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Peter Boston asked:




As you might expect the most common topics on airgun forums are the features and foibles of the dozens and dozens of different models, but following closely behind the model discussions is the chatter about airgun ammunition or pellets. You may not expect that a.177 caliber pellet from Manufacturer A would perform wildly different from a.177 caliber pellet from Manufacturer B in the same airgun, but they do. To make it even more complicated Manufacturer B’s ammo may outperform Manufacturer A’s in a different air rifle or pistol.

We will discuss some of the different characteristics of airgun pellets and how you can use this information to your advantage when selecting a pellet for your air rifle or pistol.
A lighter pellet will leave the barrel of an airgun faster than a heavier pellet and it will also accelerate faster downrange. That means less time to target and a flatter trajectory because there is less time for gravity to work its magic. A heavier pellet will tend to have a less flat trajectory not because of its weight but because it spends more time to target providing gravity with more time to pull it towards the earth.

The second factor that most affects the flight of an airgun pellet is air resistance. Air resistance increases with the cube of speed. When you double the speed of a pellet moving downrange you increase its air resistance by eight times. Really light.177 caliber pellets lose energy due to air resistance so rapidly that after a 35 yd. or so it will be moving slower than a heavier pellet fired from the same gun. Air resistance is probably irrelevant for target shooting out to 10 m but it would play a big role in a hunting shot beyond that range. This is one of the reasons that you want to hunt with the heaviest pellet your airgun can handle effectively.

In addition to the weight of the pellet air resistance will vary according to the shape of the pellet. Wadcutters are flat nose pellets used for paper target shooting. At the 10 m range the increase in air resistance is almost negligible but the same as with the effect of weight beyond 35 yd. the flat nose will start working like an air brake.

Medium weight round nose pellets offer the best compromise for both weight and shape for medium powered air rifles. For small caliber air rifles (.177 and.20) the best hunting ammo is a round nose hollowpoint. This pellet moves through the air as well as a regular round nose and mushrooms on impact significantly increasing the force of the shot.

The best advice about air rifle ammo is to try several different brands, several different shapes, and several different weights. What you read in the airgun forums may be true generally but may not work for your air rifle. If you are only an occasional shooter and still want the best accuracy and range then choose a premium pellet from the same manufacturer that made your gun. It is almost always best to avoid no-name bargains because there could be significant variability between pellets in the same package.

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Ken Devonald asked:




Rabbits in a garden can be a minor catastrophe. I don’t mind a little bit of veg disappearing, and my wife can spare some of her flowers; the lawn they are welcome to keep short; but it doesn’t work like this!
Young rabbits are much less cautious than their parents. This is nature’s way of feeding predators; breed lots, breed idiots and breed more! I love having rabbits in the garden, it gives my pointers something to practice on right outside the back door. The problem is, if you don’t have a cat or a whippet, or regular fox visitors then the occasional visitor can all too quickly become a plague. If absolute control of the population is your aim, then midwinter is the time to kill rabbits; the number of litters below ground will be at a minimum and they can be ferreted and shot; the less alert and the plain unlucky rabbits will have been taken by foxes, badgers, buzzards and stoats and weasels. With the numbers at a natural low, your attempts will be much more effective. If, like me, you consider the rabbit is good eating and don’t mind swapping a bit of veg in return for a few young rabbits, then late Summer and Autumn are good times. You can select the three quarters grown ones for eating, knowing that they will not have litters to leave underground to die. If you find you have two or three does breeding close to your garden it becomes a more challenging situation; I find it quite difficult to shoot very young rabbits, but it is fairer on the rabbits than being orphaned at a very young age. In this case, I generally aim to identify the doe when she has young rabbits outside and eating, and then cull her.

Baby rabbits are just to cute to shoot; but the rabbit holes on these slopes create a hazard when the cattle run. The air rifle in each case must be accurate at the range you are using it. If you imagine the rabbit above with a one pence coin between his eye and the base of his ear; and a two pence coin just below the line of the top leg, and about a third of the way up the body, then you have the killing points to aim for. Don’t take the shot unless you can hit within these areas. A full power (12 ft Ibs) air rifle with a decent telescopic sight will be sufficient at this range, whatever that may be.

