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Why some game dont allow ESS goggle?
Why some event and games dont allow Ess goggle?
Field owner rules --> assurance? |
Must have been a paintball field.Painball field insureance will not accept ballistic lenses, even tho they are probably stronger or at least equal to a PB goggle they dont carry the propper safety rating, likeANSI standard Z87.1 as an example is not a paintball rated goggle.
ASTM handels PB stuff as far as I know. now some PB fields will allow ballistic lenses on days there are not any paintballers (ie in the winter) but most airsoft only fields will allow any ballistic rated full seal goggles, that doesnt mean that china clone ess will be ok, but I can say I have tested china ESS fan goggles from ASD with a 500fps bolt action point blank and had no shattering or penetration with bb weights from .20-.43g |
Here is a post from an old thread, it goes into details about an almost opposite question. Someone wanted some lenses for airsoft that also met Z87.1 (thats prety much your standard safety glasses, deffinately not safe for airsoft, likely couldnt survive 1 point blank shot, or even 1 at 50 feet and for sure not multiple hits. What you really want/need for airsoft (unless your playing at a PB field) Is something with the MIL-DTL-43511D those will stop multiple strikes with real ammo, and fragmentation devices.
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http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=124285 |
As Hectic said, it is usually paintball fields that do not allow ESS goggles (or other non-paintball goggles).
The insurance on the field requires paintball rated goggles, and ESS goggles are not specifically rated for paintball. |
What I wanna know is why places require full seal when I can wear dollar store sunglasses to the range.. Lol
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Simple answer is insurance regulations.
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Because insurance companies are third party and your eyes are at high risk at an airsoft/paintball field. Any place that has paintball insurance requires full seal to make their insurance valid and covers both sports with one insurance. Wearing dollar store glasses shooting isn't terribly smart. It's unlikely shrapnel, recoil or a casing will hit your eye, but still not intelligent.
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Makes sense. I wear ESS ICE when I shoot but just stating the point that it's allowed and kind of silly
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At the range, the target rarely shoots back ;) |
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Safety Standards: This ICE™ eyeshield is compliant with U.S. MIL SPEC MIL-PRF-31013 (Clause 3.5.1.1), ANSI Z87.1-2010, CE EN 166 and U.S. Federal OSHA. All ESS lenses provide 100% UVA/UVB protection. (for smoke lens http://www.esseyepro.com/ICE-ONE-Smo...html#_overview ) You can be shot back with that goggle :P |
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Deleted the pics a long time ago, but I'm never wearing ICE glasses again. Their quality went down the drain when they got bought by oakley. The crossbows are good, but the ICE line just fell apart.
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...&highlight=ess They'll take hits when they're brand new, but their design inherently makes cracks in the lenses causing serious weak points and negating all protection. |
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The shooting range and the airsoft field are two different places and situations, what works for one place doesn't work for the other. |
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