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Labor Day Airsoft at Elkhart Tactical in Indiana

We had a great group out Labor Day for airsoft at Elkhart Tactical in Indiana not far from South Bend.  We had a variety of people from a couple of younger guys to some more intent older guys with saws.

Her are some pics of the day

We all had a great time and hope to see more people out this fall and winter.  The facility is huge, around 100,000 sq ft and can fit a bunch of people for a big game. 

New Indoor Airsoft CQB arena and facility

We are opening a new indoor airsoft cqb house and arena located in Elkhart Indiana called Elkhart Tactical.  This will serve people in Elkhart, South Bend, Granger, Goshen and La Porte IN as well as Niles and Edwardsburg Michigan.  The building clocks in around 100,000 sq ft and can easily accommodate 100-200 people.  We have had a few airsoft games and people seemed to really like the fact of playing cqb style airsoft games.  We are looking for people that would like to run some bigger games throughout the year.

Indoor Airsoft cqb arena in Indiana

Airsoft Troubleshooting Guide

In this article we are going to cover troubleshooting your AEG. 

Sometimes a gun will stop working. Often it is a very easy fix that you can do yourself rather than spend $50 for repairs. 

Troubleshooting Tip #1

If your gun is completely dead, try charging your battery. 

For most of the guns you buy, the chargers that come with the gun are useless.  Buy a decent smart charger.  This keeps your battery charged and will not wreck the battery.  For the cheap chargers, if you over-charge the battery, it can wreck it.  Buy a charger that can charge both Nicd and Nimh batteries. 

Tip #2

Check your Fuse.  This is usually located where your battery is located.  You can double check your fuse by taking your fuse out and then attaching the two ends of the fuse together to see if you get power to the gun.  If you get power, the problem was the fuse.  Replace and you are good to go.  Any standard 20 or 30 amp fuse from any hardware store is fine.  Buy some extras.  If you fire your gun when the battery is low, this can cause your fuse to blow.  If you notice that your rate of fire is slowing down, charge up the battery. 

Tip #3

If you have a funny noise coming from the gun but no bbs are coming out, check your barrel to see if there is a bb blocking the barrel.  Do not keep shooting your gun if nothing is coming out.  You can strip your gears. You will just make it worse. Take the barrel rod that comes with most guns and insert it in the end of the barrel.  Make sure you take out your magazine.  You can shine a light into the mag area and look down the barrel to see if there is a blockage.  Make sure your gun is on safe when you do this.  Do not pull the trigger while looking in the barrel.  If you find that you are getting a lot of stoppages from bbs stuck in the barrel, you are probably using cheap bbs.  Cheap bbs are the quickest way to wreck your gun.  Buy decent bbs, not that crap from Malmart or other big box stores.  Cheap bbs have air bubbles inside them and seams that cause the bb to jam and crack open. Once they are stuck, they can strip your gears if you keep shooting.  Most of the cheap bbs come in .12 gram weight. Buy at least .20 gram.  If you are paying less than $12 for 2000-3000 bbs, you are probably buying cheap bbs.  Decent bbs run about $12 - $25 for 3000 bbs. 

Tip #4

If your gun makes a funny noise, it could be the motor screw just needs adjusting.

The screw to set the height on the motor is usually located in the bottom of the handle of the gun.  Make turns on the screw until the bbs seem to come out at the right speed and the motor sounds better. 

Tip #5

Do not attempt to take your gun apart unless you are mechanically inclined. 

Working on airsoft guns is not impossible, but it might be a good idea to buy a used and broken gun and take that apart to learn, rather than a good gun.  If you take your gear box apart, it can be very hard to get it back together.  Most repair places will charge a minimum of $30 just to look at a gun.  Then, it is usually about $30 per hour plus parts for fixes. 

Tip #6

Parts are not easy to come by, but some models are more popular and they do have more parts available.  Consider this when buying a gun. 

