Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Winter airsoft links to info on forum
There is some great info on battery life and playing airsoft in the cold. Check it out ! Should you play in the winter? Will batteries last? Will my gun break?
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Keep your orange tips!
Do airsoft M4 rifles legally have to have an orange tip?
American federal laws state that it is required by law to have 6 mm (approx. 1/4") orange tips to be present on all "toy guns" which includes airsoft type toy and replica guns transported within and imported into the United States.
However, these orange tips can easily be removed or painted. Please help the airsoft game in general and do not do this. One high level case occurred in Florida where a student threatened fellow classmates with an airsoft pistol and was later shot dead when he pointed it towards an officer. The orange tip mandated by US Federal law had been painted black. Airsoft players may decide to paint over the orange tip on their guns because it makes them more discrete at a distance when they play, and we all like to be as realistic as possible. However, despite the lack of federal penalties for consumers who remove the required orange tips, some states like California have enacted state legislation that does impose criminal penalties for the removal of any required orange blaze markings.
American federal laws state that it is required by law to have 6 mm (approx. 1/4") orange tips to be present on all "toy guns" which includes airsoft type toy and replica guns transported within and imported into the United States.
However, these orange tips can easily be removed or painted. Please help the airsoft game in general and do not do this. One high level case occurred in Florida where a student threatened fellow classmates with an airsoft pistol and was later shot dead when he pointed it towards an officer. The orange tip mandated by US Federal law had been painted black. Airsoft players may decide to paint over the orange tip on their guns because it makes them more discrete at a distance when they play, and we all like to be as realistic as possible. However, despite the lack of federal penalties for consumers who remove the required orange tips, some states like California have enacted state legislation that does impose criminal penalties for the removal of any required orange blaze markings.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
How to effectively utilize an airsoft shotgun with devasting effect.
Airsoft shotguns, modeled after their real steel, or real firearm model, can provide some of the same uses and characteristics as the real gun.
Shotguns, in the real world, are generally used for close quarters combat (or cqb in military speak) and provide a great platform to put alot of metal down range and onto a target. With the use of buckshot, a shotgun can provide "spread" of the projectiles, increasing the likelihood of a hit on target.
Most airsoft shotguns in the past have resorted to firing only one 6mm bb to simulate the effect. Well, that effect just doesn't cut it anymore. Today, you can get great low cost shotguns under $100 that will fire 3 bbs in a spreading pattern which more closely resembles the real deal.
Some of the problems with airsoft shotguns in the past were often related to the action of the airsoft shotgun or the way the shotgun is "racked". Airsoft shotguns are generally racked or cocked just like the real steel but this action wreaked havoc on the sometimes plastic parts of the cheap shotguns. Most of the newer shotguns today have real action and have that satisfiying aggressive "rack" sound that a real shotgun makes. They have parts made of metal now that can withstand the racking abuse much like a real steel shotgun. When we say "real steel", we generally mean a real honest to goodness rifle or shotgun.
In the airsoft world, say in a cqb environment where you are often just on the other side of a wall with the enemy lurking around the corner, when that racking sound is heard, the enemy will know they are about to be on the receiving end of a barrage of 6mm bb's. Most people start heading the other way.
There are two kinds of airsoft shotguns that you can get;
1) Pistol grip airsoft shotgun
2) Full stock airsoft shotgun
Both are great for cqb. Mostly it is personal choice for which one to get. I prefer the full stock because I like to put the airsoft shotgun up into my shoulder. Some people prefer pistol grip and fire it from the hip. The pistol grip version can be a little easier to manouever around tight corners.
Let's discuss some of the proper uses of the shotguns.
1) Cornering
I would use generally accepted cqb techniques such as pieing off corners and the like. To see a great shotgun reloading video click on army shotgun reloading techniques.
This kind of reloading drills can also work with the airsoft shotguns that load with a shell. Most of the airsoft shells can be shot 10 times per shell with 3 bb's in each shot. Then you would have to reload your airsoft shotgun and practice your drill.
