Eye protection: Ballistic glasses?
 

Hey guys, got a question. I've never played Airsoft but now that I'm moving to a city where I assume there are some teams, I thought I might give it a try. I figure I've already got all the gear I need from my days of 3 gun and tactical rifle matches but was wondering about eye protection. I've got a pair of ballistic shooting glasses that will stop #3 shot from 10 yards, would those be good for airsoft? I'm thinking there may be an issue with them not sealing around the eyes as with goggles.

Thoughts?

BEW is allowed at some fields, and I know most guys prefer it. However, the large majority of fields only allow Paintball masks due to insurance reasons. So, yes, proper, sealing BEW will work, but in most cases you'll need a P-ball mask. Get both, then you have the option :D

I'm planning to get a pair of X800's of those Bolle.

Realistically a good bew will be fine. the chance of a bb ricocheting behind your glasses and hitting your eye are extremely slim. but as gandar said some fields enforce a goggle only rule due to insurance reasons, id get a pair of cheep jt goggles and if you find yourself at a field with a goggle only rule then you have them.

true, but it can happen. I used to wear BEW and I had a BB get through once, came in from the side and slammed into my nose. Extremely rare, and some add foam to make a gasket, but really, you only get 1 pair of eyes, so its not worth it...A good pair of tatical goggles is worth every penny.

last week at one of our big games 150-250 people , some one got shot point blank in the face rounds hit his WileyX glasses , the lens was fine but 1 bb hit the frame of the glasses and shattered the frame in half causing the glasses to fall of his face he then took more rounds .. he luckily had no serious damage done but its something to be aware of I personally dont think it could happed on the x800 or wire frame glasses but who knows ,be safe

I wear glasses. Can anyone recommend some sort of goggles/p-ball mask that fits over corrective lenses? I've had that problem for a while now with paintball.

I've tried wearing my JT Spectre over my glasses, they seem to fit reasonably well, so there's one. I've also found that lower end JT goggles aren't as wide as the Spectre and don't work as well with my glasses.

I use Corrective Eye Wear too, and have found most goggles to be uncomfortable due to the edge of the goggles mashing the glasses' temples into the side of your head. I also find that your Corrective EW tends to get shifted around a lot inside the goggles, causing additional problems (crooked, or pressed into your sweaty face/eyebrows, so you end up with dirty lenses, etc).

So I've now switched to Rx Inserts (wireframe type) in ESS Profiles goggles and ESS ICE BEW (both shown here http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/essicerxlenc.html). It'll cost you an extra set of Rx lenses, but it allows for a much more comfortable setup. *edit to fix URL*

Or you can go with contacts.

I cant stand contacts. always came out of my eye when I blinked, was so annoying.
imagine sitting on a plane to Vegas and all these people looking at you while it seems that your poking yourself in your eye all the time. AWKWARD.

Thank you Drake, you're a saviour. Now if only I could afford them...

Just a quick question in matter with the subject.
I'm looking at Bolle T800 goggles but I wear Corrective Glasses, would I be able to wear them comfortably (sp) over my glasses?
If not I'll look at the ones that have been recommended in this thread, but I'm really interested with Bolle ones.

Scott Paintball approaved goggles don't fit to good over my glasses, maybe its just the shape.

best investment i made
i bought a pair of goggles that has an attachable mask

its a Pb mask too not ballistics

i had a debate about my mask one time when i was a paintballer cause i put the masking on it right there in front of the owner of the place and he debated with me over the legalities of my mask until i showed him my who9le team used them jaw dropper

he let us play seeing as how he didnt feel like giving 21 people refunds

I've got a set of JT Proteus II's. Nice wide field of view and they fit glasses alright(I've got big Buddy Holly-style frames, too). The only problem I've had is, while the mask itself won't fog, my glasses will. ^_^;;

I have a pair of shooting type balistic glasses with a rating. They will stop any BB. The parts that go around your years have adjustment and ability to tilt downwards, when properly adjusted to the users they will NOT fall off and are extremly comfortable, so much so that I kept forgetting I had eye protection on.

That said there are some disadvantages...
-They are not allowed on many fields
-They have not been accepted by the Canadian airsoft community and hold a sort of "taboo" and many players frown upon their use and discourage others from using them.
-I would not be comfortable wearing them in certain situations including;
Dedicated "skirmish" type games, games with alot of newbies or players I didint know

I have only used them once at Task Force charger and was much impressed. Of course there is that slight chance that a BB could force through around the edge and hit your eye; however I doubt they could be shot off if properly adjusted. Players in other parts of the world have widely accepted these types of glasses without much problem, anyways its your eyes so just be safe and know the limits of your kit.
The glasses are better for milsim events with less direct action and serious players. For DA and CQB esspecially with lots of new players, goggles are probably best.

bolle t-800 have an rx adapter, you wont be dissapointed. the rx adapter can usually be transferred to other brands/makes, not sure if this is applicable to the bolle adapter tho.