The head shot will be instant, dropping the rabbit on the spot, often without a twitch. The heart and lung shot can take 10 seconds before the rabbit stops; but it is a larger target. I have had rabbits run thirty or forty yards before dropping stone dead from a lung shot, completely bled out. This is obviously a consideration if you have close neighbours; I well remember shooting pigeons on the allotment at the back of my Dad’s house and having to ask the neighbour if I could have my pigeon back! In these more politically correct day and age, you will not be popular (unless they don’t like rabbits either; or they like eating them!).

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Jeffry Evans asked:




Want some good ideas for airsoft wars? Well keep reading, because you have found the right page. The following are 7 primo airsoft wars that you can use to have a great match with all of your friends. Check it out:

1. Capture the Flag

The classic for airsoft and paintball wars alike. There are two flags and two teams in this game. Each team has a base and tries to protect its flag, while organizing to capture the other team’s flag. The object is to get the other teams flag back to your base, without getting shot. There are two styles of play, one rule is that when the flag carrier gets shot the flag automatically returns to base, and in the other scenario when the flag carrier is shot, another team member can pick up the flag and continue on.

2. Capture the Flag - with Only One Flag

This variant of capture the flag has two teams and two bases, but only one flag in the center of play. The first team to grab the flag and return to their base is the winner.
3. Assassination

This game is for just a few number of players. Two or more players are the assassins and must kill the other player(s) and get back to their insertion point before the time limit is reached to win.

4. Last Man Standing

This game is usually played with manual spring air pistols. The game is every man for himself, and the object is to shoot all of your opponents. Once shot, you must exit the playing field until only one member is left, declaring himself the winner.

5. Clearing House (SWAT style anti-terrorist)

Using a building that has been rigged with terrorist targets and friendly targets, a team must move through the building and kill all the terrorists without killing the innocents.

6. Terrorist Elimination

Like the Clearing house, but with live players as the terrorists. In this game, a team will be designated as the terrorists, and will have buildings to hold up in, and the other team must move through and eliminate all of the terrorists.

7. King of the Hill

Utilizing a heavily fortified hill, two teams should split up, and maybe only 20-30% of the players be housed in the fortified area. The other team of 70-80% of the players must march up and take the hill. At the end of the time limit, if the small team retains the hill, they win, but if the challengers take the hill, then they win.

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S Robinson asked:




A first time hunter to Africa will have often have selected his rifle by walking into a gun shop in his hometown and told the man the shop he needs a rifle for African hunting. He’ll probably walk out with a rifle that may or may not be the ideal calibre and/or finish but it may well be the rifle that gives the shop owner (who could well have never been on an African hunting safari) the highest profit margin.

First, let’s look at the basics…
Africa is mostly bright sunny, dry and hot. This means that a gloss finished rifle is a step in the wrong direction. Any rifle that gleams is the wrong rifle for an African hunting safari. You need to try to buy something that has a matt or parkerised finish on the metalwork and telescopic sight and either a dullish, oiled finish wood stock or if you prefer a synthetic (but still non-reflective) stock. Long barrels can also be a drawback in Africa. This is due to the fact that you will spend a fair amount of time carrying it on your shoulder, and a long barrel sticks up higher and reflects more than a short barrel. One way to get over this is to get into the habit of carrying a long barrelled rifle in the muzzle down position. It’s also a good idea to put a piece of insulating tape over the end of the barrel to keep the dust out. Shorter barrels also make for faster target acquisition and pointability. Hunting rifles that are legal in Africa fall into 4 basic categories….

There’s the single shot actions such as the famous “falling block”. These can be discounted straight away as being far from ideal by dint of their being too slow to reload.

Then comes the underlever actions, the bolt actions (including the straight pull bolts such as Blaser make) and then the famous double rifles made by such distinguished companies as Holland & Holland and Westley Richards in the UK and Heym in Germany.

