position serving as Editor in Chief of Shooting Times magazine took von Benedikt and his young family to Illinois for four years. Homesick for the great Rocky Mountains, von Benedikt swapped his editorial seat for a position as a full-time writer and moved home to the West, where he's been writing full-time ever since, along with hosting the Backcountry Hunting Podcast.
Favorite pursuits include high-country elk and mule deer hunting, safaris in Africa, deep wilderness hunts in Alaska, and wandering old-growth forest in Europe for stag, roebuck, and wild boar.
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