Looking for a balanced buy for Masks
 

Hello, myself and some friends(All above 18 so no we're not snotty little kids ;) ) are looking towards having airsoft games and need to have stronger protective gear than we were using in April (Just goggles)
as we've upgraded from crappy walmart spring shotguns to AEG's, spring-snipers, and co2 pistols.

I have an Echo1 ASR which fires around 2.1-2.2 joules (if the chart I'm using is correct)
a .78 joule co2 Pistol
and a 1 joule Kraken

as the Echo 1 is technically the strongest gun any of us own currently we need to make sure in the off chance someone misses a chest shot and someone gets hit in the face, that they arent injured in any way.

I had bought some lower quality masks which were suitable for the previous guns we had (about 8 of them) which are fine still with handling fire from the pistol, but the Kraken and the Sniper just demolish them, especially the kraken due to the high rpm. I was custom painting them too, its a shame they can't be used anymore.


So what we want is a good reccomendation on something that will be able to handle being shot with a heavy firing 2 joule gun, and repeated shots from a 1 joule AEG
Cheaper is always better if we can get similar levels of protection of course.. since theres a good chance I'll be buying myself 1 and then a few spares for tag alongs and new recuits.:tup:

Paintball masks work.

what is a 'balanced buy'?

something that is both safe, and good for the money.
we dont need any 60 dollar helmets, but I dont want to buy TOO cheaply that they are unsafe.
I'm looking for brand, prices, model ect.

Paintball masks are rated for aorund 11 joules, which is far beyond airsoft velocities, no matter what the material (styrene, PLA or silica). I highly recommend a lower face shield of some sort to protect your teeth. Many PB masks come with that or you can look at third party solutions like the Brassguard masks - they don't impede your breathing the way the PB lower shields do, so you have huff and puff all day long.

Safety glasses such as AOS's with the Z87.1+ rating will work in airsoft but have a lower joule rating (around 4) and have less side and deflection protection depending on face fit.

PLUG: Attend ASU AIRSOFT101 to learn more. www.asucanada.com This is why I made the school.

Thank you very much Scarecrow, that information is exactly what I was looking for. :D