Any of these action types are ideal for Africa. Although most underlever rifles rarely come in suitable calibres for most dangerous game species and should therefore be discounted for dangerous game hunting with the exception perhaps of the big cats.
The bolt action rifles are by far the most popular choice of hunters worldwide. Probably one of the most popular and reliable types of bolt action rifles are the Mauser controlled feed variants. We use these actions in.404 Jeffery on our company loaner rifles. Don’t feel that push feed rifles should be ruled out though, my own Dangerous Game rifle is a push feed action made by Sabi Rifles in South Africa. It’s a bit battered nowadays, but it’s never let me down, shoots as straight as a die and I love it dearly. The straight pull bolt rifles are an excellent choice (especially) for left-handed shooters as left and right-handed bolts can often be used in the same rifle. Removable magazines are an arguable point. Personally I don’t like them much at all, as they can fall out if not correctly located and some hunters (especially in moments of excitement) drop them from time to time. This means that they end up covered in dust and then have to brushed off before they can be replaced in the rifle……Murphy’s law decrees that this will always happen at the worst possible moment! Double rifles, although a little on the heavy side are a pleasure to own and use and more often than not, a great investment to boot!. Having said that they are considerably more expensive than a bolt action rifle and in my opinion somewhat restricting in their use due to their design. Doubles really only come into their own when hunting Dangerous Game at close range as they do, without a doubt, allow for a faster second shot than any other action type. The drawback of these rifles is that they need a lot of practice before you can shoot them really well. From my personal experience, at least 50% of hunting clients who use double rifles can’t shoot them as accurately as they should be able to or as accurately as they think they can. Some modern doubles now have a cocking lever instead of the more traditional safety catch. I personally don’t like these at all as in my opinion, the very point of having a double is speed of use. The cocking lever removes some of that speed. It’s fairly rare to see a double rifle fitted with a scope but personally, I think it’s a great idea to fit a low power scope with QD mounts. It makes the rifle a lot more versatile and often helps dramatically with the essential placement of that first shot. When choosing any of the larger calibres one factor that needs special attention is recoil. You should never buy a rifle that you can’t learn to shoot confidently and competently. If you flinch at the shot then you need to either think about buying a smaller calibre or consider a muzzle brake or better still, a mercury tube or tungsten bead recoil arrester fitted into the stock. I personally shoot a short barrelled.500 Jeffrey with a mercury tube in the stock that tames the rifle down from a teeth-rattling demon to a pussycat……well, almost!

Most African countries have some kind of minimum requirement to hunt any dangerous game. Excepting leopard this commonly translates to around 4000 foot pounds and a bullet weight of 300 grains or so. That in turn translates to a minimum calibre of.375 H&H magnum. However, in my opinion, a.416 kills better than a.375 and a.458 better than a.416, and so on.

Telescopic sights are a very personal issue and most hunters will tell you to spend more money on this than on their rifles. I’m not completely sure that I agree with this. Technology has advanced so much nowadays that a reasonably priced good quality Tasco scope, for example, will perform pretty well on all but the heaviest recoiling rifles. When buying a scope for the long range hunting safaris such as in the Kalahari then something like a 6-10 power scope is a good choice and something like a 3-6 power for the closer bushveldt hunting. If you want a scope on your dangerous game rifle then a 1.5-4 is about right. It seems to be very popular to buy scopes with straight tubes for Africa. I don’t agree with this. Sure they look ‘classic Africa’ but they don’t give you any light advantage in early or late light conditions. The scopes we fit on our own.404 Jeffery (company loaner) rifles are Swarovski 1.5 - 6 x 42. The unrelenting march of technology has seen recent introductions of many improvements to scopes such as illuminated reticules, if you’re going to go this route, you either need to learn how to get the scope set to the right setting in plenty of time before the shot, or you need to be able to set it quickly. If you take too long messing around with all those switches etc, you’ll miss your shooting opportunity. Personally, I prefer to keep it simple and use a traditional scope.

Good Quality QD scope mounts on the plains game rifles are a good idea and if you put a scope on your dangerous game rifle, and I recommend you do, they should be considered as absolutely mandatory. Your dangerous game rifle should also be fitted with your choice of open sights, but remember you need to see as much of what’s trying to stamp on you as possible. My own ‘charge stopper’ is fitted with a shallow vee rear sight and a big red fibre optic foresight. The sights are set to what I was taught to refer to as ’six o clock hold, which means the shooter sees as much of what’s trying to nail him as possible. This set up works like a dream for me, especially in low light conditions such as are found in the real thick bush that wounded game like to hide in. Those silly little pop-off scope protectors should be avoided like the plague as they always make a noise when you open them thus alerting the game and if your scope can’t cope with the rigours of the African bush without these things then you have the wrong scope on your rifle.

Open sights should be considered essential on an African rifle. Plains game rifles usually have a scope, but a scope can go wrong. If you have open sights as well, you can always take the scope off and shoot with open sights. For dangerous game, they’re even more essential for the obvious reason. As to which style of open sights, I personally like a shallow vee rearsight and a red fibre optic foresight, but there are plenty of choices out there for you to choose from. If you have a military background, you might like to consider a peep sight. If you’re unsure of how to adjust open sights, the simple rule is to move the rearsight into the error. Therefore, if the rifle shoots to the left of where you’re aiming, slacken off the rearsight and move it slightly to the left.

