Eye protection

[Shirley]

Originally Posted by Syn

For those interested, http://www.badlandspaintball.com/gogglesafety.html is selling it for $10 less ($49.99) than CanT.

Under 20$
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=1234858

[Endymion]

Originally Posted by mr_gomez

wont shop glasses do the trick for those who cant really afford a 500$ pair of goggles?

If you can't afford to spend $50-100 on good eye protection, you can't afford to play this game. Honestly. It's one thing to save money by making a good purchase, but it's another entirely to approach the situation with a "what's the least I can spend on this" mindset.

Your eyes are the one piece of equipment you absolutely cannot replace. Even if you were to splurge and get something like the ESS Profile Turbofan goggles, you're still under $200. That's less than the price of one gas blowback gun, or four mags at full retail price. Are you saying your eyes aren't worth that much?

Since I first got into airsoft (and not including my experiences in paintball) I've put money into five paintball masks and three ballistic goggles/glasses, all in an effort to find the perfect fit. More than any other piece of equipment, eye pro should be something you put time and effort into ensuring fits well.

[TokyoSeven]

Im up to 11 pairs of goggles, mix of wileys, diffrent brand of paintball goggles and ballistic goggles. You never know when you have to have a diffrent set up, and eye protection us very important.

[Shirley]

I rememeber seeing reviews on airsoft goggles on YouTube. They shot different kind of gloggles with guns with different FPS.


But hey, buy cheap goggles, don't blame it on us that you get blind. You lose an eye, or both, can't replace them, you'll never play airsoft or anything. You can only play pirate games with your kids or sit home and do nothing.

[six4]

i have a pair of the mesh goggles,,super tough. stood up to a point blank sniper shooting .36 and full auto point blank burst from my ics with .20 some denting of the cage but no catastrophic failure.



however,,,,wasnt overly fond of them and the risk factors far out weigh the benefits. yes you can wear protective inner glasses or whatever to protect against shards,,,but all it takes one fluke accident and you will regret it the rest of your life. i switched back to my trusty jt thermals for the ultimate in protection.



my mesh goggles are reserved for when im filming or admining a game and not in direct firefights.

this is what "ed the sock" says about mesh goggles

[leblanc74]

can I wear ESS striker turbo fan google in paintball fields?

here is the link
http://www.essgoggles.com/Striker-Tu..._7_detail.html

[Endymion]

You would need to have permission from the field owner, but as a heads up most paintball fields will only permit paintball approved goggles. It's an insurance issue.

[Capt. Tyco]

Originally Posted by Endymion

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that if you have a broader face or a flatter nose (as many asians do) then many ballistic goggles may leave a gap at the bridge of the nose.

You should give these a look: http://www.essgoggles.com/Asian-Fit-..._category.html

An I agree with Ibby, I don't think its that smart to be indoor airsofting with non-sealing goggles. I know that it says the ICE series has good side protection, but like it says they are eye-shields not goggles. Then again, its your call.

[leblanc74]

Originally Posted by Endymion

You would need to have permission from the field owner, but as a heads up most paintball fields will only permit paintball approved goggles. It's an insurance issue.

what are the best for paintball approuved google, that is comparable to the ESS striker turbo fan one's

[Amos]

Originally Posted by six4

i have a pair of the mesh goggles,,super tough. stood up to a point blank sniper shooting .36 and full auto point blank burst from my ics with .20 some denting of the cage but no catastrophic failure.

Funny, I shot clean through one of those this weekend with my sniper rifle shooting 450 with .20's

[FireRat]

See these kinds of questions amuse me the most... mesh or not mesh. Everyone says don't wear mesh cause they broke when I shot them full auto point blank etc...

I have only been playing airsoft for a year now and I have had mesh goggles the exact pair that Six 4 has for about 3-4 months? and I have had no problems at all. I have taken a couple hits to the mask but nothing ever happened except it scared me silly. Now this is only from personal experience.. we use good quality bb's no cheap bb's are aloud on the field, these bb's were tested by shooting them at the ground and no chips, the bb's just dented. I have never been shot point blank full auto in the face or anywhere else, not even by new players. I don't see anything wrong with them except when you look up while its raining you get water in your eye's.

[Amos]

Originally Posted by FireRat

See these kinds of questions amuse me the most... mesh or not mesh. Everyone says don't wear mesh cause they broke when I shot them full auto point blank etc...

I have only been playing airsoft for a year now and I have had mesh goggles the exact pair that Six 4 has for about 3-4 months? and I have had no problems at all. I have taken a couple hits to the mask but nothing ever happened except it scared me silly. Now this is only from personal experience.. we use good quality bb's no cheap bb's are aloud on the field, these bb's were tested by shooting them at the ground and no chips, the bb's just dented. I have never been shot point blank full auto in the face or anywhere else, not even by new players. I don't see anything wrong with them except when you look up while its raining you get water in your eye's.

.. even the highest quality BB's explode when they hit a solid surface without give...

Mesh goggles are OK... But they're not ideal.. say the one situation where you're running, you pop around a corner and startle a sniper... He pulls the trigger and you get a 450+ FPS bb going straight through your mesh goggles into your eyes.

They're fine for guns with Japanese limitations (1J limit.. I believe that's 350 on .2's) but over here we hardly adhere to Japanese FPS limits.

[Drake]

I agree with the ICEs not being the best for CQC situations, and generally indoors it's easier to get off the field and remove the googles, wipe out fog, etc.

A caveat is that with my MICH on, someone would have to stick the muzzle of their gun under the helmet and fire it with the muzzle next to my temple in order to get a BB in from the side.

[tunabreath]

Hmm, something just occurred to me on the chip side of the mesh goggle argument...

Why is it that mesh goggles are marketed to people who work outdoors, using heavy machinery? (most specifically, logging, chainsaw work)
eg) http://www.maximumeyewear.com/produc...r-goggles.html

I'd personally expect MORE threat from incoming chips/flakes/particles/dust/whathaveyou from chainsaws hitting timber than from a BB hitting the mesh.

Just wondering why that was.

[LUTNIT]

I use ICE with RX adapters at some field games, but most of the time I run my Profile turbofans. Goggles cost me ~$160, RX adapter $30, lenses $0 (insurance.) In my opinion from using big goggles over my glasses for more than a year, my setup is worth every penny and then some.

I would never wear my ICE at an indoor CQB game, have one coming up on the 1st of Dec and I'm not even considering my ICE, sealed goggles or bust.

Also don't forget that bio BB's shatter on impact. That happens with your ballistic polycarb sealing goggles, might get a tiny bit in if you don't have complete sand/dust coverage. With mesh goggles, you just got a face full of shards of plastic and dust with 1.49J of energy behind it. Happened to an Ottawa player at Border Wars. He had non-sealing ballistic goggles and he got an eye full of bio shrapnel.