Texas Sporting Journal Product Review: The Ultimate Dove Hunter

by Bob Robb

July - August, 2007

Eyewear—SunBuster: If you hunt doves in Texas, you most likely have a pair of sunglasses lodged on the bill of your cap or dangling around your neck. They’re an asset when trying to pick up a speedy mourner in bright sunlight and a must just in case you get peppered. But, when light conditions change, so does your ability to see birds clearly with that standard brown or gray lens. You could carry several different pairs with different colored lenses; yellow tinted, rose tinted, etc. or you could carry a pair of SunBusters. These are the best high quality shooting glasses I have used in 20 years.

With the SunBuster ShootCorrect eyewear eye-protection system it’s almost like having five different pairs of glasses rolled into one because you can simply swap out lenses of various colors in seconds. Choose the appropriate lens for prevailing light conditions—I have found yellow to be most effective on those rare days with cloud cover —snap the lens into the frame and attach the nosepiece, and you are ready to rock. They come in two styles depending on your facial dimensions, are made from a strong, ultralight nylon and designed to ride high on the shooter's face. The five lens colors provided are crimson brown, orange plus, light yellow, medium purple and light vermillion. The cool thing for me is the SunBuster offers prescription insert lenses that fit in the frame behind the sunglass lens. You provide the company with your eyeglass prescription, and they do the rest. It’s like having five different Rx pairs of different-colored shooting glasses for the price of one that blocks 100 percent of damaging UVA/UVB sun rays and are a perfect fit in the field or at the range. Each model comes with a high-impact, zippered shell case with separated protective lens pockets. An oversized micro-fiber cleaning cloth and a lanyard are also included. (866) SUNBUSTER; www.sunbuster.info.