For the purpose of this discussion on rifles, African hunting can be split into 3 basic categories:
Firstly there’s the open, long range shooting for species such as Springbuck, oryx and other desert animals. This type of hunting obviously requires a flat shooting calibre with a higher power scope. I won’t go into calibre choice here other than to say that I would personally suggest that for any African hunting whatsoever you view a.30 calibre as your absolute minimum. Although it’s possible to use smaller calibres than this they leave a lot less margin for error and as you’re spending so much money on your safari it’s worth using the best tool for the job. The second category is the most common. This is bushveldt hunting where the majority of your shots will be 50-100 yards or so. 150-200 yards would be the exception. The third category is dangerous game hunting where you can be pretty sure that all shots will be no further than 60 yards and often closer than 20 yards. I’ve been hunting dangerous game for 28 years now and with one exception, the longest first shot any client of mine has ever taken at dangerous game is 60 yards. The closest was an unexpected distance of just 4 yards. Charges, should they happen, can often be measured in feet rather than yards. Whatever rifle and calibre you opt for you should also think hard about your choice of bullet design.
As a rule of thumb you should use a fast expanding bullet for lion and leopard and all but the largest of plains game. My personal choice in a.30 calibre rifle is Winchester Silvertip or Woodleigh Soft Point. A slower expanding bullet for Eland and Cape Buffalo. I like Barnes X, Barnes TSX or Woodleigh Protected Soft Point. A good quality solid, preferably a monolithic solid for elephant, hippo & rhino and for following up anything big & wounded. Clients with double rifles will prefer to use a full metal jacket solid rather than a monolithic, but from my experience they don’t generally perform or penetrate quite so well and are more inclined to distort. My personal choice of monolithic solid for my own dangerous game rifle is the GS Custom flat nosed monolithic solid which from my experience has phenomenal ***********. Once you have bought you African hunting rifle, it’s a good idea to practice with it as often as possible before bringing it on safari. Bench rest shooting is a good start, but try to also practice shooting it from a variety of other shooting positions such as standing with shooting sticks, kneeling and dare I say it,freehand. Try also to vary the range at which you practice. The more experience you can gain about the bullet drop of your particular calibre the less you’ll have to worry about during your hunting safari.

You’ll also want to consider rifle hygiene. A small compact rifle cleaning kit is a good idea. Although I’m not a believer in overdoing the rifle cleaning whilst on safari, it a good idea to give it the odd going over, especially if it’s been out in the rain. Just make sure that you don’t overdo the oiling part of the job. Oil in the barrel, as you probably know, causes a different point of impact on the first shot and oil on the outside makes for more shine and acts as a magnet to dust. So if you do feel the need for a daily spring clean try to make sure that there is no oil left on the rifle when you’re finished.

Last but by no means least, you should only bring rifles on safari that you are prepared to accept the odd scratch and light damage on. If you consider the rifle so precious to you that you want to keep it wrapped up in a rifle slip whilst on the hunting truck, then you’re bringing the wrong rifle on safari with you. The place for your rifle whilst in the hunting truck is either in the rifle rack or in your hands, and when you’re hunting on foot (as you will be for a large part of the time) it should be on your shoulder or in your hands.

Just before I close, let me tell you about a few of the many problems some of my clients have suffered with their rifles over the years. You should note that they all have one thing in common - lack of preparation before their safari.

Hunter 1, arrived with a brand new rifle he’d never shot. When we checked the zero, the rifle had been fitted with the wrong scope mounts and wouldn’t zero. As the rifle didn’t have open sights, we had to drive to the nearest gun shop to buy new mounts. We got the rifle shooting straight but it cost us a whole days hunting.

Hunter 2, arrived with a rifle he’d just has a mercury tube recoil arrestor fitted and hadn’t test fired. When we did, the stock split after the third shot and the rifle was unusable for the rest of the hunt. Fortunately, I had a spare rifle in camp he could use.

Hunter 3, hadn’t even fitted the scope to his new rifle by the time he arrived and when we tried to do it in camp the allen screws didn’t fit the threads on the mounts. This one was easily cured though. All it took was a few spare allen screws I had in my kit.

