Mike M.

Mike M. is the hands-on owner behind Iron Mako Media, the independent portfolio of gear sites that Lens & Lead belongs to. He ranks eyewear on the certification the maker publishes (ANSI Z87.1+, MIL-PRF-32432, APEL), the lens system and the fit, and labels every pick with how it was researched.

How Mike ranks eyewear

Every pick on Lens & Lead is researched from the maker's product page and manual: Mike quotes the certification it states in the maker's own words — "ANSI Z87.1+", "MIL-PRF-32432A", "APEL approved", "tested to" — records the lens system, the tints in the box, the Rx route and what the maker says about temples and ear muffs, and scores the result on the public rubric at How We Rate. Where the maker's own page was unavailable, the card cites a retailer or a press page and labels it, so every figure traces back to something you can read.

The result is a single clear winner for each use case — indoor range, bright field, over glasses, under muffs, youth sizes — with the rating, the tint and the fit laid out so the choice is quick.

Who he writes for

The shooter who reads the stamp on the temple before the style photos, and who is buying for a child as often as for himself. That is why the youth pages quote the American Academy of Ophthalmology rather than a marketing line, and why the rating column exists at all.

Contact

Questions and corrections go to contact@lensandlead.com. Mike reads every message. More about the publisher is at Iron Mako Media.