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    ello there,

    I'm interested in sorting an outing for my college class during our week off in November.

    Now since Paintball, in my opinion is getting a bit .. old (but still fun nevertheless) I heard something about Airsoft and maybe I think we could do that.

    I'd like to know if it is any good, how dangerous and how you even "kill" people.

    Thanks
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    Depending on the guns you use you could play in just normal clothing and walk away with a couple of mosquito bite sized welts.

    Those guns are fairly low on the spectrum, if you are planning on using things like semi auto and fully automatic assualt rifles which are generating 1 or more Joules of power then I would consider wearing a big jacket, safety goggles, or probably just a paintball mask, Ive seen these things chip teeth and shatter finger nails.

    an automatic gasser running on red gas will completely shred a coke can in the blink of an eye.

    One thing with airsoft though, is that you guys all have to be commited to playing fair.

    You know how when you play at public paintball fields you always have the little kids running around with a mask covered in paint because they have been shot so much just firing blindly everywhere?

    Airsoft has that, if even worse because unless youve hit someone on bare skin the only tell that youve shot someone is a clapping noise from the BB hitting their clothes.

    One thing I enjoy about airsoft is the feel and look of the guns, I like how they look really realistic, sometimes they are almost completely made of metal and have the same dimensions and weight as their real counter part, and that is pretty cool.

    Paintball guns always look like toys and are more awkward to hold.
    If you are playing milsim airsoft expect to have to change clips after 31 shots if you have something like a carbine using standard magazines, it adds a whole new angle to the game because you no longer have a hopper with 200 rounds in it to compensate for your lack of aim :P

    Japan is great for airsoft, they are crazy about it over there and hands down make the best weapons on the market, Ive had Tokyo Marui's since day 1, they are like the AK;s of airsoft guns.

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    I'm someone who has alot of friends who play airsoft, and i'm looking into going in the future, but one thing you need to be aware of is the Violent Crimes Reduction Act if you intend to buy any guns.

    You should still be able to rent them from a site though, but they may be what's know as 'two tone' guns.

    The way it works is thusly ...

    The government passed a law called the "Violent Crimes Reduction Act", which bans the sale of "Realistic Imitation Firearms", which includes airsoft guns. There is, however, a defence for Airsofters in the bill. Airsoft retailers can still sell RIF's, but they now require a license to buy. To get a license, you need to regularly go to an Airsoft site (i believe the amount is 3 times or more in no shorter than 2 months), and registered sites can give you one.

    However, if you do NOT have a license, you can still buy 'two-tone' guns. These are guns that have bright paint over more than 50% of the gun, so they are no longer a RIF.

    Naturally you need to be 18 or over to purchase either of them.

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    I used to play a lota air soft. We just used pump guns and a few people had automatic ones. We just wore jeans and a light sweater and ofc goggles. It really doesnt hurt unless u are literally 5 feet from each other and hit bare skin. But as Crush0r said...the BIGGEST problem about airsoft was the cheaters! you HAVE to be committed to fair play or it just gets irritating.

    edit: oh and for us a kill was just a hit to anyone in any location other than the gun or the shoes. (shoes because u cant really feel it)

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    Always wear goggles.
    A couple friends and I were only playing for a couple hours and we each got hit in the goggles multiple times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nobby
    ello there,

    I'm interested in sorting an outing for my college class during our week off in November.

    Now since Paintball, in my opinion is getting a bit .. old (but still fun nevertheless) I heard something about Airsoft and maybe I think we could do that.

    I'd like to know if it is any good, how dangerous and how you even "kill" people.

    Thanks
    Nobby <3
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    I think that sums it up then


    Urban assault in peterborough looks a promising place.
    I'll tell the guys (and girls..) if they fancy it ^^


    btw... like i asked before, how does a "kill" work
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    basically if you get hit you call yourself out, its pretty similar to paintball.
    if it is mil sim it would be like counterstrike where you remain "dead" until the end of the scenario, ie a whole team being killed or captured or the objective being completed.

    Sometimes people play with rules like, if you get shot once in the head you are out, twice in the chest 3 times in the arm or leg and 4 times in the hand and foot or something similar to that. to simulate the "lethality" of being shot in different places by a real fire arm, other times you can combine that system and change the numbers around depending on if you are using a handgun,shotgun, submachine gun or rifle.

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    I highly recommend airsofting, BB's are also significantly cheaper than paintballs and the gun, depending on brand, where its bought and the like, can be fairly inexpensive as well. And you don't have to worry about your clothes and gear getting slimed either...
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    Airsoft kinda varies. It can be basicly painball with different guns. If you want something new try looking for a airsoft milsim scenario or something.

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    paintball > airsoft.
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    whatever you decide to do wear a paintball mask, even for airsoft... trust me you dont want to lose an eye or something. you can get away with using just safety glasses but ive seen lots of chipped teeth from airsoft. been playing paintball for about 12 years and honostly id say go with paintball cause paintball > airsoft = true

    it does kinda depend on where your going to be playing though, if its a cool setup and indoors airsoft might be pretty fun. but nothing like lighting someone up with some paint and being able to see the results

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarn
    paintball > airsoft.
    how?


    also, a friend of mine had to get eye surgery because he accidently a whole airsoft pellot.
    protip: wear mask

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarn
    paintball > airsoft.
    Get hit by a bus
    I don't want to run around with a giant rod with a tumor full of balls attached to the top going 'pew pew pew'.

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