Anyone here plays Airsoft?
 

I'd been going gaga with this sport since dec last year.
Now I'm doing some modification like converting a regular
mag to hi-cap and some other geeky stuff on airsoft.
Check out my wacky armory LOL!!!...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...oft-armory.jpg

So anyone here plays as well?

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Should I call the feds?

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what is airsoft?

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I'm guessing it's something like paintball...

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paintball? yeah but without those ugly bulky guns and messy
projectiles they have.

airsoft is a sport using this replica low velocity toy guns.
there are these so called springers and aeg's,
gbb, (gas blow back - the most powerful) etc.
some are made of metal and some with sturdy plastic.
it's like playing counter-strike for real!
and it's cheap! ....
...depending on how hardcore you can get that is.

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Ok heres a better explanation of this sports or hobby you guys might wana check out.

Definition: The hobby of collecting realistic, non-lethal, shooting replicas of actual firearms either for display or for the purposes of skirmishing in friendly competition.
History: The sport of Airsoft started in Japan during the early 1980s. It was illegal to own firearms in Japan but there was a significant interest in them, so a company started producing spring-powered replicas of firearms that fired 6mm, plastic BBs. During the latter part of the 1980s the sport migrated to neighboring countries such as Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Airsoft started appearing in North America and Europe during the middle of the 1990's.

The Guns: This is essentially what attracts players into the sport. Airsoft guns are 1:1 scale replicas of actual firearms that fire 6mm, round, plastic pellets commonly called as "BB's" which are propelled out of the guns by compressed air. In most cases, Airsoft guns mimic the looks and functionality of it's real-steel counterpart. By that, meaning Airsoft guns look, feel, weigh, and functions similar to the actual firearm. Often, the only way you can tell apart a "real steel" firearm and an airsoft gun is the blazing orange tip and when you pull that trigger .

There are 3 major types of Airsoft guns: Spring-Powered, Gas-Powered, and Automatic Electric Guns (AEG's).

Spring: First, spring-powered Airsoft gun, the perfect entry level choice. Spring-cocking guns are true to their name in that you cock the spring first, and then fire. Cock spring, fire, cock, fire, cock, fire, etc. These guns are usually magazine fed and semi-automatic, but they must be hand-cocked after every shot. This system is very cost-effective, and the guns are surprisingly sturdy. Every Airsofter, in his lifetime, has owned at least one spring-powered gun, either a pistol or a rifle. Due to it's relatively cheap price-range, this is usually the gun of choice for the person just starting to play airsoft. A spring-powered handgun can be purchased for as little as $20.

Gas: Another popular type of an Airsoft gun is the gas-powered. While there are several types of gas-powered airsoft guns, the most popular are the Gas-Blowback guns (GBBs). The GBB allows a realistic, semi-automatic firing of the gun by employing either an on-board, or magazine-stored gas storage system. Basically, the same compressed air that propels the BB out of the bore is harnessed to cycle the slide back (hence: blowback). This creates the realistic "recoil" by cycling the slide/upper receiver back-and-forth while firing the gun. To see an example of this, click G17 and USP. This system gives the hand-held gun the capability to empty a magazine as fast as you can pull the trigger, and just as easily reload the gun by inserting a fresh magazine. Needless to say, this feature holds tremendous appeal for the "simulationist".

Electric: Lastly are the Automatic Electric Gun. The creation of the AEG is partly responsible for Airsoft's "boom" during the late 1990s. Basically, an AEG is powered by an on-board battery (similar to hobby R/C Cars), which operates a motor that turns gears inside the gun to compress and release a piston, which in turn creates the blast of air needed to propel the 6mm BB through the barrel of the gun. This system allows the gun to efficiently generate the power needed to support the fully-automatic features of most AEGs and the result is a realistic Rate-Of-Fire (ROF) of anywhere from 600 - 900 Rounds-Per-Minute (RPM), once again mimicking the capabilities of real steel firearms. This is the airsoft gun of choice for most skirmish veterans.