If the enemy was super smart. they might try to determine that you have shot all your ten shots, and then knowing you will have to reload, try to attack after your 10 shots. To help combat this, I would work in pairs of 2 or stacks of 3-4 and always have someone loaded or covering.
2) Airsoft Shotgun Carry
I would carry your shotgun in a cqb setting generally in a low ready position with the tip of the barrel just slightly down and looking over the sights at your targets, once you are in a building and getting ready to go into a room, I would have the shotgun up in a ready position ready to fire. If there are people in the stack ahead of you, I would keep the shotgun down, but your team might have their own SOP or Standard Operating Procedure.
3) Friendly Fire
In an airsoft cqb environment, you must look out for friendly fire. This is because there are multiple enemy and multiple threat areas. To help combat this, it is a good idea to have your airsoft team assign a challenging pass that only your team knows. Once this is used a few times, it will be compromised, but it works at the beginning of the game. Choose a 2 word pass such as "Burger King" When you see movement ahead and are not sure if they are enemy, yell out "Burger!" If they are on your team, they should yell out "King!" If they are on the other team, they wouldn't know why you are yelling Burger. If they do not give the proper pass, then light them up.
2 Main types of airsoft shotguns
1) Spring
2) Gas
Most of the cheaper airsoft shotguns will be spring. Most of the more expensive ones tend to be gas operated. The cheaper spring ones work great, while the more expensive ones tend to be a bit better made with more metal.
There are a few models out now under $100 that shoot well and shoot quite far, roughly 150 feet or so. Try to get extra shells or mags for your guns, so that you don't get caught without ammo.
Shotgun Extras
You can also grab accessories for your shotgun. Some of the better accessories are airsoft shotgun bandoleers for carrying extra shells, shell holder for buttstock, shell holder for receiver, and sling shell holder. You can also get shell pouches to hold extra ammo. Some models might have a tactical rail to attach flashlights. You do not need a scope on a shotgun.
Some Airsoft Shotgun Terms
Heat Shield: Added to a gun to look more like a military shotgun, looks cool
Slam Fired: A method of firing that allows you to shoot by pumping the shotgun rather than pulling the trigger. While cool, it does cause stress to shotgun, and might result in breakage and less life expectancy of the gun. Use sparingly.
Pistol Grip: Short grip like a pistol, used more for home defense.
Full Stock: Regular stock used more on military shotguns. Allows better recoil and sight picture by keeping shotgun in your shoulder and on target.
Airsoft Shotgun Shell: Shell used to keep bb's. usually holds about 30 and gets 10 shots to a shell.
Airsoft Shotgun Mag: Some shotguns use mags, and hold bb's.
To summarize all that we have discussed so far, airsoft shotguns deliver a great "bang for the buck" in any airsoft type skirmish.
Shotguns, in the real world, are generally used for close quarters combat (or cqb in military speak) and provide a great platform to put alot of metal down range and onto a target. With the use of buckshot, a shotgun can provide "spread" of the projectiles, increasing the likelihood of a hit on target.
Most airsoft shotguns in the past have resorted to firing only one 6mm bb to simulate the effect. Well, that effect just doesn't cut it anymore. Today, you can get great low cost shotguns under $100 that will fire 3 bbs in a spreading pattern which more closely resembles the real deal.
Some of the problems with airsoft shotguns in the past were often related to the action of the airsoft shotgun or the way the shotgun is "racked". Airsoft shotguns are generally racked or cocked just like the real steel but this action wreaked havoc on the sometimes plastic parts of the cheap shotguns. Most of the newer shotguns today have real action and have that satisfiying aggressive "rack" sound that a real shotgun makes. They have parts made of metal now that can withstand the racking abuse much like a real steel shotgun. When we say "real steel", we generally mean a real honest to goodness rifle or shotgun.
In the airsoft world, say in a cqb environment where you are often just on the other side of a wall with the enemy lurking around the corner, when that racking sound is heard, the enemy will know they are about to be on the receiving end of a barrage of 6mm bb's. Most people start heading the other way.
