Face protection - Full face betty or shades only Arny???

McGilla · 04-06-2010 01:02PM #1

I’m definitely the full face Betty type

- I don't think I'll enjoy the game if I start losing teeth!

The amount of people I've noticed wearing just safety goggles is unbelievable, I really don't understand it? A shot to the face has got to sting!

I was playing in a mixed airsoft / paintball place last week (game zones weren't mixed) and I couldn’t help but think, the chances of a stray paintball hitting someone aren't that slim! - And I’ve got news for you; shades aren't going to stop a paint ball!

What are your thoughts?

tonyj_mc · 04-06-2010 01:04PM

used to wear full face but now look more hardcore in shooting glasses, j/k i always found it too warm and restrictive in full face ie using iron sights was next to near impossible. picked up a paid of shooting glasses and it solved all problems (except lower face) got hit a couple of times but i just find it more pratical to wear the glasses

Leftyflip · 04-06-2010 01:08PM

Always wore a pair of shooting glasses, a shot to the face stings, but being able to breathe easily and not be covered in sweat is worth it.

Damo 2k9 · 04-06-2010 01:08PM

Full face for me
Thinking of getting a pair of goggles/glasses for the summer tho and then getting a mesh lower face mask

JonnyTwoCombs · 04-06-2010 01:13PM

McGilla wrote: »

I really don't understand it? A shot to the face has got to sting!

As you say - pain is just weakness leaving the body :rolleyes:

Beez · 04-06-2010 01:14PM

Could anyone recommend a good pair of shooting glasses pls?

The_ChiefDUB · 04-06-2010 01:17PM

I can't stand having something on my face while playing. Makes breathing that little bit more difficult so it's harder to steady my breath when aiming up a shot - it also screws up your aim when looking down a sight. If I'm going around a corner or entering a room I generally just grip my shemagh between my teeth - protects my teeth and most of my face when needed.

Leftyflip · 04-06-2010 01:18PM

Check out the Bollé range, been using a pair myself since last Summer, couldn't reccomend them more.

Lemming · 04-06-2010 01:23PM

Beez wrote: »

Could anyone recommend a good pair of shooting glasses pls?

Or check out pretty much anything by ESS. I have a pair of Ice 2.4 glasses (interchangeable lens), and a pair of V12-Advancer goggles (interchangeable lens too with passive anti-fogging), and I know quite a few folks that run with the larger more "tradtional" ESS Goggles (e.g. the Turbo-fan model, etc.)

Airsoft Reloded · 04-06-2010 01:27PM

indoor, full face and outdoor, googles

Lukekul · 04-06-2010 01:35PM

Glasses all the way, just got a pair of mesh one's so no more fog for me

Silent Death · 04-06-2010 01:36PM

You can see much better in shades too. You have your peripheral vision too which is where your detection is the best. Much easier to stalk someone in a mask, So keep wearing them guys

McGilla · 04-06-2010 02:06PM

I rented full face paintball style mask, which kept steaming up, and that was more annoying than Jedward!:mad:

But a guy lent me use of small full face mesh mask and it was great, I could still use the iron sights and no fogging up!

Pain is weakness leaving the body but...Not the face!!!:eek:

J.D.R · 04-06-2010 02:18PM

Glasses are my preference, but I have seen many not so minor injuries in the fight between an burst of BB's and an uncovered face, so I am investing in a Shemagh to replace my unbvelievably hot balaclava.

WOuld never go full face mask thing where the goggles are attached to the mask, cause I feel it restricts movement, but I have heard good things about the lower mesh face halfmasks from QAS.

But, would never trust mesh completely. I used to, and then saw a few vids of a man shooting BB'es at a mesh mask, and then saw the fragments go throuhg. The Mask was relatively fine, but the BB's splintered past the mesh, and took away some of the paper behind it. That threw my confidence in them out the window

ED E · 04-06-2010 02:18PM

Lukekul wrote: »

Glasses all the way, just got a pair of mesh one's so no more fog for me

Fingers crossed they arnt the new chinese ones.

Private Snafu · 04-06-2010 02:26PM

A pair of bolle trackers with stamped steel inserts, coupled with a lower face mask.
It's the business were ever I am

gungun · 04-06-2010 02:28PM

I used to use one of those sensei mesh masks, never really liked them, I was always slipping around on the stock when trying to look down the sights, and when the sun was shining down at your face the mesh glinted making it harder to see, atm i use ESS goggles, love them (look deadly too:D ) and wore a shemagh yoke around my face, but I don't really feel that would help an awful lot with a smack to the face/mouth, so I'm gonna have a go at using the lower part of the sensei with them (cutting a bit out of each cheek so I can aim comfortably, don't really mind a hit to the cheek, teeth I really wanna protect)

evilrobotshane · 04-06-2010 02:54PM

Potentially, pain is just teeth leaving the body.

