How about: guns for people that want to practice tactical situations without danger and with ammo that costs $20 for 10,000 rounds instead of $20 for100 rounds.
AWDstylez wrote:How about: guns for people that want to practice tactical situations without danger and with ammo that costs $20 for 10,000 rounds instead of $20 for100 rounds.
The more I read these websites and forums dedicated to airsoft, the less I would agree with your statement. Do you really think Mr. Ski Mask there is a responsible, average guy that is just trying to save some money while practicing marksmanship? I doubt it.
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/ProductDetail?prodID=23579
How exactly are these guys saving money when their fake guns cost just as much as real ones? The one linked is $759, which is the middle of the road as far as prices. Obviously they make cheap ones, but I've also found some a few thousand dollars.
Maybe I should explain my spite for airsoft. I have recently been asked a few times if my open carried gun was an "airsoft". That just irks me. I've also ran into a group of kids at the range renting an ak-47, being complete idiots. When corrected by the range officer for doing something stupid, I heard the response, "hey I know what I'm doing, I have an airsoft ak-47!".
Like I said, I own one myself. It's fun to be able to sit in the living room and plink at a sticky target while I watch TV or read, but I don't pretend it's real :?.I also found out they're good for killing unwanted bugs in the house! You wanna talk about marksmanship practice, try using a relatively inaccurate plastic bb gun to shoot a wasp flying around the window .
All depends an where you go and who you talk to.Waste of money. For mall ninjas only. I don't see any true "training" value in them - at ALL.
Are you practicing with your commando friends with your toys?
I could see if it was at Blackwater running drills, but it isn't. Look at the difference in people doing IPSC v Airsoft in thoe pictures alone.
I guess all my views of Airsoft come from internet commando's, so I'll try to keep an open mindhsmith wrote:All depends an where you go and who you talk to.Waste of money. For mall ninjas only. I don't see any true "training" value in them - at ALL.
Are you practicing with your commando friends with your toys?
I could see if it was at Blackwater running drills, but it isn't. Look at the difference in people doing IPSC v Airsoft in thoe pictures alone.
Yes there are quite a few idiots in airsoft. Also in paintball. Also in real steel.
Airsoft was invented in Japan, a country where private firearm ownership does not exist. However, people still wanted to own firearms, so airsoft replicas were invented. Yes, airsoft guns can cost as much as real steel if you want to "trick it out". A good quality airsoft rifle will run about $300.
I think using airsoft in a marksmanship type of competition is a waste. The max range is about 100 yards, the rifles have no recoil, and most magizines hold 100 rounds or more.
Airsoft is fun to play as a modern, adult version of cowboys and indians. Its the same concept behind paintball matches, only with longer ranges and less mess. I happen to play airsoft with hundreds of different people throughout the year including many ex-military. In many ways, airsoft can be more real than IDPA and other competitions because the target shoots back. Its the closest thing a private citizen can get to playing around with MILES.
...just like laser tag and paint ball and squirt guns, etc. I think the thing that bugs me about airsoft is that they're identical to real firearms. My girlfriend's kid will sometimes pretend that various things are guns, even if it's a piece of paper. He knows to not even point a piece of paper at someone if he's pretending it's a gun. I just don't like that they're running around using toys that look and feel absolutely real and treating them like toys.Some people just like to have fun and be able to run around shooting their friends. What's the big deal?
real steel