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- Thread starter Jezza
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No. Don't use an airgun for airsoft, you'll get banned immediately. I took a shot to my eye pro from someone who thought it would be funny to bring a .22 air rifle to the game, they were banned for life.
Just buy an airsoft pistol - if you like the sigs, try the WE F226 Rail
Just buy an airsoft pistol - if you like the sigs, try the WE F226 Rail
Georgeturner2001
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ImTriggerHappy
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I am calling bullsh*t on that. If someone used an air rifle at an airsoft game and shot someone then police would be involved because the site would be obliged to report it.
Name the site and date and I will ring them to check until then sorry but don't believe a word of it.
Georgeturner2001
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I do find it a bit Unbelievable as most air rifles would go straight through most eye pro I'd imagine, Mine would for sure.
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This was Sharjah Paintball Park. Not sure how he got it through. You're right in the UK police would be called and they could possibly bring firearms charges against them. He just got a telling off from the staff and they took a photo of his ID then kicked him out.
It left a sort of explosion mark on the lens, but didn't penetrate. Got a picture somewhere - will post it.
Georgeturner2001
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What an idiot, well I'm glad your eye pro stopped it as that would have been very nasty!
Lucky he took a headshot, my clothes might not have stopped it. The staff were pretty shite. Barely spoke English, and at the shooting range the "instructor" basically just handed my mum an MP5 and said "go shoot". That was the extent of his firearms safety training lol
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Anything that meets ANSIZ87.1+ will stop shotgun pellets, shots from an air gun are no problem.
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Still calling shenanigans.
I find it highly suspicious that inbetween your first game in October and now you went to play in the Arab emirates and got shot in the face but never mentioned it on here before.
If it did occur though thats shocking. I will mail them for their take on events because doesn't matter where in the world they are that is terrible and Sharjah generally have a good rep.
I find it highly suspicious that inbetween your first game in October and now you went to play in the Arab emirates and got shot in the face but never mentioned it on here before.
If it did occur though thats shocking. I will mail them for their take on events because doesn't matter where in the world they are that is terrible and Sharjah generally have a good rep.
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I used to shoot pistols in Sharjah every other week or so, I have to say that the level of instruction especially for newcomers when you're handling weapons with live ammo was pretty poor. But after Jebel Ali closed down, it was pretty much the only place to go unless you wanted to drive all the way to Abu Dhabi.
Had you heard good things about them? From where? The only other thing I heard was from some school friends who did paintballing and said it was a bit rubbish.
Health and safety isn't exactly a high priority out there
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Hi jezza, good advice from the guys. Never try using an airgun for skirmishes etc, they are too over powered no matter what ammo you use, but even one that is low power as its an airgun is illegal to shoot someone with it.. Target shooting and plinking only for these no matter the ammo..
You can get plastic 4.5mm bbs for them now though ASG do some light 4.5mm plastic bbs, and they work quite well, they made them for a few reasons, 1 because some airguns are now being produced with slight adjustable hop ups, 2 because some airgun clubs are banning steel bbs, and 3 because these are slightly safer for back garden use and are slowly biodegradable..
These work well for score card target shooting and a bit of plinking. Here is my video review on them it will show and tell you more about them..
Happy shooting.
ATB, Marc..
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