Tip #7

If you buy a cheap AEG, there will probably be absolutely no parts available.  Anything under $100 is a cheap plastic gears AEG.  If you buy in the $150 range, some of these guns can be upgraded and fixed.  Look for guns that are TM compatible, which means there will be Tokyo Marui parts that will fit in the gun.  This makes it easier to fix.  Echo 1 and Jing Gong are some examples of guns that can often take TM parts.  That way, if you strip out your gears, you can buy another gearbox and even upgrade your gun if you want.  Sometimes it pays to spend a little more on that first gun. 

Tip #8

If you are unsure or have questions to ask, one of the best places to find answers are your local airsoft field, a local or national airsoft forum or even Yahoo Answers is a good place.  Most people at the local field know of someone that fixes guns for a very low fee.  I had an M4 that needed work, and someone on a team fixed it for me for $18.  Just ask for a gun tech but make sure you get proper info on them like address, etc and PUT IT IN WRITING. Put down money amounts, time frames for the fix, and any guarantees.  Have both tech and customer sign paper.  Forums are great too.  Most people will help you if you ask nicely.  Also, you can post a question on Yahoo Answers and people will answer your question as best they can. 

For a link to a video that shows how to troubleshoot, please click below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcP8c1j7Otc&feature=related



Motor Adjustment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKxyAWk0Ly0&feature=related

Goldenball airsoft 6mm bb ammo and bullet Evaluation.


 Below is a appraisal from one of our consumers after they have tried the Golden Ball airsoft bbs.

    " I lately ordered my first bag of Goldenball 6mm bbs.  Given that I play out-of-doors I acquired the white .25 gram ones.  In the past I have chiefly used G&G .25s.  I like the Goldenball bbs and plan on using them from now on.  Not only do they shoot straighter, but I feel that they go further then any other brand name that I have tried.  Also rather than wobbling or curving off to the side when they start to lose speed in the air, the Goldenball bbs keep going straight.  I have a G&G  G4-A2 Flaming Hog and have not had any difficulty with the bbs jamming or breaking in my firearm.  (I have put about 5,000 rounds of them through my firearm)  I am totally sold on these and would propose them to anyone looking for an airsoft bb that shoots extremely precise!

-tom greene,  Michigan  Graphic Design Student at Andrews University




We currently have Goldenball airsoft bbs in .20 gram (4000 rds) delivered to your door for $17  We also carry .25 gram (3000 rds) which are a little heavier round perfect for higher end AEGS.

 We are going to be giving away a free packet of 200 airsoft bbs so people can try them out.  All you would pay is $1.00 for shipping.  We are thinking of sending out 500 bbs for $3.00 shipping.  All we are asking is that you give us a quick airsoft assessment of the goldenball 6mm bbs.   Stay tuned for this exciting airsoft bb program in the near future.

Click here to take a look at our airsoft 6mm bb program

Army Secretary Sees New Carbine to Replace M4 - Kit Up

Army Secretary Sees New Carbine to Replace M4 - Kit Up

shotgun trick shooting

Airsoft Sniper Challenge

Airsoft sniping indoors with some souped up airsoft sniper guns. 

Market Your Airsoft Blog

Marketing your online blog or website concerning airsoft can be a daunting task. We will discuss a couple of the ways that you can use to drive traffic to your airsoft site.  

One of the great ways to get your name out there is use google adwords and pay for airsoft visitors.  The only good thing about this program is that most of the people who click on your link actually are interested in what you have to offer.  The key to making this work, is to keep your budget limited to what you want to spend, and perhaps offering something really cool that will make people want to bookmark your site.  The key to this is to offer great airsoft content.  Some people have figured out how to use  google adsense to help pay for their website. If you have good airsoft content, and have adsense running, people might click through and you get paid when people click on other's adword advertising. 

Another great thing you can do and it is usually free is to find airsoft sites that are like yours but maybe not in direct competition and see if they will add your airsoft link  to their site.  Most sites will do this, if you offer a reciprocal link, or link back to their site in return.  You can do a search through google for the term "airsoft submit your link"  or "airsoft add my link"

This should slowly start to build links coming to your site which will help with your google and search engine rankings.

Another thing you can do is add your link manually to directories, and you can also pay a company to add however many links to your site you would like.  This does help, but having RELEVANT links helps more than just a generic directory link. 

If you slowly try to add in your site throughout the web, more people will be able to find your site and see your blog.  Hope this helps with marketing your airsoft blog or airsoft website.

