Worst Airsoft Injury Ever

CR0M · January 30th, 2012, 19:16

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Originally Posted by rue

i had a BB bounce off my mesh mask up in side my glasses then into my eye! i welt blind for 5 days and was put on the waiting list for cornea transplant thankfully i recovered fine and was playing again the next week much to my doctors and wifes dismay

holy shit! so you were using ballistics glasses? not, full seal or anything? I have a pair that I used at a couple of fields but I dont think Im going to use them ever again thanks to hearing this

rue · January 30th, 2012, 19:46

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Originally Posted by CR0M

holy shit! so you were using ballistics glasses? not, full seal or anything? I have a pair that I used at a couple of fields but I dont think Im going to use them ever again thanks to hearing this

Well over been playing with just glasses for 8 years and that's the first ans still last time I've had one get in so.... But I know most places must ha d goggłes
Side note I was on the upper level of an I door arena and was shot from the floor so it already had an upward line

Redzephyr · January 30th, 2012, 19:56

... So even after that, you're still using ballistic glasses?

Pinard · January 30th, 2012, 19:59

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Originally Posted by Redzephyr

... So even after that, you're still using ballistic glasses?

why not ?

that samething happened to someone I know.. but with ''sealed'' goggle around the eyes.. bolle x800 or something.. The BB got inside because of an awkward shot..

Redzephyr · January 30th, 2012, 20:01

Sure, but I'd rather distance myself as much as possible from freak accidents over openly inviting them a second time.

Blind for five days? Fuck me.

Pinard · January 30th, 2012, 21:24

true..

MadMax · January 30th, 2012, 21:46

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Originally Posted by Pinard

why not ?

that samething happened to someone I know.. but with ''sealed'' goggle around the eyes.. bolle x800 or something.. The BB got inside because of an awkward shot..

Bolle T 800 goggles have a gap around the bottom and top of the lense for ventilation. This gap is pretty large at around 4mm. It doesn't take much energy to push through this gap if you take an unlucky hit from an odd angle. Shots from above or a floor below can take these angles. Also, if you're laying prone and you're looking down at the ground (say you're changing a mag or fiddling with a radio) you can receive fire from similar angles from in front or behind.

Karma_ · January 31st, 2012, 00:05

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Originally Posted by rue

i had a BB bounce off my mesh mask up in side my glasses then into my eye! i welt blind for 5 days and was put on the waiting list for cornea transplant thankfully i recovered fine and was playing again the next week much to my doctors and wifes dismay

This is what happens when you wear a mesh mask....

EdisLeado · January 31st, 2012, 00:38

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Originally Posted by Karma_

This is what happens when you wear a mesh mask....

So you would pretty much forgo face protection altogether?

Curo · January 31st, 2012, 00:39

No, paintball masks or JP airsoft makes are best.

EdisLeado · January 31st, 2012, 00:46

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Originally Posted by Cobalt Caliber

No, paintball masks or JP airsoft makes are best.

If I recall correctly, BBs can still go through the vents on paintball masks, no?

Ozone06 · January 31st, 2012, 01:04

Worst airsoft injury I have had was getting shot after calling "dead man coming out" with a gas gun at CQB indoors. The BB was lodged into my forearm and I needed some needle nose pliers to get it out.

CR0M · January 31st, 2012, 06:18

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Originally Posted by Karma_

This is what happens when you wear a mesh mask....

Id rather it bounce off a mesh mask then break a tooth, I figure with sealed goggles that sort of freak accident with the BB bouncing into your eye is a very low chance

Rush · January 31st, 2012, 07:24

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Originally Posted by Karma_

This is what happens when you wear a mesh mask....

I think I'll take the chance. I have a much higher chance of losing my tooth if I wasn't wearing any face protection than having a bb bounce up into my Desert Locusts. I also have no desire to wear a pb mask...after all, thats the reason I left pb and came to airsoft in the first place. (along with the whole realistic guns thing)

As for worst injury, the usual BB lodged in someones chin and just some good lacerations.

Adikus · January 31st, 2012, 12:47

I was playing a team deathmatch a number of years ago and everyone else had been eliminated except one other guy and myself...or so I thought. We were both rolling around in 3ft high grass trying to get each other but apparently there was still another guy on the other team and he showed up right beside his teammate. Startled, his teammate rolled over and fired a burst into the other guy's arm pointblank. The burst left only one mark because it was so close. Needless to say the receiver wasn't too happy...

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January 30th, 2012, 21:24	#336
Pinard formerly Contractor 6-8, CptPinard17eRAM Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Quebec	true.. __________________ Retired chairsofter

January 31st, 2012, 01:04	#342
Ozone06 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mississauga	Worst airsoft injury I have had was getting shot after calling "dead man coming out" with a gas gun at CQB indoors. The BB was lodged into my forearm and I needed some needle nose pliers to get it out. __________________ “We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” George Orwell To those Rough men... Thank You.

January 31st, 2012, 12:47	#345
Adikus Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South East Manitoba	I was playing a team deathmatch a number of years ago and everyone else had been eliminated except one other guy and myself...or so I thought. We were both rolling around in 3ft high grass trying to get each other but apparently there was still another guy on the other team and he showed up right beside his teammate. Startled, his teammate rolled over and fired a burst into the other guy's arm pointblank. The burst left only one mark because it was so close. Needless to say the receiver wasn't too happy... DSC00195.JPG Edit: Pic now added Last edited by Adikus; February 1st, 2012 at 10:26.. Reason: Adding picture

January 30th, 2012, 19:56	#333
Redzephyr Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, British Columbia	... So even after that, you're still using ballistic glasses?

January 30th, 2012, 20:01	#335
Redzephyr Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, British Columbia	Sure, but I'd rather distance myself as much as possible from freak accidents over openly inviting them a second time. Blind for five days? Fuck me.

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