FYI - Everyone A few weeks ago, Don C, and I both had what we considered close calls at the Bruhaha. He suffered a split lip, and the BB hit the tooth also, but luckily did not damage the tooth. I had a BB hit me on the cheek right at the bottom edge of my safety glasses. Since it was traveling at about a 45 deg angle after it deflected off the deck of my ship, it then deflected up under my glasses, and bounced back and fourth 3 times, off the inside of the glasses and my eyelid. We both decided to find something better, and after finding nothing around town that we liked, I found a nice set of fullface safety glasses online, and we both purchased a set, and we used them at today's battle. We went with the X200, because we both wanted to wear a hat. It has UV400 protection, is a primary shield, with anti-fog coating. We also noticed that it cut glare completely. To say the least we are both very happy with the purchase. Also you can wear regular glasses under them if need be. https://www.raygear.com/products
Wow, what reasons might there be for BBs traveling at such a high angle? Does someone have guns angled too high? A ship rolling too much? Is it due to the terrain at your battling location? As for the masks, can they be worn over prescription eyeglasses?
The other fellow fired his sidemount, and it bounced off the deck of my ship, the same thing happened to Don. If you look at the VU page, and watch, it will cycle thru the different shields they offer, and you will see some of the people wearing glasses under them.
I'd considered paintball masks, but these would do double duty as a great shield for machining work... just we've seen bb's get around safety glasses, I've seen tooling bits and swarf do the same..
Yes, we have a fellow that wears a paintball mast also, but after he takes them off his face is all sweaty, and he said he has fogging issues. We did not have either issue with these.
We went with the X200, we wanted the vents, figured it would keep it cooler, and also wanted the uv protection with the dark ones. Wearing them, you don't really notice that they are dark at all. But from the outside, they are dark enough that you can hardley see the other persons face.
No, but I had 3 bounce off of them today during the battle, no marks. Why dont you get a pair, and try it, and let us know how well it worked? Meets ANSI Z87.1-2003 & CAN/CSA Z94.3-07 X200 Scoop Vented for added air flow and sound travel Impact resistant & shatterproof / High mass & high velocity UV 400, anti-glare, anti-reflective crystal clear optics 99.9% UVA & UVB / Safety, Medical & Lab face shield protection Anti-fog / Anti-scratch coated polycarbonate lens Height 7 3/16” X Width 10 ¼” X Depth 3 ¾" Clean with soap & water-towel dry / Dishwasher safe / Autoclave Cushioned nose bridge stand off / Padded ear arms Wear in any environment where safety glasses are required Protects your eyes and face against flying debris & bio-hazards Superior optical quality, light weight, comfortable & secure Wears like a pair of safety glasses / Wearable with earmuffs One size fits all / No adjustments needed Wearable over prescription glasses, safety glasses, sun glasses and low profile goggles Flip up and rest on the top of head when not needed Designed & manufactured to precision Reduce the application of sun screen to your face / Dermatology recommended Helps prevent sunburn, premature aging, wrinkling, skin damage and skin cancer of your face Micro-fiber bag for protection, cleaning & carrying - Included They are ANSI Z87.1, so I don't think they require a test.
I work in an industrial area for the US Air Force ... we fix vehicles. The face shield technology we use now is 30 years old! I immediately realized that the Raygear shields would be perfect for us so got on the web site this morning and sent a question via their contact page. To my surprise, the owner called me less than 20 minutes ago! We chatted for a while about the products and applications in my work area. He was surprised to find out where i heard about the face shield from. heh. Interestingly enough, it seems my base is not the only one looking hard at these. At least three other Air Force bases are intensely interested in procuring some. Anyway, someone asked a question if the shields can protect against BBs. Yes, they can! The shields are impact resistant up to 400 feet per second ... nearly twice the FPS of our strongest cannons. The owner related that the UV protection is outstanding. I'll let the Region 3 guys tell us what they think about it. One last note. If you are trying to order one from the web site and keep getting that little pop-up window saying they are out of stock ... it is a web site bug. You MUST click on one of the radial buttons before adding it to the cart. The company owner is aware of the problem and going to work with his web site developer to either put a message saying click on a radial button, or else figure a way to automatically select the single order radial button. I just ordered one and requested 2nd day air shipping. I want this thing in time for the IRC Spring Regional this coming weekend to see how well it works. For the Georgia guys, the Ray Gear owner will be at Warner Robins AFB on May 11th for a safety fair to be held at the Aviation Museum. Since Macon is only a couple hours from Statesburo, it might be worth taking the trip.
Just got an email from the Raygear people. The little popup box that says they are out of stock now correctly says to click on an individual or case to order.
Which one did you get Mike. We went with the X200, we wanted the shading, and to be able to wear a hat.
