Eye Protection. Saftey Glasses instead of Paintball Goggles.

[Syphen]

If you are looking to wear safety glasses/ballistic glasses, I recommend you try them out first.. like i did!!

I got a cheapo pair of saftey glasses that hydro issues all of its linemen (i got a few pair when I was working out on the lines..) They are stamped PI Z87 and CSA Z94.3 from a company called SEI in Taiwan. Now, I know a few people on these forums will tell you they don't work, infact the lady who helps run Wasaga beach paintball told me that they are unsafe and even a paintball gun could EASILY shatter the lense in these puppy's and that they had tried this before. I refused to believe that garbage.. So without further wait: a few videos and pics maybe?

So.. without posting every single video I took (lots!! as you can tell by all the marks on the lens that shot full auto 400fps AEG fire @ pointblank from my ak47...) I am just gonna show a couple demonstrating the "heavier" firepower that I used. being bored by how useless .2g ksc ammo was out of the AK on the glasses, I decided to break out my pellet rifle. This thing is old but she shoots really mean. On the chrono it puts out around 750fps and at 65 feet, it blew a hole CLEAN through a 7up can while it was still full of liquid. Regardless, I figured this could do some damage to the glasses.

Turns out I couldn't.. Shot the lens, shot the frame.. nothing. Anyways, heres a couple short short videos if you wanna watch:

http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2...G08VR0D7YCNPK0

[Bender]

Isn't one of the major concerns that the safety glasses could fall off your head easier than paintball goggles?

[GraveTech]

IMHO/IIRC THE main concern are ricochet and off axis shots. The reason most places ask for PB approved and tac goggles (besides the fact they are active paintball places and paint can be bad if it splatters on your face) is because they have a seal around the face that is considerably hard to penetrate. If you have safety glasses, they usually leave a gap and a BB coulld (theoretically) make it's way in there, ricochet around and cause some serious damage.

[Greylocks]

Like is said elsewhere, maybe solid enough, but not allowed on many fields for reasons other than just solidity. There's coverage, possible gaps, etc.

That is why paintball rated goggles are accepted everywhere. If your local place has insurance and rules that allow something else, go for it. But that does not work everywhere, and that's the problem.

[Syphen]

I always wear paintball goggles, even at places where most don't.. Im just pointing out a fact that they dont explode or shatter like the paintball lady was telling me..

true. they take the punnishment fine. and dont fog.
but its the angles that BBs can enter thats the liability.

Bolle T800 for me. nothing else comes close.