The Easy Way to Sight-In an Airsoft Rifle Scope

One of the easiest ways to sight in your scope for your airsoft sniping rifle.  With this method, you can sight in your airsoft sniper rifle in just a few shots.  

Difference between buying a low cost airsoft m4 rifle and a decent airsoft gun

Is there a difference between buying a $40 m4 rifle and a $150 m4 rifle? Why should I buy a more expensive model gun?  What sorts of issues will I have with the cheaper model m4 rifle or other cheaper model gun?

So, you are thinking of buying an airsoft rifle for yourself or someone you know.  However, you know next to nothing about these guns and cannot seem to see the difference between the cheaper gun and the more expensive ones.

The biggest difference you will see is quality!

A $40 AEG or Auto Electric Gun is the $40 gun will be almost all plastic and is really just a cheap toy kind of like you would buy at the dollar store only this costs $40.
The internals, or motor of the gun will have plastic gears, which will inevitably strip over time.  How long is anyone's guess.  Could be in a week, or a few months.  As long as you understand that this gun just will not last and probably break after a few uses but might be what you are willing to spend for a first gun, then this is the gun for you.

The barrel and stock of the gun often break from being dropped or just man-handled.  This is due to being cheap plastic and poorly made.

The fps or the ability of the motor to shoot the bb out at a certain speed also will vary with a cheaper model gun. Most guns in the $40 range will have less than 200 fps (usually 120-220 fps) which is not really strong enough to play in a real skirmish.  You will be outgunned and the people with the $150 guns will be able to shoot you at 150 feet, while you can only shoot about 50 feet with any effectiveness. 

The battery that is shipped with these guns are really next to useless.  Throw them out and buy a decent battery.  The chargers are the same, next to useless.  Buy a decent rc type battery charger or smart charger and get a good ($20-$30 range) battery.  Most skirmishers buy more than one battery so that their gun will last in an all day skirmish.

Parts.  There really are no parts for these cheap guns, it is better to just buy a new one. 

Now we will talk about the entry level guns.  Those $40 guns are not really even entry level as they will not allow you to play with any decent chance of success.

The entry level guns in airsoft generally start around the $150 - $200 range.  These guns are often made in China and have strong ABS plastic or metal.  A good gun in this range is Jing Gong.  For a chinese airsoft gun, they make a decent entry level choice.  They often have metal parts and actually come with stock high fps. 

Chinese made mid-range products often have slight wobbles in the barrel and stock and where they lack is the robustness of the motor and gears.  This causes the gears to wear out over time, although they usually last a good 2-3 years with proper care.  Often they have metal parts and metal gears, which last much longer than your plastic gears.  They can also take more of a beating if you acidentally drop them although stocks often break if the gun is dropped.  The stock fps of these chinese airsoft guns are usually about 300 - 380 fps.  This is good for playing at a real skirmish as the fps limits are generally under 400-450 fps.

There are a few entry level airsoft m4 rifles and other guns from some manufacturers from Taiwan, which are generally better made than those from China., although Chinese made guns have come a very long way in the last few years for durability and quality.  Because the Chinese guns are close to the more expensive guns, you can usually modify or upgrade them with more robust internals if you desire.  For example, if you had a decent chinese gun, and used it for 3 years or so, then your motor went, you could keep the body of the gun, and get new internals to upgrade your gun, thereby getting more use out of it over time.
Because of the many different types of airsoft m4 rifles and other airsoft guns, most people just buy another new gun and keep collecting more and more.

The top level guns, such as a TM, are made in Japan or Taiwan and suprisingly have a lower stock fps than the chinese guns.  However, their motors and gears are top notch and can last many years and are easily upgradeable.  You are looking at spending $400-$900 for this type of gun.

A great analogy for buying an airsoft m4 rifle or other airsoft gun is much like car buying.  You do get what you pay for, and you need to decide if you would rather buy a used $500 car vs a decent $5000 car or buying a new 2010 model car.  I would highly suggest not buying the $40 AEG airsoft gun, and sticking with the $150 gun for an entry gun, if you are pretty sure airsoft is a hobby you would like to get into.