FredDixon1989 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hello I'm looking for some goggles for airsofting. I have £15 to spend and my main area is SAFETY, so can withstand power and are not going to get broken. I would like to know if anybody has gotten any goggles the would reccomend and that are rather comfy. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltyyy Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hello I'm looking for some goggles for airsofting. I have £15 to spend and my main area is SAFETY, so can withstand power and are not going to get broken. I would like to know if anybody has gotten any goggles the would reccomend and that are rather comfy. Thank you. You can get a pair of bog standard mesh or polycarbonate goggles for £10 I'd seriously grab a pair of heroshark mesh for around £30 or ESS goggles for around the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spamofthejungle Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 sorry to hi-jack this thread a touch but how protective would people say your common or garden DIY type safety specs are? I'm intending to use a set of snap-on specs (i'm a mechanic) at my first skirmish, am I gonna lose an eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon191 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 check the rating of them and have a look on google the minimum rating will be there somewhere if it meets that then should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalfLizard Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I picked up a pair of ANZI rated (us military standard) shooting glasses from Edgar brothers online for about £25. With postage inc. A bit over your budget,but I'll let you know how they perform after my forst skirmish:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibernator Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 How much is you eyesight worth??? £15 isn't really a big budget for something so important. Cheapo ones will "probably" be OK, but would you want to take that risk? Spend a bit extra and get some ANZI rated ones. You can get ESS goggles and glasses from eBay for good prices, or spend a bit more and get new. @spamofthejungle there's a good chance they'll be OK, but if I were you I'd get 2 pairs. Test one to destruction by shooting them up point blank with your gun. If they are fine, bin them and wear the new ones. I wouldn't wear the ones you tested because by extreme testing you've probably weakened them by some degree so it's best to get a new pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spamofthejungle Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Good call mate, I'll pick up another set next time my dealer's about. Although seems a shame to wreck em, they're dead pretty, but then so are my eyes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredDixon1989 Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 sorry to hi-jack this thread a touch but how protective would people say your common or garden DIY type safety specs are? I'm intending to use a set of snap-on specs (i'm a mechanic) at my first skirmish, am I gonna lose an eye? Lol, No problem :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Finius Posted May 8, 2012 Supporters Share Posted May 8, 2012 Worry less about price and more about where you get them from. Buy from a respectable airsoft retailer that you know and trust. Do not be tempted by eBay or flea markets or chinasoft; I paid £6 for a pair of glasses from Z1 once and they lasted four years; even saw a pair take a point blank raping from a shotgun and they were scratched to hell after, but intact enough to have protected anything that would have been behind them. Saw a pair of £30 glasses from china fall prey to a 290fps springer. If you buy from a UKARA registered British airsoft retailer, whatever you spend, you'll be safe. I do agree though with the "spend more" opinion. £15, or even £6 will make you safe, but not comfy. Spend a bit more, get something adaptable (multiple coloured lenses, like the guarder glasses) and comfy. My most important item looking for glasses is a lanyard so they're strapped on and can't fall off; once saw a guy lose his glasses and not even notice till he got shot in the mouth and freaked out cause his eyes were exposed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tariq Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 My £12.95 have lasted me 3 years. Also used them in the workshop fine aswell. check out Z1 they have a nice selection of eyewear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcowin Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 this guy does the best mesh goggles you can get.they dont fog up or disoriantate your eyes http://heroshark.co.uk/#ecwid:category=0&a...product=9943524 only 25 quid aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschris Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 i got a pair of new mesh for £4 + p&p here they are being tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcowin Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 you can see a slight dent mate and a sniper round could damgae it even worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschris Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 you can see a slight dent mate and a sniper round could damgae it even worse You can yes, shot at 305fps....they are going to have some sort of movement when a BB is propelled just over 205mph. A sniper at a site normally have a 60foot (iirc) minimum engagement rule. As they power at approx 500fps. I will be testing a set with a 350fps G36C tomorrow and will give another idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcowin Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 yeah sometimes its not the metal that worries me its the paint chipping off,and a guy tested herosharks glasses at 650fps a point blank and nothing happened apart from a bit of paint chipping off.reccomend that guy alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschris Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 ah ok, not seen that video. Fair play in that case. Must be a good mesh goggle. Most sites I know chrono guns and should be only shooting 350fps top unless a sniper rifle. Will take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoolol Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 ah ok, not seen that video. Fair play in that case. Must be a good mesh goggle. Most sites I know chrono guns and should be only shooting 350fps top unless a sniper rifle. Will take a look. Have the exact same goggles. Got me worried now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon191 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Have the exact same goggles. Got me worried now! i wouldnt worry to much unless you play at cqb sites . think about it how often do you see people shot at point blank in the eye ? not very often if ever, most shots that hit the eyewear will be no where near 350fps by the time its gotten to the target so you will be safe enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoolol Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 i wouldnt worry to much unless you play at cqb sites . think about it how often do you see people shot at point blank in the eye ? not very often if ever, most shots that hit the eyewear will be no where near 350fps by the time its gotten to the target so you will be safe enough. True that but my eyes are worth more than that risk you know? :/ Currently looking for something else! I will be playing CQB games so need something safe even more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent7Sniper7 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 i got a pair of new mesh for £4 + p&p here they are being tested. The same goggles I have haven't used them yet & watching that has boosted my confidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoolol Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 The same goggles I have haven't used them yet & watching that has boosted my confidence Wouldn't give me any mate I have that pistol, doesn't chrono too high and still dents them. A higher fps gun will cause the mesh to spray paint particles onto your eyes. I bought those goggles recently but definitely won't be wearing them. They may stop bbs but they don't stop the paint afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Airsoft-Ed Posted May 21, 2012 Supporters Share Posted May 21, 2012 i got a pair of new mesh for £4 + p&p here they are being tested. I've been using the same pair of these for over 3 years now, they're perfectly fine. Comfortable and good at what they do, I still have perfect 20 20 vision, never had paint chips hit me from them before. No terrible dents or marks, in fact there's barely even a mark on them. Main issue was that the strap stitching tore, so I had to knot it at one side, but they still stay on and they're still adjustable, so it's not an issue. I did once get shot by a 500fps VSR10 sniper right in the eye from about 20m away and the BB shattered through, but the parts weren't going fast enough to do damage, it was just like getting sand thrown in your face. Which granted isn't a good thing, but that would happen with ANY mesh, not just these. Also, the guy shouldn't have been using his sniper that close and especially shouldn't have been aiming at my face. If it'd been an AEG then the goggles would've shrugged it off as if nothing had hit me. Those tiny dents aren't going to cause it to be any less protective and if you think about it, even if you're getting shot at by a 500fps sniper, the velocity will have reduced massively by the time it's travelled the distance it needs to get to you, so by the time you get hit by any bb it's probably rarely travelling faster than that pistol could put out anyway. You can get something else if you want, but I'm more than happy with these for UK limits and the price is great, if I was in the US or the Philippines or something, where people can have 500fps full autos, THEN I'd probably get some real steel ballistic goggles or something. But for airsoft use, these can take 500fps single shots perfectly fine and I very rarely get hit around the eyes anyway. I trust them to bear the brunt of everything flung my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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