Female who’s just had my first CQB game!

[EvilMonkee]

Welcome, always nice to see a more diverse player base, I have noticed more women up at Urban Assault recently so hopefully it will continue.  Can only echo what everyone has said re decent eye protection and footwear.  Do not scrimp on eye protection.

Non hit taking is usually everyone's main gripe once they get seriously into airsoft.  It happens, has always happened and will continue to happen.  There is no solution to human nature.  I personally find that whinging about it just puts more of a downer on my fun so have reached the stage now where I actively try not to let it bother me.  Blind firing bothers me much much more because that is actively being a dangerous douchebag.

The only solution I have found to non hit taking is to move into non skirmish based airsoft.  In particular, historical based games like Cold War, Vietnam etc.  I think this is due to a number of factors:

1.  The emphasis is on the story and background and not how many 'kills' you can get.

2.  Similarly, the emphasis is on the kit and equipment.

3.  Its a small scene so everyone knows each other and reputation counts for a lot.

Once you have gave skirmish a go have a look at historical stuff if it interests you in particular any of the games ran by Gunman Airsoft (next Vietnam game is 23rd Sept).  Kit is provided by Gunman if you dont have your own and to be honest Viet Cong Black PJs are fairly easy to find and cheap.

Anyway, enough of my rambling and welcome.  Never expect to have any money ever again...

 

[swingledingle]

Although the guns sorted, went and picked up my new lipo batteries and get all the way home and they don’t fit in the gun without being squished and even then the top hand rail won’t fit on ? so another trip down to see Luke on Saturday! The cabs there and back are costing me more than this gun! ? 

 

[BibbsOnTour]

Although the guns sorted, went and picked up my new lipo batteries and get all the way home and they don’t fit in the gun without being squished and even then the top hand rail won’t fit on ? so another trip down to see Luke on Saturday! The cabs there and back are costing me more than this gun! ? 

You can get different types of lipo so perhaps he can switch your one for one that fits better.

Do you have a case or bag that you can take the gun down there in too?

 

[swingledingle]

You can get different types of lipo so perhaps he can switch your one for one that fits better.

Do you have a case or bag that you can take the gun down there in too?

Yeah I’m hoping so, the ones he gave me had two long batteries attached to one another but they’re way too long. The singular ones my brother picked up fit fine.

I don’t have a case but I’ll take it down in the original box, unloaded and nice and safe ??

 

[BibbsOnTour]

Yeah I’m hoping so, the ones he gave me had two long batteries attached to one another but they’re way too long. The singular ones my brother picked up fit fine.

I don’t have a case but I’ll take it down in the original box, unloaded and nice and safe ??

Ahh that'll be the one you want then 

Good good  :lol:

 

[emilianoksa]

Good for you.

I have three daughters. 

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I have been encouraging them and even my wife to join me. I have enough guns to kit them all out.

I think I'm getting close to persuading two of them

I would like to see more women in airsoft.

 

[BibbsOnTour]

Good for you.

I have three daughters. 

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I have been encouraging them and even my wife to join me. I have enough guns to kit them all out.

I think I'm getting close to persuading two of them

I would like to see more women in airsoft.

My other half said to me she wanted to come along for a game or two before I even suggested it to her! Very lucky me  :lol:

 

[swingledingle]

Good for you.

I have three daughters. 

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I have been encouraging them and even my wife to join me. I have enough guns to kit them all out.

I think I'm getting close to persuading two of them

I would like to see more women in airsoft.

Not all girls like to play army I guess, and a lot of us find it a bit intimidating because of all the burly men waving guns around ?

But it is a really good sport and a lot more females should get involved! It’s great to bring everyone together! 

 

[Georgeturner2001]

Not all girls like to play army I guess, and a lot of us find it a bit intimidating because of all the burly men waving guns around ?

But it is a really good sport and a lot more females should get involved! It’s great to bring everyone together! 

Totally agree, my sister played once and was a f**cking Animal??, made me look a bit pants! 

Here she is with all the gear on, plans on buying her own stuff soon!View attachment 37326

 

[Rogerborg]

Yeah I’m hoping so, the ones he gave me had two long batteries attached to one another but they’re way too long.

Damn, that's a shame.  I hope you get it sorted, but in the long term, any money you sink into this hobby will even out.  Workmate Eddie bought some long, thin crane stock Lipos that were too long for his M4, so we did a swapsies, they ended up in my MP5K, and he's running my holo sight now.  Smiles all round.

