Posted by: PigTech on December 24, 2003 at 09:20:01 Forum Administrator

: Yeah I saw the show too. I've always wondered about the airsoft games and still dont understand how you can be shooting a smaller bb round size pellet and not wear hardly any facial protection. How does that work? Back in the day (early and mid 80s) paintball was played usually with goggles only, and the goggles didn't always withstand a paintball hit (often it was $5 shop goggles.) Just cause folks are doing it (like at the end of the segment when the host pulls his mask off during a paintball game) doesn't mean it's a safe thing to do. I don't think there's been near the commercial research into airsoft safety that has gone into paintball safety, largely because there is a much smaller customer base to support it. See you on the field, -Bill Mills

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