July 17, 2009

Airsofting!



Oh joy! Several weeks ago, I found out one of my friends goes "airsofting" almost every week. Me having had one for a year or two and never had the hookups to play with anyone, wanted to try my luck against an "elite" tactics team. Although I had fun, I was an epic failure for many reasons.

  • Ran out of ammo, only had one magazine full (about 30 rounds) per match
  • Tried to face off against upgraded AEG guns with a stock spring gun
  • Never had any prior airsoft experience
  • Couldn't and still cannot match faces to names
  • Didn't know the fields I played on
  • Called a kill when a bb ricocheted off of a picnic table and hit me
Enough of my flaws. Here is my arsenal:



JG BAR-10 Spring Sniper Rifle:
PSS10 150 spring
Custom camo paint (have since added painted netting)
Teflon taped to seal in compression
Scope attached
Bipod attached
Adapter for mock suppressor/barrel extension
Metal spring guide with ball bearings (soon)
Firefly soft hop-up bucking (soon)
DB Custom 630mm x 6.03mm tightbore barrel (soon)
Extra magazine (soon)

Note: the reason these say soon is because they are shipping to me as we speak and are due here by Thursday 7/23. My barrel should be in by Tuesday, however. I can't wait!

As of right this second, the sniper rifle shoots 417 fps with .30 gram BBs and shoots about 100 feet before curving because of my warped stock barrel.



Schmeisser MP-40 AEG Submachine Gun:
All Stock
3 Extra Magazines

I have no sidearm as of yet because I think they are crap since everyone else can kill you in 30 shots in the time you get off 3.

I hope I have many more matches ahead of me and that I learn how to adapt my style to the field I play. Seems fun, but as one starts to get anything but necessary, airsofting can get quite expensive. If you don't mind pain, go in some jeans and a t-shirt. That is much cooler than a fully decked out camo suit. Remember eye protection!

Thanks to Airsoft GI and BB Airsoft World for providing the upgrade parts to my sniper rifle!