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Paintball-approved eye protection only-- face (tooth) protection recommended-- at paintball facilities (North VancouverDr Airsoft, Richmond Indoor). Only goggles that provide also a sealed space between member of the outside environment and your eyes protect your eyes from paintballs and BB's. Ballistic goggles or paintball-approved eye protection at all ASTM airsoft facilities (Panthergoggle committee, Bigfoot). Most facilities prefer goggles that seal against your face to limit tangential shots intruding into the eye. So do we. Dr Airsoft explains whysealed goggles are better: http://vaughanmd.com/drairsoft/answer2.html (quick copy - [[Dr Airsoft A2]])
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== Goggle Basics ==
Paintball-approved eye protection only-- face (tooth) protection recommended-- at paintball facilities (North Vancouver, Richmond Indoor). Only goggles that provide a sealed space between the outside environment and your eyes protect your eyes from paintballs and BB's. Ballistic goggles or paintball-approved eye protection at all airsoft facilities (Panther, Bigfoot).
Most facilities prefer goggles that seal against your face to limit tangential shots intruding into the eye. So do we.
ASTM is working on a new goggle standard for airsoft which should be published between in 2014 based on the current progress. The committee working on it has a few items to review and some comments that require addressing to complete the development process.
Reading Mike's recommendations seems to indicate that ballistic goggles with full seal to the face are favoured -- but we'll see!
Notes from his article:
