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    Posted: 05 March 2005 at 4:24pm
Does any one think that chainmail would be a good type of armor. I does have its shair of cons and only one pro. What do you think?

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For paintball? That has to be the oddest thing I've ever heard...
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it would maybe look cool for scenario but not be of any protection.a paintball and a sword are alot different
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Originally posted by DrexelSkaPB DrexelSkaPB wrote:

For paintball? That has to be the oddest thing I've ever heard...
thanks for your input

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Acually they make good armour for knuckles and fingers. But for anywhere else its just too heavy.

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I's to heavy and paint would brake way to easy.
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Originally posted by warpfactor5 warpfactor5 wrote:

I's to heavy and paint would brake way to easy.

Not necessarily. If you put cloth over it then the jagged edges would be eliminated.

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noisy too
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Originally posted by Strife_17 Strife_17 wrote:

noisy too

Again put a cloth over it. It is deffinatly a good idea an needed to be posted again. Its cheap and easy to make.

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 someone actually asked the same question sometime last year....this thread will get the same results and jus to let you know....it takes a wuss to wear body armor while paintballing, be a real man, jus wear a long sleeve shirt or jersey.
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How heavy do you think it would weigh if you just made a tank-top style chainmail vest? like dont make a neck gaurd(sp?), arms, or the sides. so it would look like a chemlar(sp?) vest with wide shoulders.

would chainmail gloves realy be a good idea? i mean even if you left the fingers off, couldnt it scratch your gun or make moving your hands hard?

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yeah to heavy breaks balls expensive...and have fun making or finding it
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I could see people where chainmail gloves because they look cool...but I find no other use for them in paintball.
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what would you need chainmail for? i mean unless you start getting yourself lit up at 10 feet is it really nesecary?
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Why would you want armor. I have worn a vest like chainmail suit thing, and it was heavy. I don't use armor because it is fun to show others that don't play paintball the wilts you can get.
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Actually, there's already a company marketing this; at least they make neck and groin protection from chain (actually ring) mail.  The link is below.

http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/softgoods/maille/

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Originally posted by Monk Monk wrote:

Originally posted by Strife_17 Strife_17 wrote:

noisy too

Again put a cloth over it. It is deffinatly a good idea an needed to be posted again. Its cheap and easy to make.

Put a bunch of quarters in a bag then shake em around--Doesn't make it any quieter.  The chain mail would still clink together under the shirt.

And the idea of it breaking the balls more easily is based on the fact that this armour would be made of metal.  Metal is hard, which means more breaks--It having jagged edges was not the main point.

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allow me to answer. if you're afraid of a sting you're in the wrong sport.

chain mail is more something you should use in a swordfight.

 



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its would kinda look cool as gloves but if u want to use it for a chest protecter,u shouldnt be playin p-ball,cause it just shows how afraid u are to get shot
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I've made chainmaille for awhile, I can tell you it would offer no bounce or give to a paintball that hits it.
Your typical indoor body armor is a neoprene type of garment meant to absorb much of the shock and take out the sting of getting hit.

I don't recommend you try to use this type of accoutrement for paintball. It can be very expensive to make (unless you are making the links yourself ) out of some mild steel. But if you would like to try your hand at making chainmaille I buy my stainless steel links from below. I prefer the number 6's. Again its very expensive to make any type of garment as you will use hundreds if not thousands of links depending on what you are making. My suggestion is to learn how to make maille and then first make your own links. There are alot of informative sites online about this.

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