I hope this helps you in your selection of a good African hunting rifle and hopefully we’ll get to share a campfire together somewhere down the road.

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Marcus Peterson asked:




The word “rifle” originated from the name “rifled gun,” which refers to a firearm with a stock and a long barrel having spiral grooves cutting or rifling into the interior of the target. Bullets are used as ammunition while operating this weapon and are propelled by explosive compounds. These explosives have changed over time, initially being black powder and then cordite, all the way to the present use of nitrocellulose. As the name suggests, hunting rifles are typically used for hunting and are essential companions of hunters all over the world. The design and look of these rifles reflects a tough and stable appeal that is typical to the character of a hunter and thus, an indispensable equipment to carry. It not only fulfills their hunting missions, but also is also essential for their own safety purposes while hunting in dangerous and risky conditions.

Hunting rifles are distinguished by their performance standards and are available in different calibers and cartridges. They are designed specifically for hunting big or small games matched for long shots for hunting deer, antelopes, and prairie dogs. Custom-made barrels are part of these rifles, especially those used for hunting dangerous games. They come in various looks and appeals including stainless steel, chrome-moly, walnut, and all-weather fiberglass stocks. They are chambered in different calibers to match the need of the hunter’s choice and size of the game.

Hunting rifles are loaded with specific hunting bullets that have been already proven effective by experienced hunters. The balancing of a hunting rifle is very important and plays an important role in hitting the game right on target. Thus, it is essential to check the performance and balance of the rifle while buying a hunting rifle. The performance again is based on a well-balanced cartridge, typically designed for hunting purposes.

A huge collection of hunting rifles can be found online. A detailed description of each model and its cartridge and caliber accompany the rifle details. One of the most popular and famous designs of the hunting rifle is the Jerry Fisher design, built with intricate craftsmanship and high-tech manufacturing methods. Owning the perfect hunting rifle, thus adds glory and pride to the hunter’s collection of hunting equipment.

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Sam Lin asked:




What are airsoft guns ?

Airsoft guns are realistic-looking toy guns that fire small plastic BBs to ranges of 25 to 45m at speeds of around 75 - 100 meters per second. Airsoft game is a paintball-like team game that’s originally come out of Japan.

Most airsoft weapons come with hop-up and come in three basic types:

1) Springers - manually **** the firing spring before each shot is required.

2) Gas - use compressed gas to propel BBs .

3) Electric - the most popular and the hottest automatic weapons that use a motor to push back the spring between shots with a rate of fire of up to 1000 rounds per minute . Good for both of experts and beginners , especially for beginners .

There are so many different types of guns to be used in paintball. There are electric guns and airsoft guns. But there are so many different brands of guns to choose from, how do you know which ones to choose. One style of gun is the Tokyo Marui Glock 17 3rd Generation Airsoft. This is a gas blowback air pistol. This air soft gun looks like a real pistol. It is an accurate pistol that looks very, very real. Another real looking gun is from the company CYMA, you can get these guns in Machine Markers, Assault rifles, Sub Machine Markers and even a James Bond Pistol. These are just a few of the air soft rifles.

Some of these markers are cheap gas and electric air soft guns. These guns are for those beginner players that are just starting out. The more experienced players play with markers that cost anywhere from $ 400 to $ 2000 plus. The experienced players take the game much more seriously, they are weekend players and tournament players not a once a month player. They know what it is like to get hit with a paintball or a BB and they don’t mind because their adrenaline is pumping and they can’t feel it. That is a true player.

ICS is another name brand of air soft markers. There is the ICS MP5 A4 is a AEG. This markers is made from metal and you can use one battery charge all day. The starter pack comes with the marker, the battery, the charger and a 3700 rounds of BB’s. The ICS CAR97 with LE Stock. This gun has a full metal body with a reinforced barrel. It can carry 400 round magazine, it is a great gun for the advanced player.

The UTG which stands for Under the Gun. This air soft brand is run by the company leapers. The UTG line is not for kids or beginners. These are hard core markers. The Accushot Competition Shadow has the Ultimate Bolt Action Airsoft Spring Rifle. The marker comes with a spare magazine, tactical sniper rifle sniper with an effective long range shooting. These guns are not toys they should be left for tournament players only.

