Eye protection

[Ray11792]

I have searched on these boards and haven't found any post on eye protection. What would you recommend for eye protection is mesh any good or do the bb's go through?

[Jester316]

As long as it has a rating of Z87.1 it is fine for airsoft. If you want cheap glasses, go to home depot, or other place like that and get safety glass's. Or you can get full seal goggles, such as ESS brand goggles. I think for mesh, you have to make your own. I have never seen them for sale anywhere (but I could be wrong on that). If you do indoor stuff, full seal goggles are Required, but for the outdoor stuff, usually shooting glass's (or construction eyeware) is fine.

[Kendodude]

As long as it has a rating of Z87.1 it is fine for airsoft. If you want cheap glasses, go to home depot, or other place like that and get safety glass's. Or you can get full seal goggles, such as ESS brand goggles. I think for mesh, you have to make your own. I have never seen them for sale anywhere (but I could be wrong on that). If you do indoor stuff, full seal goggles are Required, but for the outdoor stuff, usually shooting glass's (or construction eyeware) is fine.

But some construction eyewear glasses aren't rated at all and break... *gasp*

You can head over to your local outdoors goods store and pick up some simple wrap around shooting glasses. Not that expensive.

[LiquidSnak]

eight bucks max for daisy shooting glasses. If you go to home depot, make sure to pick up ANSI/Z87.1 rated glasses.

[Ray11792]

I am looking in the goggle range how about these? http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_review ... ts_id=3891

[LiquidSnak]

Those are good ones. That or search ebay for ESS goggles

[DELETE]

I have not had a Promblem with these baby's yet

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info ... s_id=28936{4}178

[Solid]

Im looking for a full gas mask right now, anyone have any advice on where to get one? I might check the local army surplus store or something. Do you think the plastic/glass on the eye holes would be strong enough?

[Nocte]

Moved to Safety/Legality, which, incidentally, has tons of info on mesh goggles and eye protection.
Next time you can't find something, try the Search feature.

[Haloeclipse]

I got a great set at Joes for under 10 bucks

[Ray11792]

Well I ordered those FlakJak goggles so I'm good now. Thanks for the recommendations. I strayed away from the mesh because even though they don't fog, they just don't seem as safe because of breaking bbs. I would like to keep my vision.

[Osmo]

Im looking for a full gas mask right now, anyone have any advice on where to get one? I might check the local army surplus store or something. Do you think the plastic/glass on the eye holes would be strong enough?

I'd recommend actually fire-testing anything that's not explicitly impact rated.

[Antilogic]

Im looking for a full gas mask right now, anyone have any advice on where to get one? I might check the local army surplus store or something. Do you think the plastic/glass on the eye holes would be strong enough?

I'd recommend actually fire-testing anything that's not explicitly impact rated.

If you break them, at least you weren't wearing them at the time.

[Flyerfye]

Indeed. I'd definitely suggest testing all your goggles before wearing them into combat. It takes like a minute, it's easy, and you're much better off breaking them now than breaking them on the field, and having lens shards or a BB going into your eye.

When you're testing, just make sure they're strapped to something solid (I like just putting them on a melon or something relatively round and head-sized.) If they're not attached to something, they'll just move backwards instead of getting an accurate impact from the BBs. Fire a few rounds straight on, point blank from the highest FPS thing you've got. (Ironically, you should be wearing eye protection for this in case of ricochets)

[IrishAsasin]

just be badass and go with the german ww2 helmet with ballistic goggles.

but seriously firetest the gas mas. it was meant to save your lungs not your eyes.