I just thought I would write about my recent experience of airsoft incase it might catch the attention of other shooters.
I introduced a friend of a friend to rifle shooting because I like to promote the sport and I knew he had the intention of one day applying for a FAC. He offered to bring his airsoft guns round for a "mess about" so I took him up on the offer.
He brought his whole collection of airsoft guns on a sunny sunday afternoon. The 3 of us donned our masks and were each handed a very realistic full metal construction sub machine gun that fired 6mm plastic bb's at approx 320fps. The 3 of us spent the next hour running round the farm yard like teenagers giving each other pain. It was the most fun Ive had in ages. So much so that the 2 of us without airsoft guns have just gone out and bought not only one but 2 airsoft guns each because we were so impressed by them.
The "bb" guns we had as kids weren't very powerful and wouldn't have been powerful enough to have a proper "battle". But the gun I first bought was 1.2 joules/ fired bb's at 345fps and was capable of sending a 6mm bb through one side of a coke can or 4 sides of cardboard. It was a formidable beast and you certainly knew the difference between a hit and a miss even out at 30-40 yds. As for less than 10 yards prepare for blood on bare skin! and dont even think about not wearing eye protection. I have since heard of people losing teeth in this game.
Even though I have a semi auto .22rf I had forgotten how much fun semi auto and full auto were. And at approx £10 per 3300 bb's it doesnt break the bank for literally hours of fun. There are even biodegradable BB's too.
The guns I bought were AR15 style using electric motor/spring piston power that run on a 7.2v lithium polymer battery and were capable of 1000's of shots on a single charge. The whole set up didnt break the bank either. Prices as follows:
Nuprol assault rifle £125
extra 370 round magazine £10
battery £15
charger £15
mask £15 +
My set up was a cheap and cheerful set up off the internet that I would thoroughly recommend to anyone else considering starting the sport. Of course you can spend lots more on full metal construction but I was just in it for the fun factor.
Happy Days
Nick
I introduced a friend of a friend to rifle shooting because I like to promote the sport and I knew he had the intention of one day applying for a FAC. He offered to bring his airsoft guns round for a "mess about" so I took him up on the offer.
He brought his whole collection of airsoft guns on a sunny sunday afternoon. The 3 of us donned our masks and were each handed a very realistic full metal construction sub machine gun that fired 6mm plastic bb's at approx 320fps. The 3 of us spent the next hour running round the farm yard like teenagers giving each other pain. It was the most fun Ive had in ages. So much so that the 2 of us without airsoft guns have just gone out and bought not only one but 2 airsoft guns each because we were so impressed by them.
The "bb" guns we had as kids weren't very powerful and wouldn't have been powerful enough to have a proper "battle". But the gun I first bought was 1.2 joules/ fired bb's at 345fps and was capable of sending a 6mm bb through one side of a coke can or 4 sides of cardboard. It was a formidable beast and you certainly knew the difference between a hit and a miss even out at 30-40 yds. As for less than 10 yards prepare for blood on bare skin! and dont even think about not wearing eye protection. I have since heard of people losing teeth in this game.
Even though I have a semi auto .22rf I had forgotten how much fun semi auto and full auto were. And at approx £10 per 3300 bb's it doesnt break the bank for literally hours of fun. There are even biodegradable BB's too.
The guns I bought were AR15 style using electric motor/spring piston power that run on a 7.2v lithium polymer battery and were capable of 1000's of shots on a single charge. The whole set up didnt break the bank either. Prices as follows:
Nuprol assault rifle £125
extra 370 round magazine £10
battery £15
charger £15
mask £15 +
My set up was a cheap and cheerful set up off the internet that I would thoroughly recommend to anyone else considering starting the sport. Of course you can spend lots more on full metal construction but I was just in it for the fun factor.
Happy Days
Nick