The Appeal: Airsoft gives people the ability to own a shooting version of their dream gun. Due to the law and the cost, people cannot always own their dream gun, and Airsoft provides you with a realistic replica, and on top of that allows you to be able to shoot that replica (albeit: non-lethal).

Often, people would watch movies and TV and say, "Wow, that gun is awesome, I'd like to get me one of those". Actually, what you may be seeing in those movies and TV shows, ARE, in fact, Airsoft guns. Due to their relatively cheap price tags and precise realism, movie studios often employ Airsoft guns for it's production work. They simply digitally alter the images to incorporate the muzzle flash, sound and effects to mimic the real firearms.

Generally speaking, most of the more popular real-steel firearms has an Airsoft gun counterpart. The Heckler & Koch MP5 series, to include MP5A4, MP5 SD5, MP5 PDW. The venerable H&K G3 Battle Rifle series. Colt M16s. Steyr AUGs. SIG 550s. FAMAS. AK-47s. Machine Guns like the M60. Sub-machine guns such as the IMI Uzis and Ingrams. Pistols such as the famed Berettas, Colts, SIGs, and Glocks. Shotguns such as the Benelli M2 and Remington 870. Sniping rifles such as the PSG-1, M40A1, Blaser 93R. Even the "Hollywood" guns like the RoboCop auto-pistol and the M134 Vulcan (6-barrel gatling gun) made famous by the Predator and Terminator movies. The list of Airsoft guns is quite sizeable, and growing with each passing month.

The ability to own and play with these "dream guns" are in and of itself appealing enough to enthusiasts. The added advantage of being able to take these guns out to a local playing field and "shooting" your best friends with it in friendly competition is a hands down selling point.

Another appeal with Airsoft is the ability to "role-play" with them. There are countless clubs, teams and organizations devoted to the sport of "waging war" with airsoft guns. Known throughout the world as Skirmishing. In essence, role-playing allows people to fulfill their fantasies, which (due to physical disabilities or circumstances) they never got the chance to. These people may be bankers, insurance brokers, secretaries, students, computer programmers by profession, but for 1 day a week they can be Green Berets, Assassins, SWAT members, Navy SEALs, whatever. Their mind is the only limit. This role-playing ability is enhanced by the fact that Airsoft guns are extremely realistic. After all, it's rather difficult to play the part of a Navy SEAL when you're holding a neon, orange-yellow-colored, Super-Soaker squirt gun.

Re: Anyone here plays Airsoft?
 

Hmm... nice... But next time use the http://forums.bots-united.com/images/buttons/edit.gif button to add info to your post.

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yellow plastic bullets ;)
no color. and you cant really aim in wind..

i never had one myself.. but my freind have a deagle and a barretta that some guy trashed because he reloaded to many times or something..

i prefer fps games..

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i am a paintball person. its more challenging.

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Airsoft is seen as for the younger generation, I was intrigued by it once (when my friend got a usp and spas12, both spring) but that has sort of worn off as the game itself is full of liars (you never hit me cos I never felt it ....), and the guns are usually far cheaper than they cost to buy.
Today its all about the slightly painful (but someone told me you get used to it, yea...) more organised paintball, which my same friend is trying to get me into....

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If the cops come you better toss those in the woods or something, pointing one at a cop will likely get you shot. ;)

Just some friendly advice.

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hhhehe, of course yeah. i think in some countries when travelling with this around you need to put an orange colored muzzle so cops knows it's just a replica toy gun.