The cheapest site for lipos at the time of writing is Hobby King.  They list batteries with dimensions so you shouldn't get caught out: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/batteries-chargers/batteries/lipo.html?battery_pack_use=2842

 

[swingledingle]

Totally agree, my sister played once and was a f**cking Animal??, made me look a bit pants! 

Here she is with all the gear on, plans on buying her own stuff soon!View attachment 37326

She looks fucking badass! When I get all my gear together I hope I’ll look just as sick! Where do you play? 

 

[Druid799]

Main problem you’ll have to contend with is there’s very few ‘serious’ female players around , nine times out of ten if you do see a girlie she’s someone’s girlfriend giving it a go to keep him happy and they don’t exactly ‘immerse’ them selves in to the spirit of the game ? Cue squealing and complaining to said boyfriend when they get hit and generally being a right pain the arse for there team ! ?‍

BUT if you do show genuine enthusiasm for the game I’m 99% sure you’ve nothing to worry about from the other players , there’s a couple of girls at my regular site and for all intents and purposes there both treated as ‘one of the boys’ and the fact there reproductive organs are on the inside and not on the outside isn’t even noticed ! ?

Totally agree, my sister played once and was a f**cking Animal??, made me look a bit pants! 

Here she is with all the gear on, plans on buying her own stuff soon!View attachment 37326

Aaahh I see your sisters the one with the balls in your house ? 

Well she has got her boots on indoors! ?

?????

 

[Rogerborg]

Main problem you’ll have to contend with is there’s very few ‘serious’ female players around , nine times out of ten if you do see a girlie she’s someone’s girlfriend giving it a go to keep him happy and they don’t exactly ‘immerse’ them selves in to the spirit of the game ? Cue squealing and complaining to said boyfriend when they get hit and generally being a right pain the arse for there team !

That describes exactly none of the women that I've seen playing at my local sites, let alone nine of them.

 

[Robert James]

That describes exactly none of the women that I've seen playing at my local sites, let alone nine of them.

+1 this.

 

[Druid799]

That describes exactly none of the women that I've seen playing at my local sites, let alone nine of them.

Lucky you ! ?

As I’ve never been to either of your sites can’t comment on them can only speak from personal experience at the sites I’ve been too which I have , as stated there’s only two regular female players at my home site both really good and most definitely both full members of the site community.

AND I did say if the young lady goes to enjoy her self for her self she should be welcomed with open arms by the regulars on the site . 

 

[TheFull9]

Speaking generally - I think there's a good proportion of 1st time rentals who end up just not liking the game, of either sex.  I know I brought a mate along some 8+ years ago to my regular site and he absolutely despised being cold, getting muddy, shot at, didn't enjoy the shooting aspect himself.  So yeah he did not ever return.  Also taken various fellow armourers along to games over the years since, most liked it and will come along and rent maybe a couple of times a year, a small few will actually buy their own stuff.

The ratios I see myself of brand new players in everyday clothing tends to actually comprise slightly more of women, so I think there's maybe a tad more of a tendency for men to make the transition and really get properly interested in tac gear and guns; researching what to buy then subsequently hoarding far too much of it all etc.  But even now there's certainly some societal elements to that in some cases, though fortunately not all.  The ratios in the game overall are veeeery slowly shifting for the better, though it's taken a decade so far from what I see for the female number to go from maybe 2-3% up to around about 7-8% as we see now, maybe 10% on a good day.  In general the more mainstream social media outlets show airsoft the better the numbers will get, Instagram helps for sure.  I know Novritsch owes a lot of his notoriety to LAD-whatever making his 'content' go viral.

 

[swingledingle]

I’ve never met any other female players yet, but I am definitely full invested on taking this seriously as a hobby. Of course it’s something fun to do, but I’m certainly not one of those who’s been convinced to come along, it was my idea aha! 

This sunday will be my first outdoors match! I’m really looking forward to it! Hoping I get along with everyone and enjoy it! 

 

[Prisce]

I’ve never met any other female players yet, but I am definitely full invested on taking this seriously as a hobby. Of course it’s something fun to do, but I’m certainly not one of those who’s been convinced to come along, it was my idea aha! 

This sunday will be my first outdoors match! I’m really looking forward to it! Hoping I get along with everyone and enjoy it! 

Where are you heading this weekend? Think we are out and about so may see you.

 

[Rogerborg]

I hope it's wherever Druid is playing and that swingle lights him up like a Christmas tree.

 

[er-Indoors]

Hello Rogerborg dearie ... I've been sent to retrieve you.

Will you be coming home any time soon?

The bairns are missing your cheery bants.

*mwah*

hk xx