I'm too damn pretty to risk losing teeth, so I wear a lower face mask as a separate piece. Probably not such a concern for all y'all ugly people.

ED E · 04-06-2010 03:17PM

Would love to use these:
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But the frames dont hold up to 1J impacts.

So I usually end up wearing balaclava and Sensei as so:
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MindPhuck · 04-06-2010 03:46PM

personally, im thinking of gettng one of these -

they look the dogs, especially after seeing jack from 24 do ownage with one.. go jack!!

anyone use it in airsoft?

ED E · 04-06-2010 03:59PM

Watch out, I've heard people mention that some versions chip.

J.D.R · 04-06-2010 04:01PM

Don't mean to sound creepy, but do not get this unless you are a fairly imposing figure. The last time I was skirmishing there was a little kid wearing this, and it just looked stupid. But, iof you can pull it off, I would say it does look class (just like Jack in the tunnel, even scared me on my couch:eek:)

Silent Death · 04-06-2010 04:23PM

I have one of these, its more comfy than most, only use it in CQB though

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flashinbluelite · 04-06-2010 06:37PM

when i started driving motorbikes i bought a 700 euro helmet and someone asked me why i spend so much i had a simple answer

"if you feel your head is worth €50 buy a €50 helmet"

same stands for me in airsoft, not the price you pay but the quality of the protection you buy.

If you feel you dont need your teeth go around with super shades on..

me personally outdoor - stamped steel goggles and neoprene face mask
indoors - my custom helmet - stamped steel face and full head
protection.
whatever your budget is remember one simple truth , and i coin a phrase i read on another thread "your teeth only grow back once"

J.D.R · 04-06-2010 06:44PM

flashinbluelite wrote: »

"if you feel your head is worth €50 buy a €50 helmet"

Best comeback ever

Private Snafu · 04-06-2010 06:49PM

MindPhuck wrote: »

personally, im thinking of gettng one of these -

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they look the dogs, especially after seeing jack from 24 do ownage with one.. go jack!!

anyone use it in airsoft?

have one myself, love it but I find it restricts my peripheral vision to much for comfort

Silent Death · 04-06-2010 07:04PM

flashinbluelite wrote: »

when i started driving motorbikes i bought a 700 euro helmet and someone asked me why i spend so much i had a simple answer

"if you feel your head is worth €50 buy a €50 helmet"

Hmm reminds me of the boot story. A rich man buys a pair of great boots for 100 euros, the poor man can only afford the 10 euro pair. His are the same in every repect bar quality. So a few months on the rich mans boots are fine but the poor man has to buy a new pair. The rich mans boots last him 3 years and then he repairs them, the poor man in the end spends 360 euro on his boots. The rich man stays rich, the poor man remains poor.

Same applies for your gear, you will spend more money on low quality gear than those who spend that bit more. They will reap the benifit while the poor sod who bought the cheap stuff will have to pay out more and more untill he realises to upgrade there standards. Be it glasses,full or half masks masks, mesh, scarfs, remember dont cheap out, you may lose more than a few bob on cheap gear

conor-mr2 · 04-06-2010 07:43PM

No-one thought of gum shields yet?

thermo · 04-06-2010 07:49PM

Silent Death wrote: »

Hmm reminds me of the boot story. A rich man buys a pair of great boots for 100 euros, the poor man can only afford the 10 euro pair. His are the same in every repect bar quality. So a few months on the rich mans boots are fine but the poor man has to buy a new pair. The rich mans boots last him 3 years and then he repairs them, the poor man in the end spends 360 euro on his boots. The rich man stays rich, the poor man remains poor.

Same applies for your gear, you will spend more money on low quality gear than those who spend that bit more. They will reap the benifit while the poor sod who bought the cheap stuff will have to pay out more and more untill he realises to upgrade there standards. Be it glasses,full or half masks masks, mesh, scarfs, remember dont cheap out, you may lose more than a few bob on cheap gear

buy cheap,,,,, buy often!!

MacAonghusa · 04-06-2010 07:51PM

conor-mr2 wrote: »

No-one thought of gum shields yet?

Awkward if you use radios. Personally, mesh goggles with shemagh. Small bit of padding in the shemagh to protect the mouth for any close range engagements.

conor-mr2 · 04-06-2010 08:12PM

MacAonghusa wrote: »

Awkward if you use radios..

good point. I didnt think of that.

I use Bolle Glasses anyways and keep my mouth shut

Face protection - Full face betty or shades only Arny???

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