There are two kinds of airsoft shotguns that you can get;
1) Pistol grip airsoft shotgun
2) Full stock airsoft shotgun
Both are great for cqb. Mostly it is personal choice for which one to get. I prefer the full stock because I like to put the airsoft shotgun up into my shoulder. Some people prefer pistol grip and fire it from the hip. The pistol grip version can be a little easier to manouever around tight corners.
Let's discuss some of the proper uses of the shotguns.
1) Cornering
I would use generally accepted cqb techniques such as pieing off corners and the like. To see a great shotgun reloading video click on army shotgun reloading techniques.
This kind of reloading drills can also work with the airsoft shotguns that load with a shell. Most of the airsoft shells can be shot 10 times per shell with 3 bb's in each shot. Then you would have to reload your airsoft shotgun and practice your drill.
If the enemy was super smart. they might try to determine that you have shot all your ten shots, and then knowing you will have to reload, try to attack after your 10 shots. To help combat this, I would work in pairs of 2 or stacks of 3-4 and always have someone loaded or covering.
2) Airsoft Shotgun Carry
I would carry your shotgun in a cqb setting generally in a low ready position with the tip of the barrel just slightly down and looking over the sights at your targets, once you are in a building and getting ready to go into a room, I would have the shotgun up in a ready position ready to fire. If there are people in the stack ahead of you, I would keep the shotgun down, but your team might have their own SOP or Standard Operating Procedure.
3) Friendly Fire
In an airsoft cqb environment, you must look out for friendly fire. This is because there are multiple enemy and multiple threat areas. To help combat this, it is a good idea to have your airsoft team assign a challenging pass that only your team knows. Once this is used a few times, it will be compromised, but it works at the beginning of the game. Choose a 2 word pass such as "Burger King" When you see movement ahead and are not sure if they are enemy, yell out "Burger!" If they are on your team, they should yell out "King!" If they are on the other team, they wouldn't know why you are yelling Burger. If they do not give the proper pass, then light them up.
2 Main types of airsoft shotguns
1) Spring
2) Gas
Most of the cheaper airsoft shotguns will be spring. Most of the more expensive ones tend to be gas operated. The cheaper spring ones work great, while the more expensive ones tend to be a bit better made with more metal.
There are a few models out now under $100 that shoot well and shoot quite far, roughly 150 feet or so. Try to get extra shells or mags for your guns, so that you don't get caught without ammo.
Shotgun Extras
You can also grab accessories for your shotgun. Some of the better accessories are airsoft shotgun bandoleers for carrying extra shells, shell holder for buttstock, shell holder for receiver, and sling shell holder. You can also get shell pouches to hold extra ammo. Some models might have a tactical rail to attach flashlights. You do not need a scope on a shotgun.
Some Airsoft Shotgun Terms
Heat Shield: Added to a gun to look more like a military shotgun, looks cool
Slam Fired: A method of firing that allows you to shoot by pumping the shotgun rather than pulling the trigger. While cool, it does cause stress to shotgun, and might result in breakage and less life expectancy of the gun. Use sparingly.
Pistol Grip: Short grip like a pistol, used more for home defense.
Full Stock: Regular stock used more on military shotguns. Allows better recoil and sight picture by keeping shotgun in your shoulder and on target.
Airsoft Shotgun Shell: Shell used to keep bb's. usually holds about 30 and gets 10 shots to a shell.
Airsoft Shotgun Mag: Some shotguns use mags, and hold bb's.
To summarize all that we have discussed so far, airsoft shotguns deliver a great "bang for the buck" in any airsoft type skirmish.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Airsoft Snipers L96
Airsoft Sniping Video showing rear sniper has great movement discipline. Also show some cool airsoft sniper gear and sniper veils.
Wanted to post my airsoft business card design and see what people think, feel free to comment on design.
In addition to having an online airsoft business, I also have a printing business and we print and design all kinds of materials, such as business cards, flyers, postcards, brochures, etc.
