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Anyone have experience with BunkerKings CMD full face mask?
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Dp you have a link?
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It looks like a generic paintball mask so it'll do the job. I'd be very surprised if bbs could fit through those slits.
The only issue I can see with it is getting a decent cheek weld on your gun to be able to use your sights
The only issue I can see with it is getting a decent cheek weld on your gun to be able to use your sights
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The real answer for full face goggles is to try them on
All full face paintball goggles (from real suppliers - not AliExpress & Temu) meet the same safety standards such as a foam surrounded eye zone, and they all have vent holes on top to aid sweat / hot head venting and around the mouth to vent hot breath
I would not think that BBs would penetrate the vents of any (compliant) paintball goggles. You could take a BB and push it through a vent, but a flying BB will have to be flying at a perfect angle and still have to have high energy to push through
The safety design standard is for .68” / 17mm, paintballs which are designed to break, but nowadays paintballs go down to .50” and .43” but goggle designers know at least in the back of their mind that they have a potential slice of the 6mm bb airsoft market - they are not going to knowingly increase the chance of BBs going straight into the mouth when trying to add airflow
In the price ranges starter / rental goggles have a tough plastic then the mid and premium ranges go softer which can help head fit but especially for airsoft ‘real style guns’ allows for some give on leaning your cheek in
Top of the range gets the newest feature designs, and they filter down the range over the years
In my original days lens changing on entry levels (and also mid range) was a major technical task, easy quick change lenses arrived and should be across the ranges these days (I have not looked at a current entry level lens change)
(Talking of lenses - avoid the prettiest reflective coatings etc, they will scratch just being looked at - I made the mistake of buying new lenses to play the next weeks game but fitted them while photographing an event and scratched them to hell in minutes)
Different brands and models fit heads differently
Dye tend for minimum physical coverage to minimise the air held for fogging which is fine for small heads or big heads that don’t mind exposing chins and mouth
I could get on with the Dye i3, exposing my mouth when shouting but the i4 was far too little
My perfect head fit was the Angel Eyes prototype, but that will never be sold and the large design is marmite, love it or hate it
I have tried on the CMD among a few new releases when they came out, but my go to favorite that fits me for all my needs is the VForce Grills range
If someone has goggles ask nicely to try them on, otherwise get yourself to one of the retail shops dotted around, or at larger events there are often trade stands
Up north BZ paintball, in the Midlands get to a CPPS tournament weekend, down south It’s Super5ives and further over to the South West it’s On Target Supplies
The CPPS tournament in the Midlands would have traders with their complete ranges at the start of the season, though will still bring most out at this time of year, as the season comes to an end there may be bargains to be had
If you’re more to the South of the country, Martello of On Target down near Plymouth is the man with the full knowledge - he is the one behind Paintball magazine having personally reviewed every goggle on the market and has decades of experience playing, event organising and site running in both paintball and airsoft
Chris of Super5ives around Portsmouth began in the paintball world, but played/plays both airsoft and paintball. He was the man behind the build up and merger of the paintball & airsoft societies in Southampton University, and ran his own tournament
I think that all his staff at Super5ives are players
The real answer for full face goggles is to try them on
All full face paintball goggles (from real suppliers - not AliExpress & Temu) meet the same safety standards such as a foam surrounded eye zone, and they all have vent holes on top to aid sweat / hot head venting and around the mouth to vent hot breath
I would not think that BBs would penetrate the vents of any (compliant) paintball goggles. You could take a BB and push it through a vent, but a flying BB will have to be flying at a perfect angle and still have to have high energy to push through
The safety design standard is for .68” / 17mm, paintballs which are designed to break, but nowadays paintballs go down to .50” and .43” but goggle designers know at least in the back of their mind that they have a potential slice of the 6mm bb airsoft market - they are not going to knowingly increase the chance of BBs going straight into the mouth when trying to add airflow
In the price ranges starter / rental goggles have a tough plastic then the mid and premium ranges go softer which can help head fit but especially for airsoft ‘real style guns’ allows for some give on leaning your cheek in
Top of the range gets the newest feature designs, and they filter down the range over the years
In my original days lens changing on entry levels (and also mid range) was a major technical task, easy quick change lenses arrived and should be across the ranges these days (I have not looked at a current entry level lens change)
(Talking of lenses - avoid the prettiest reflective coatings etc, they will scratch just being looked at - I made the mistake of buying new lenses to play the next weeks game but fitted them while photographing an event and scratched them to hell in minutes)
Different brands and models fit heads differently
Dye tend for minimum physical coverage to minimise the air held for fogging which is fine for small heads or big heads that don’t mind exposing chins and mouth
I could get on with the Dye i3, exposing my mouth when shouting but the i4 was far too little
My perfect head fit was the Angel Eyes prototype, but that will never be sold and the large design is marmite, love it or hate it
I have tried on the CMD among a few new releases when they came out, but my go to favorite that fits me for all my needs is the VForce Grills range
If someone has goggles ask nicely to try them on, otherwise get yourself to one of the retail shops dotted around, or at larger events there are often trade stands
Up north BZ paintball, in the Midlands get to a CPPS tournament weekend, down south It’s Super5ives and further over to the South West it’s On Target Supplies
The CPPS tournament in the Midlands would have traders with their complete ranges at the start of the season, though will still bring most out at this time of year, as the season comes to an end there may be bargains to be had
If you’re more to the South of the country, Martello of On Target down near Plymouth is the man with the full knowledge - he is the one behind Paintball magazine having personally reviewed every goggle on the market and has decades of experience playing, event organising and site running in both paintball and airsoft
Chris of Super5ives around Portsmouth began in the paintball world, but played/plays both airsoft and paintball. He was the man behind the build up and merger of the paintball & airsoft societies in Southampton University, and ran his own tournament
I think that all his staff at Super5ives are players
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I use a combination of shooting glasses and either of these mesh masks
https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/nuprol-lower-face-mesh-mask?fv=2031&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21510397159&gbraid=0AAAAAD53li_1hyLhRH_REbXI-uyquQpy8&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwsrFBhD6ARIsAPnUFD2abdLxATTP-k0IJr9lyEuyJRYKT4fS-_9ZNFtNR5mZzDCJQgKX93saAvtZEALw_wcB
https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/nuprol-balaclava-mesh-mask?fv=22445&srsltid=AfmBOop4nObosyW_HeQTfDjOYO5gFtiRApoCqNIvT1PDA4x-oy9iCFD74FA
Many swear by Dye masks but I wouldn't touch one with the shitty end of a stick as I don't give money to companies run by nonces
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I’m not familiar with anywhere out there where you could browse a shop
A web search shows Platoon stores and Modern Warrior have airsoft shops, full goggle ranges are less likely as these look to be airsoft shops rather than mixed or paintball.
Skirmish Billericay has a photo implying a bit of an airsoft shop. I have played there in the past but don’t know if they would have much stock for goggles
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