The 'What have you just bought' Thread

[Rickwales]

Great reply and suggestions, thanks. 

I have been using the full face masks at the site I shoot at, although I did buy my son his own mask.

I think I will get a full face mask as suggested. 

We both wear cheapish goggles when target shooting in the garage with paintball and now airsoft as there's no one shooting back at us. That's really what I brought these for.

Cheers. 

Rick. 

Your original photo does not work for me, but from the specification sheet and reference to Lidls it looks like they could be these :

https://youtu.be/WcFNrOIzpYs

The impact level is very basic at EN166F which is just for general workshop / workplace use - to protect from things thrown up, not from things being shot.  They are not even rated for ricochet 

It’s better than nothing, but the inclusion of your son sends the wrong message 

Don’t drill them - not just because you don’t know the effect that it has on what you drill into, but you don’t need any (extra) antifog ventilation as you should not be doing any activity to cause fogging in them 

(I say ‘extra’ because the video references a small element of ventilation, which if that is the right goggle then it indicates that they are designed just for workshops etc and are for just keeping the dust & cuttings etc kicked up away from eyes 

Assuming you have a safe and legal

environment, for home target shooting get some airsoft shooting glasses with EN166B rating, and ideally a strap, even if it is just a surfer’s glasses strap to hold them in place 

(There’s no point in glasses having impact ratings if they bounce off your head on impact)

I appreciate the advice mate, thank you. 

Yep, the garage is safe and I have a padded and secure backstop to reduce ricochets. I do shoot sub 12 ftlb airguns in there without issues. I usually wear a set of Stihl chainsaw goggles over my glasses. (Found em in garage when we moved in.)

As I mentioned he has a budget brand, (but the same as my local site hands out) full mask as I quite like the little shit.... 

But lesson learned thanks guys. I don't want either of us to get hurt. 

Thanks for the replies. 

 

[Tommikka]

As I mentioned he has a budget brand, (but the same as my local site hands out) full mask as I quite like the little shit.... 

Theres nothing wrong with budget brands (provided they are up to standard)

My first goggles were the entry level, and I kept them for many years (with lens changes),  a couple of paint jobs and they were in my lending collection.

Even when going on to ‘premium ranges’ I also bought a rental type, because I wanted that colour scheme and they fitted my head (I still have that set in the box)

 

[Rickwales]

I'm a little intimidated by the prices of the quality face masks, but I know if we going to do this regularly and safely I need to invest. 

Thanks again. 

 

[Austeyr]

I'm a little intimidated by the prices of the quality face masks, but I know if we going to do this regularly and safely I need to invest. 

Thanks again. 

Would you rather:

a) Pay out for a face mask and eye protection that will last and be as safe as possible

or

b) Lose teeth and eyes and potentially put a site at risk of closure

Safety should always be paramount in my opinion, even if it means forking out £100

 

[Lyndication]

There is no surgery that can fix a ruptured eyeball.

 

[HZR13]

Safety first Always.

 

[Rickwales]

Cheers guys, I'm not buying anything till I go the my local site/shop I want to try before I buy. If I'm spending that much money I want to see it fits nicely and is comfortable. 

This post headed in a direction I didn't expect. I only wanted to share something I'd seen in lidl. 

 

[Cocha]

Courier has just arrived with a  Cyma CM355T

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[TheFull9]

This post headed in a direction I didn't expect. I only wanted to share something I'd seen in lidl. 

It's a topic that gets discussed often in any good forum/arena of airsoft talk, end of the day safety is the #1 priority in anything and most certainly in this hobby.  I know I'll always say the same things others have said here any time it comes up, partly for the people involved but also for the many, many lurkers who just read the forum but don't post (usually on most sites there are actually way more pure readers than posters). The hobby has a real 'churn' of new players and people leaving, so any time eye pro comes up I find that most people with an enthusiasm for airsoft will want to get involved with conversation even though it's been said a lot before, because it always needs bringing back up to the forefront to stay in people's view; as it were.

 

[Impulse]

Eye protection is something you should never cheap out on. I buy loads of stuff from Aliexpress (because it's great), but I will never buy eye protection from there, even though my general experience on the stuff I have bought from Aliexpress has been fantastic.

For eyepro, I bought a pair of sawflys, a pair of heroshark's mesh goggles, and will get some Trittech glasses in the future. As I need prescription inserts, all of these options I think went into the triple digits since prescription inserts are pricey (the Trittechs will go into the multiple triple digits...), but 100% worth every penny.

 

[Rickwales]

Long as I haven't offended anyone...  

