Posted: 7/8/2009 8:57:58 AM EDT
| Nevermind. Found what I was looking for. |
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Masks are problematic for rifle Simunitions, just the nature of the beast. Considering the 5.56 cartridges travel at 650fps and have a standoff minimum distance of 3-6 feet depending on cartridge, you had best not have exposed skin, especially around the head. A 5.56 simunition round will more than likely leave a more than just a bruise. From our experience on exposed skin, the 5.56 round has always broken skin, sometimes embedded itself, and in some cases has left permanent scarring.
We have old style, standard paintball type masks (rarely used), and the FX9002's. The 9002's suck for long guns. The best option so far, put out by Simunition, is the model (can't recall the model #) that attaches to the MICH style helmet. |