![]() ![]() This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without receiving permission and providing proper credit and appropriate links. We’d also like to see a rose-type shooting lens developed for optimal optical clarity and target engagement speed. In the meantime, enjoy DR’s video below from SHOT Show.Įditor’s Note: DR will try to find out if the B-On’s lenses are polarized, and if not, if a polarized varaiant will be available as an option. ![]() The Beretta CTRL B-On shooting glass would appear to be slightly modified CTRL™ ONE Matte Black/Blue Lens or CTRL™ ONE Matte Black, Mirror Logo, Smoke Lens.ĭefense Review would love to have DR writer/contributor and chief new-product tester Jeff Gurwitch run a set of these at the range at some point, soon, to determine whether or not the B-On eyepro is good to go. That’s no problem for e-Tint, which “gives you the ability to change tint from light to dark within 0.1 second, which is faster than any other technology available.” Things of course can happen very quickly on the range, particularly when you’re engaging multiple targets, including moving targets. So, kudos to Beretta for recognizing the technology’s potential civiliant combat/tactical and sport shooting applications. Military Special Operations Forces (SOF), it was subsequently marketed for for multiple outdoor activities and sports like running, biking (including mountain biking), climbing, hiking and pargliding. While CTRL Eyewear’s e-Tint tech was initially developed for U.S. Regardless, the B-On’s lenses are of course ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 ballistic grade for protection against fragmentation and ricochets. If the electronics fail, the lenses resort to clear (untinted). The B-On can also be set so the e-Tint tech’s light sensors activate the e-Tint mechanism automatically, according to the ambient light level. e-Tint is essentially electronic LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) tech that the shooter can very quickly and easily manually activate on and off, according to his/her environmental/ambient lighting conditions, for optimal down-range vision. Researchers continue to evaluate new materials and designs to increase the capabilities, features and level of protection of future ballistic eyewear.While DefenseReview was perusing the latesta nd greatest tactical shooting goodies at the Beretta USA booth at SHOT Show 2017, we ran into some very nice Italians in charge of some very cool new products in the Beretta Protection Technology section, the most interest of which, to DefenseReview (DR), were the Beretta Protection Technology (BPT)/CTRL Eyewear B-On electronic combat/tactical shooting sunglasses/ballistic eyepro (eye protection) with e-Tint technology, that we can only assume is patented. Wear compliance rose dramatically for the stylish protective eyewear, reaching 85% to 95% and eye injuries decreased across the Department of Defense even as the incidence of attacks in Iraq increased. Optical devices that met ballistic standards formed the first Authorized Protective Eyewear List and were fielded beginning in 2004. Program Executive Office Soldier, the optometry consultant to the Army Surgeon General, members of the Tri-Service Vision Conservation and Readiness Program, and other subject matter experts selected and tested commercial off-the-shelf eye protection against military ballistic impact standards. In 2003, the 10th Mountain Division requested enhanced eye protection. ![]() Dismal wear compliance prior to 2004 indicates Soldiers and their leaders did not appreciate these improvements and found little value in the bulky, ugly, and uncomfortable products. Products derived from experiences in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Iran/Iraq war drove technical improvements throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Appreciation for combat eye protection steadily increased following World War II. ![]()
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