Mask's

[xiJamesss]

is it worth me buying goggles and a half face, or should i just get a full face? im not sure what to get, if its worth the half and half because a lot of skirmish sites wont allow that to an under 16 right? i use a sniper so its hard to see with the full face, also, our main site (not that i played with the team yet) is AWA herts, will they allow it? i heard they are quite lenient?

 

[leothelion]

whatever you use at some point your going to get shot in the face.. If im inside i use a full face cause mines dark and helps me camo into the back ground. If playing outside then i use google/glasses and a metal nose and mouth protector all of which are not expensive. My advice is always cover your face - cause it hurts like sh*t getting shot on the lips..

 

[xiJamesss]

Cheers, but is it illeagal for me to not use a full face? im under 16

 

[Tariq]

Not "illegal" but i doubt any site will let you wear only eye protection due to insurance.

 

[lemon191]

ring the site and ask them they are the only ones who can tell you for sure.

 

[Ian_Gere]

I'm 99% certain that they mean that your whole face has to be covered, not that it has to be covered by a full face mask, but yeah, phone 'em. It's right that you'll get hit sooner or later anyway - I've only been into airsoft a few months and I got hit in the mouth through a tiny hole I've made in a Viper Comforter lower face mask. It's literally just wide enough for a roll-up to fit through, but I ended up with a BB in my mouth! Another time I was playing in mesh goggles & half-face mask plus a MK6 kevlar helmet - I got drilled in the forehead through a tiny gap between the goggles and helmet rim!

I think you've got more flexibility in getting a good fit with separate goggles and half-face, but having said that I've just bought a Killer hard plastic full face with mesh eye holes which fits really well, its just that I won't be able to wear my helmet with it. Haven't skirmished it yet though so I dunno what if any other problems it may present...

 

[joshcowin]

if your looking at full face or half and goggles in mesh look at this guy http://heroshark.co.uk/ bit more expensive bu they are unbreakable

 

[paperpirate]

if your looking at full face or half and goggles in mesh look at this guy http://heroshark.co.uk/ bit more expensive bu they are unbreakable

just dont get cheaper the ones with ear protection, a friend bought one and it looks like an elephants jaw, the thing is massive!

 

[Cartman03]

Out of preference if prefer the full face masks, they save my teeth alot better . Ive had round bounce off my gun into my face and it hurts like hell.. but googles you see down to the sight a hell of alot better.

It reallt depends how much you like your teeth

 

[craig]

you can get a mesh mask that just covers you mouth and nose that work pretty well

 

[Ian_Gere]

you can get a mesh mask that just covers you mouth and nose that work pretty well

Yeah, I sometimes use 1 that somebody gave me for a brew! He couldn't get on with it and neither could I until I added a bunch of foam padding inside sculpted to the shape of my nose and cheeks. I've now also got a fag-hole through the mesh in front of my lips, which is tempting fate because a BB would fit through it, but so far I've been lucky!

I reckon that 1/2 face mesh and my big mesh goggles gives the best protection and comfort combined, but I'll tell you after this weekend whether my Killer mask is any good...