These markers all run a pretty penny and while you want the best products you don’t want to spend your life’s savings on one marker unless you have to. There are so many places where you can find less expensive markers. On the site Cheap-Airsoft-Guns.net you can get a wide variety of air soft guns for a less expensive price. They have so many in stock that it may be hard to buy just one. They have great air soft pistols like the Green Gas Guns, Electric Blade Trinity Style, Electric Robocop Pistol FPS-150 Blowback Airsoft guns. They have the AEG Electric M4, The Spring Pump Riot Shotgun Remington 870 with FPS-250 Pistol Grips. They have the UTG series, the Spring Well MP5 Sub.

Choose your markets carefully, these super powerful markers are not for indoor play they should be used outside and all players should be wearing the proper equipment . Everyone would be wearing safety glasses and the proper attire. When using these markets make sure the safety is on until you are ready to shoot because these markers can go off accidentally, almost like a real gun. Make sure that when you play that these guns are regulation and are allowed to be used where you play.

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Darin Sewell asked:




Airsoft BB guns are rapidly increasing in popularity around the world. Many clubs have been formed to bring enthusiasts together to enjoy their weapons. Activities in these clubs range from simple target shooting to all out urban combat games. Having the right gun for the activities you wish to participate in will maximize your airsoft experience.

Electric vs Spring airsoft guns

Electric Air guns: Electric airsoft BB guns are by far the most popular. this is due to the fact that ,many models operate with semi automatic and fully automatic capabilities. This not only adds to the realism but also makes these guns extremely fun to shoot.

Electric guns are available in a wide variety of price and performance ranges. High end models are constructed from metal and use metal gears to deliver high velocity and rapid rates of fire. While the lower end plastic models deliver lower performance but just as much fun.

The only limit an electric air gun has is the battery life, so always have spare batteries on hand if you want a full days fun!

Spring Guns: Spring guns have a wide range of models. These guns range from cheap $4 dollar pistols to high end very powerful sniper rifles that cost hundreds of dollars. Spring guns perform better then other models in cold weather and the high end models are extremely powerful and accurate. There only drawback is that they are single shot only. These guns are the best for target shooting competitions.

Gas Powered Guns: Gas Powered Airsoft Guns use compressed carbon dioxide, Freon or Green Gas as a propellant. The propellant gas is held in a tank or reservoir on the gun. Gas guns us a “Blow back” feature to chamber the next round as realistically as an actual gun. Because they have more moving parts and use gas as a propellant, this type of airsoft gun is more expensive to operate. They are preferred by serious Airsoft Gun Collectors.

Although there is only three main categories each type of gun has its own sub category, spring guns for example have sniper rifles and electric guns have numerous options like blow back models and hybrid guns. By shopping around and comparing the various models you can find exactly what you need!

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Mike Jackson Williams asked:




Airsoft guns are all the rage these days. Real weapons are dangerous and usually illegal, but those who a fascination with them can find solace. Soft air guns, or airsoft guns, are firearms that eject plastic bb’s at the force of an air powered chamber, a spring chamber, or gas.

The main objective of any soft air gun play is to get other opponents ‘out’ or tag them by shooting at and hitting them with a bb. For this reason, accurate and reliable airsoft guns are greatly sought after. With a good set of soft air guns and plenty of energy, there are a whole host of excitement-packed game activities that a person can get involved in.

King of the Hill

Remember playing King of the Hill when you were a kid? If you can’t really remember, it is that game where the guy stands at the top of the hill with others all around and you have to fight others to get to the top of the hill? That would be the game. Some versions of this game were organized and playful, whereas others were downright crazy and maybe even a little bit violent.

King of the Hill with airsoft guns can be a lot of fun. The game consists of two teams pitted at one another. There are two ways that it can be played.

Basic king of the hill is just like it was with kids, except you are using airsoft guns this time and not fists and feet to get to the top. Any player who is ‘knife-killed’ (tapped or slapped) or shot at and hit with an airsoft pellet is out of the game. In many instances, the rules may differ slightly.

In the more detailed, organized version of this game special airsoft simulation props and equipment can be used. Soft air grenades, bunkers, trenches and other such items can all be utilized in gaining an advantage over the other team. This is usually a game played with more players over a longer period of time, whereas the simple version can often be played in less than an hour.

Injured Soldier

Another great airsoft game that is very popular with players is Injured Soldier, also called Injured General. This is a game that is best played with 15 to 20 people or more. The “soldier,”(a punching bag, bale of hay or similar object-maybe even a life-sized, weighted dummy) is placed in a field somewhere.