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yeah those ppl who aren't honest when hit we call Zombies.
that's the main problem in airsoft when there are players not being honest but that's also
a challenge. like for example you know you hit him but still he wants more so there you go and stalk the bastard and once up close or on a better sniping position spray him to hell with nice cute bb's. if he still act as a zombie then just hit him with a the stock of your gun and smash his head-off LOL! joking...I just had to tell it to the organizers so he will be banned from playing or get some warning. or just avoid playing with those players next time around. well, tnkfully the ppl i played with are very honest. it's a great place to meet new friends.
still it's a lot of fun and one hell of a workout. my stamina is really low nowadays LOL!
if you hate pain then there are these low-end games where guns are much weaker but still as fun as those airsofters using their hi-end much expensive units. basically these low end aeg's or springers which ppl calls LPEG (low power electric guns) or acm (all china made) are much cheaper yet some models has power that can rival the hi-end ones like those made by Tokyo Marui, CA, etc etc.
i basically love guns. wish i had this stuff when i was younger and not those
boring single shot co2 airguns although accuracy shooting and hunting was fun in the beginning.
see you in the battlefield...hehehe..if ever.

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here's some videos...

http://www.kocashop.net/video/r6.mpg

some skirmishing, aeg or gbb reviews here.
http://www.scaar.at/

http://www.pipersprecisionproducts.com/
check out how they destroy that poor tv.

Re: Anyone here plays Airsoft?
 

Paintball is funnier, you cannot cheat. Some friends of mine have cheap replicas like that, it's funny for 5 minutes... It would be a lot more interesting if the guns had real accuracy :)

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rppg
roll playing paintball game

something a freind to me played for awhile..

2 teams.. all get notes with an personal objective.

its suppose to be a drug deal going wrong.. some from both teams are undercover cops. the goal is to retrive the money or the drugs, or both. (drugs are not real ;))

my freind had the objective to kill all and get away with the money and the drugs.

of what ive heard. the police won.

its pretty harsh playing.. he got shot and it hurt so he was rolling the floor whining.. so they shot him until he was still ;)

ive never been to any of those games.. all ive been to is laserdomes.. team based is the best.. less kids the better..

Re: Anyone here plays Airsoft?
 

the high-end airsoft guns or aeg's or better yet those using gas are much accurate and so darn painful if you get hit close enough. but if you want real accuracy then get an airgun.

well, i dunnop but ppl say here paintball is way too expensive aside those ugly guns LOL!

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I dunno what I was talking about with my friend when we started a conversation about paintball. He has a house in Araruama (some 2h30min to get there), and he will throw his birthday party there, w/ me and some friends. And - guess what - there's a super mega f*ckin paintball arena there (I think it's the largest one in Latin Am.) :D
We'll pwn each other till we get enough :P

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sounds fun!

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may i also add that airsoft is like half-life...you can mod your guns as much as you like.
from external to internal modding, it's endless and FUN!

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You can also mod paintball markers. Its not that much more expensive compared to airsoft imo. Since you still have to pay for ammo(bb's/paint) and it usually helps to have decent kit. In the end the prices work out the same. But its what suits you best of course.

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well, nice thing about paintball is you knwo a hit is a hit tnx to those exploding splatting projectiles it has. yet you can't wear a navy seal BDU on those guns lol! in airsoft you can be the soldier you want to be and dress up like so.

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Well i went paintballing once, and i shot this guy, and he was out but no he shot back. so the next time i went i had some frozen paintballs in the cooler so i had a special hopper with like 2 frozen ones. i saw him, and loaded my "special" ammo, dink right in the fourhead. cracked the face plastic on the mask, and while he was trying to get his mask of the second one hit him in the stomach..oooo that was awsome.

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Whatever floats your boat, I leave it to computer games, but if you like pretending to be a soldier be my guess lol.

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me, i'm done with the computer playing soldier thingie. been doing that since 2000. it's time to get some fresh air and get the heart rate pumping with a roger that and follow me, tango sighted...hehe.
knifekill!

Re: Anyone here plays Airsoft?
 

hehehe! radical! me i just sprayed a freaking zombie for about 3 secs with my hi-capacity magazine until he said TAMA NA! lol!