The link to the online printing site is a fairly new site and I am just in the process of starting to market it. I can offer a great price for any printing needs. We do print flyers quick.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Intro to 6mm bb
I have decided to start an airsoft website and offer some cool guns. I have been involved with airsoft for a few years now and used to run a field in Canada. My field was used for the game series called Border Wars I and II. The last game we had about 220 people and the organizer brought in an actual tank for the game.
This was filmed at my field
Wanted to post an airsoft article I had written about airsoft snipers.
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How do you become an Airsoft Sniper for a cheap price?
There are a few ways to acquire your gear so that you look like a professional airsoft sniper.
The first purchase you will want to determine is your airsoft sniper rifle. There are a few decisions you will have to make.
The most important would be whether you run a spring sniper rifle or an aeg sniper rifle.
There are a few pros and cons for each type.
Springs generally have more consistent power and cost less to run. Most of the higher power sniper rifles are spring operated. Most are bolt action. You do not need to fear running out of battery power during an op. The cons to a spring airsoft sniper rifle is that you can only shoot as fast as you can pull the bolt. Only one shot per trigger pull. If you are in a fire fight with enemy with higher power high ROF (rate of fire) aeg's then you might be in for a duck and cover. The enemy has the power to pin you down with superior cover fire, allowing the enemy time to manouver their assault elements to put effective fire on your position.
Di Di Mau!!! Di Di Mau !!!!!!!
That means "get the #$%$% out of here and quickly.
As a sniper, you should always have your escape route planned out ahead of time, even utilizing techniques to slow down any opponents, such as thick bush, claymore mines, etc. The good snipers will di di mau and move into another position very quickly, then get into another pre-planned position that is well defended and then be very still and attack again once the assault gets close, then fall back and possibly move around to the enemies rear if possible. Sometimes this can be done with a team of 2 snipers, where one moves and the other "takes over his position", and the enemy assumes the new sniper is the same one. The first sniper can then hide, and then attack as the enemy is to his flank or preferably from their rear. This can cause major havoc and consternation to the enemy, as they start to get decimated from two different positions.
If you have a sniper rifle that is an aeg, you often give up a little range for a little more ROF. You also will lose a bit of distance. This is more of a personal choice. You might find that a good semi aeg works great as a sniper rifle. Some sniper teams have a dedicated sniper rifle, and the spotter has an aeg for back up and sniping. This can work very well as well.
We will now look at some of the popular models that you can choose from and see the differences in cash outlay. You can set up a half decent airsoft sniper kit for about $200. If you want to go high end, you could easily drop $2,000+.
To get a decent airsoft sniper rifle, you need to spend at least $100 for a good spring model.
For a low entry price, you can look at TSD Sports M100 Sniper Spring Airsoft Rifle.
Cost $90 300 FPS Spring
For a medium entry price, take a gander at Cybergun Mauser Spring Sniper Rifle includes scope and bipod. Cost $240 440 FPS
Another real good pick is the UHC Super X-9 Swat Sniper Rifle. Spring Cost $210 440 FPS and also includes scope and bipod.
Classic Army M14 AEG Scout $330 320 FPS Great Spotter,Urban Skirmish Weapon Not Spring, Electric with high ROF
Higher end guns like UTG Black Type 96 Rifle Shadow OPS. Cost $300 450 FPS Spring
(we have some airsoft parts for the type 96 sniper rifle available if you need them)
Classic Army M24 Socom Sniper "Civilian Type" Spring $355 315 FPS
Maruzen Type 96 Rifle $410 300 FPS Spring
The last couple of higher end guns cost more because they use more metal and are generally better built and should last longer. While they often have lower stock fps, they can be more easily upgraded and should last much longer and give better game play and probably more accurate. However, some of the middle range guns work great. Some of the lower end guns have a parts issue, in that if something breaks, you just have to buy another gun, while the high end guns will usually have parts available.
Remember too that snipers are a breed apart, and you need to have a certain mindset to be an airsoft sniper, and it is definately not for everyone. You have to love sitting still in the bush for hours and you might only get one kill, so if you like to shoot lots and get in the thick of the action, maybe look at a regular carbine AEG.
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