The idea behind the game is for the teams to try and secure the injured soldier and drag him to their base. The team that does that first is the winner. Players have to work as a team and cover each other. This game doesn’t last long without a lot of players involved.

Hidden Stash

Hidden stash is another popular game for airsoft that is best played with a lot of people. Again, this game is played with two or more teams. In this game, a stash of automatic soft air guns are hidden in a large field or wooded area. They can be hidden in a suitcase, a hole, a tree trunk, behind a rock-wherever they can be hidden.

The idea is to engage in CQC, close quarter combat, to shoot one another and get at the stash. The first team to find the stash has an advantage over the team with the pistols. The ‘losing’ team is forced to pull out all the stops when it comes to strategy if they want to have a chance at winning.

Military Simulations

Military simulations are popular ways of engaging in fun, realistic air gun play. Whether you are interested in the Civil War, the American Revolution or Vietnam, those battles can be simulated with the right airsoft weapons. Remember, soft air weapons even come in the form of grenades and launchers, so the possibilities really are endless.

The idea behind good military simulations is to be as close to the actual historical account as possible when doing battle simulations. If just simulating military war play, the sky is the limit!

About Modifiers

Keep in mind that some of the more experienced airsoft players may make use of modifiers in their games. These are special allowances or powers that can be used during play. For example, being able to raise the dead, invincibility, healing the wounded-these are all modifiers that may be used in games, but under specific circumstances. Players modify games all the time. Be aware of modifiers for each game.

If you don’t know of something in particular in your community, get some friends together and start an airsoft movement.

Airsoft play is so much fun when involved in well-organized games. These are just a few of the many games played with soft air guns around the world. If you don’t like the sound of these airsoft game ideas, you can definitely make up some of your own!

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M. Zhang asked:




Medic is a type of airsoft game that gives players who have been hit the chance to get back into the action once they have been “healed” by a player designated as the medic. Typically the game is played with the goal of team domination or death match, but there are many variations that can be played with medics. If you are participating in a skirmish using this scenario, be sure to learn the specific rules for being healed, or “respawned” for the group organizing the skirmish.

In a skirmish, the player chosen as the medic is usually either unarmed or lightly armed. When another member of the medic’s team is hit, the medic can “heal” the down player, who may then return to the game. The player who has been hit is required to stay down until the medic arrives in most cases, though depending on the particular game, sometimes a hit player is permitted to go find the medic after a certain period of time has passed. Players may be permitted to defend themselves with their airsoft guns while they are down, or they may not. A medic makes it possible for individuals to stay in the game longer, but there are usually limits dictating the number of times a player can be healed and return to play.

With the ability to bring a hit player back into the game, the medic is key to the endurance of the team in an airsoft skirmish. If the opposing team hits the medic during play, the medic is out of the game, and the other members of the team can no longer be brought back after being hit.

Some teams play the game with a higher degree of realism, with the medic imposing fake “injuries” that hinder players in some way depending on where they are hit. Since players are often brought back multiple times during a skirmish, playing airsoft with a medic can take more time than the typical ‘one hit and you’re out’ scenario. When you are getting ready to play a game of this type, be sure you have plenty of time and ammo!

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A number of people fear firearms or at least don’t like them and they have their reasons. Personally, I fear the downhill of a roller coaster and I don’t like playing with dolls or shell cold shrimp, yet, give me an airsoft gun in a combat field of friends and family and watch the excitement.

We have our likes, fears, pleasures, and woes. Still, there’s something about joining that friendly airsoft gun skirmish using my airsoft guns that I find exhilarating. This airsoft gun activity may be uncomfortable for many; yet can be a fantasy come true or at least good exercise for others.

WHAT IS AIRSOFT?

Airsoft is the label given to the sport and/or hobby of collecting 1:1 replicas of real firearms. Airsoft guns are considered non-lethal because the airsoft gun ammunition consists of soft BBs or pellets; typically larger than the BB’s sold in many local sporting goods stores.

Airsoft guns, whether they are airsoft rifles or pistols, can be manufactured as pure toys [made of mostly toy plastic) and not realistic in appearance or can be manufactured to pass for the real thing; having the weight, mechanisms, touch, etc. of the real firearm [i.e. colt 45, M16, AK47, etc]. The required bright orange tip found on all airsoft guns [required by US law and regulated by local state, county, city ordinances] and the actual airsoft gun propulsion system isolates airsoft guns from real guns.

