Hey thanks for the compliments. No I didn't plan on using it for paintball at all. I have a couple reasons for that... 1) the visor is just glued on at the moment, and I plan on changing that, and 2) The visor really cuts down on my visibility I think people would be able to sneak up on me from behind really easy with my peripheral vision cut down so much. I think it would hold up just fine for paintball though. its all metal. I would just be worried about the paint job getting ruined.