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...is that a cut-out in his hat for his prescription Oakleys?
If I'm seeing this correctly, those are from ESS, aka, eye shield systems. I owned a pair of their ICE eye shields for a while.
They use a bullet resistant material for the "lenses" which can help reduce the impact of some projectiles, in the hope that it will save you from losing your vision from being shot in the face.
I believe their benchmark was some kind of shotgun round at a few meters, probably birdshot or other small/sprayed shot.
I bought them because they're roughly equivalent to most safety glasses, and I was doing work at the time that required such personal protective equipment. Mine came with three "lenses", one clear, one that was amber, and one they called "smoke" which appears to be what this character is wearing.
I liked the eyewear, but I seem to have lost mine over the years. I would buy it again simply for the durability, as driving glasses. However, since I'm not a kid anymore, and I have financial responsibilities, I can't really justify $100+ on eyewear unless it's a prescription or something else I require in order to live.
I assume this guy has ESS because he is a GUN fanatic. So he wears them while being unsafe with his GUNs.
"He took a shotgun blast right to the face. Thankfully he had bulletproof sunglasses so his eyes are still intact. Too bad for the rest of his head."
"He went and got himself Dick Cheneyed."
That's basically just a Z87.1-2020 lens. Any lens made to the standard should protect against impacts. It's technically bullet-resistant, in that it's a polycarbonate lens, but stopping birdshot ain't that remarkable.
The reason you might wear them while shooting is to prevent a stray piece of brass from going into your eye, or spall from hitting a steel target. (E.g., the copper jacket peels off the bullet and comes back towards the shooter as shrapnel. The risk of spall is very low past about 10y with pistol targets.)
I'm not a gun person, so I didn't know any of this. It's useful to know. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, they sell hats made to work with any pair of sunglasses apparently... the brand is called Notch.