Real guns fire a deadly propellant via a form of firing pin against an explosive. Airsoft guns fire a non-lethal propellant via a burst of air. The method used to generate that burst of air distinguishes airsoft gun operations [i.e. spring, gas or electric].

WHAT DOES AIRSOFT DO?

Airsoft gun history began in Japan around 1970. Possessing any type of firearm was illegal and punishable by Japan law. Yet, shooting a firearm was a personal urge.

The economic principle of ’supply and demand’ surfaced in that where a demand exists, a supply will follow. Manufacturers introduced the airsoft guns that addressed the Japan demand for firearm usage, but without the lethal effects that Japanese law addressed. By the early 1990’s that supply reached the United States addressing our variation of demand. We wanted firearm usage, but without the expense and lethal affects that the real gun characterized. The Airsoft Gun industry gave Japan a boost in their economy and even a greater boost when those products reached export levels that included United States.

Since all airsoft guns fire a non-lethal propellant via a burst of air; airsoft players and collectors varied interests relative to the method used to generate that burst of air.

HOW DOES AIRSOFT WORK?

Three styles of airsoft guns have evolved since the early 1970’s and distinctive methods that generate the burst of air. Each airsoft gun style carries positive and negative characteristics. These characteristic will appeal differently to the players who use airsoft guns.

The ‘SPRING’ airsoft guns are often the choice of airsoft guns used by the first time airsoft players. The start- up costs and the ease of operation are a definite advantage for the novice. As the name implies; the player simply cocks the spring before firing the airsoft gun. Whether an airsoft pistol, rifle, or automatic, the player cocks the spring, before firing the gun.

The ‘GAS’ airsoft guns were the next to enter the collections and skirmishes. The cost factors increased some, but so did the firing distance, realism in usage, and simplicity of operations. Built into the airsoft gun or the magazine for that airsoft gun is a gas powered storage system that, when triggered, will propel the BB or pellet from the gun’s barrel , empty a magazine as fast as you can pull the trigger, and (if the airsoft gun is a ‘gas-blowback’) allows for the recoil operation of the gun’s receiver.

The ‘ELECTRIC’ airsoft guns are the current pride and joy of those veteran to airsoft gun skirmishes and collections of dream guns (with the orange tips). What was unique to the radio controlled cars and aircrafts industries expanded to the airsoft gun industry. Built into these electric air soft pistols and rifles are motorized gear systems of air propulsion that utilize a battery powered source of energy. It can be a battery replacement system or a battery rechargeable system. This advanced operation increased the rate of fire (ROP) to a more realistic level of 600 - 900 rounds per minute (RPM). These airsoft guns can impersonate and support the fully automatic features of most AEG brands and truly give greater excitement to the airsoft players.

WHY DOES AIRSOFT WORK?

As a kid, cops and robbers was a big thing in my Chicago neighborhood. It was fun cutting in and out of back yards, jumping fences, dodging cars in the streets and alleys, hiding in the bushes and dirt just to ambush a friend. Kid’s games maybe, but this was a tension breaker from the pressure of chores and homework. I survived childhood, but as an adult, I’d be looked at ‘funny’ if I did this at my age in my neighborhood.

The airsoft gun enthusiast collects his dream guns, his favorite guns of history and his guns of childhood favorites (remember: The Rifleman, Dirty Harry, Wyatt Earp or The Rebel). Not all childhood favorites have made the airsoft gun status, but others have.

The appeal is to own your collection of guns of choice without the lethal element that has been associated with guns. The appeal is to role play historic gun toting heroes or SWAT rescue operations or Navy Seal secret missions or just plain old capture the flag. The appeal is a weekend skirmish in a friendly combat field of friends and family and the barbecue that follows. This is a definite stress reduction method for those devoted to the weekly stressful demands placed on students, legal secretaries, mothers/fathers, personal bankers, sales persons, and more.

CONCLUSION

The Airsoft gun evolution may have started in the Japan 1970’s but developed as a USA current avenue of thrills. Your search engines can seek out the airsoft gun clubs, the teams, and the organizations that sponsor safe, organized airsoft gun skirmishes in your neighborhoods.

You should play safe (know the laws of your state, county, and city), play fair (respect those you associate with), play hard (enjoy the sport and the exercise), a plan the airsoft combat field operation (impersonate the general or commander and orchestrate that strategic military operation).

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