I have no intention of letting anyone shoot at me with lidl eyewear, they were only for target shooting. But I do get and accept the honest and decent advice. Thanks. 

On a different note, I brought the CYMA blue edition mp5 for sale on here and am very excited... Can't wait. 

 

[Impulse]

Long as I haven't offended anyone...  

I have no intention of letting anyone shoot at me with lidl eyewear, they were only for target shooting. But I do get and accept the honest and decent advice. Thanks. 

On a different note, I brought the CYMA blue edition mp5 for sale on here and am very excited... Can't wait. 

My father and I used to shoot air rifles and airsoft guns in the back garden with no eye protection whatsoever, so you're already doing one better than we did 

 

[Austeyr]

Long as I haven't offended anyone...  

I have no intention of letting anyone shoot at me with lidl eyewear, they were only for target shooting. But I do get and accept the honest and decent advice. Thanks. 

The issue that I haven't seen mentioned is that whilst yes your intention was to show a cheap bargain and use them outside of airsoft games - A person could see them posted here, not read the rest of the context, go out to Lidl and buy a set, rock up to airsoft and then their next post is "I bought goggles I saw on an airsoft page and now I have 1 eye - It's all their fault!!!" 

Extreme? Yes, however stupidity is everywhere

Roughly nine years ago my at the time regular site had a chap rock up with some cheap safety glasses (Think the type that comes with those £20 springer and BB bundles) who assumed as it was bought from an airsoft (More so hobby store where they sell samurai swords etc too, you know the types I'm sure!) store that they would be fine to use. He was walking back to respawn and had got a stray BB hit his glasses, shatter them and LUCKILY the BB hit just under his eye. I saw him again maybe 6 months later and he was still having trouble with where the BB had hit him and it had caused damage still. He tried to sue the site for negligence (It didn't go very far obviously) but it put the site owner at risk, all because he didn't do his due diligence and ensure he had correct safety gear. 

There's more to it than just you getting hurt. Imagine if you was the player that had shot at someone, not expecting to hit their eye protection (BB's aren't exactly known to go exactly where you want them to 99% of the time) and the next thing you know the dude you've just shot is on the floor screaming in pain because his cheap eye pro broke and now he has plastic splinters in his eye ball - That would be traumatic for everybody I reckon The site owners would also have to fill out an incident form for their insurance, which then puts that cost up for them. Sadly most sites are struggling financially as it is in this day and age, the last thing they'd need is premiums going up too. One accident from misjudgement or poor decision making from an individual can spiral into a big ordeal. 

I hope I don't come across as rude or targeting towards you as that's not my intention at all, I genuinely just don't want to see people getting hurt outside of "Ouch the BB hit me and it stung"

 

[Rickwales]

No offence taken at all mate, I'm here to learn... 

Thanks for taking the time to reply. 

I'm a pussy who doesn't want to get hurt, and especially not see my son get hurt. He's far too expensive to replace... 

Cheers 

Rick. 

And yep stupidly is far too common these days. Far too common. 

 

[Cannonfodder]

One thing that hasn't been mentioned. How old is your son? I ask as some sites require under 18s to wear  one piece eye and face protection rather than goggles/glasses and a separate face mask.

 

[Rickwales]

Almost 15, and yep I insist he wears a full face mask no matter what. No mesh or anything else. He has been shooting for almost ten years. 

We both shot full auto live fire in Krakow, Poland this year, and he has great discipline and common sense. He gets that from his mum of course. 

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Hope I'm allowed to post that picture, I can remove it if not?

He chose that one, I went for  luger, 1911, uzi, AK, Tommy, and all the ones ive seen in the movies. Expensive but worth every penny. I shot 15 different ones, him 13. Made our holiday, can't wait to go back. Wife is Polish, so will go back again soon. Found out about Taiwangun, so have another reason to visit now 

 

[Cannonfodder]

Picking the Maxim? The boy's got taste

 

[Rickwales]

Picking the Maxim? The boy's got taste

Most expensive of the lot. And noisy as f*ck. Was a ww2 version that they'd brought boxed and unused. 

For me, the pump action shotgun was my favourite. Especially with the heavier shells. Kicked like a mule as they say. Both had bruises afterwards. Luger was pretty cool, but smaller than I expected and kept jamming. 

 

[Tank423]

Definitely didn't buy the Mac 11 spare parts bundle in the classifieds so I can have 3 functioning Mac's and some spares for when they inevitably break...

One day I'll have as many Mac's as I do mags and will be able to throw them at the opposing team when empty and grab another fully loaded one to use

 

[Austeyr]

Well my SixMM order arrived. Sadly I got everything I ordered, no scented candle here… Pics to follow