Goggle Lens vs. .40 USP

[Endymion]

Body armour has to do more than just be able to stop a round - they have to be able to disperse the energy otherwise the user bears the full brunt of the force anyway.

[666]

Good one. I wish someone would come up with a design that is not as big and ugly as all pb goggles. I own hatch, bolle, probably 5 pairs of glasses and a pair of JT pb goggles. JT's are the only ones that never fogged to the point where I couldn't see. Not even once.

[BBS]

one's face will probably shatter but the glasses will remain un-broken and eyeballs remain unscathed. Theres really no point in wearing these unless they are impact absorbent.

at least you'd feel just a little safer when in contact point-blank with a loaded gun pointed to your eye.

[fayt_shadows]

remind me not to get shot by that!

[Snake556]

As a paintball player, and a Grill owner, I can seriously vouch for this mask. It's probably the best paintball mask in the world. VERY comfy, won't fog, etc.
If you were to get shot in the face with a .40 while wearing these, the energy may be distributed nicely along the (very comfy) foam lining (You'll be pretty bruised), and along the flexible rubber body of the mask.

[Donster]

i have the Vforce grill mask and i love it. this just adds more bragging rights

[spl01t77]

now where do i get myself a pair? these should be just fine for skirmish

[AngelusNex]

Originally Posted by spl01t77

these should be just fine for skirmish

with real weapons =3

[CadetCatastrophe]

All i could think of while reading this thread is
"this girl is stuck on my ele elevator" and it would just repeat...
What about a .357?

[ThunderCactus]

Don't forget, just because something is rated to .22, doesn't mean it can't take anything larger.

[CadetCatastrophe]

I say we have some fun with this and see exactly how much punishment these goggles can take...

[eel one]

Exactly how many joules is a .40 at that range?

[kullwarrior]

544J I believe from Modern Firearm site

[Chrios]

Originally Posted by BBS

one's face will probably shatter but the glasses will remain un-broken and eyeballs remain unscathed. Theres really no point in wearing these unless they are impact absorbent.

at least you'd feel just a little safer when in contact point-blank with a loaded gun pointed to your eye.

Again - prime concern with those bad boys is keeping shrapnel out of your eyes, and the goggles will do that very well. There was even a recent article in the Maple Leaf about a soldier whose convoy was hit by an IED, very badly injuring his face and head, but fully recovered because the goggles prevented any lasting damage to his eyes/brain.

Ergo they are still very worth wearing.