Airsoft sniping indoors with some souped up airsoft sniper guns.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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.
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.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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.
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.
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?
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