A Radford

Hi everyone, I thought I would open up an open discussion on the topic of hits to guns, helmets, equipment etc. I have been to about 5 or 6 airsoft games locations in total and there has been a mix of ruling on gun shots therefore question No. 1 is: 1. Should shots hitting a player gun count as a hit? On this one I am of the opinion that it shouldn't. the two airsoft location I played where a gun hit counted doubled up as paint ball locations. All the airsoft dedicated playing grounds said that shots to guns don't count. The next question I want to ask is about equipment/gear hits. I'll put this into context: you are wearing a kitted out tac vest (some grenades, smokes and and mags lining you) and you take cover behind a tree. The only thing that is protruding out of cover is a few inches of your the side of your tac vest. A pellet comes flying and hits one of your pouches however if the pouch wasn't there it wouldn't hit you. (I hope you managed to keep up with that ) 2. should the above situation and ones similar where there is overhanging gear be a hit or not? This is a tricky one because it could lead to arguments about if so and so was hit or not and it would make life more difficult for the marshals so I would be inclined to say that if it is on you and its hit it counts. From my experience however I would say that airsofters don't usually seem too bothered about this. if a hit takes place in this kind of manner the person who has been hit may not feel it and I feel that if I was shooting I would understand that. as long as the shot wasn't literally straight in their eye-line. This actually happened to me in a paintball game but of course then then when someone shouts that they hit you you can look down and see the paint splodge on your gear. Slightly different in airsoft though obviously. I'll be interested to know your opinions on this one. The final and possibly most controversial question I'd like to put up for discussion is: 3. Should shots to military/swat style helmets count? I am on the fence with this one. On the one had I think they should count because not everyone wants to wear a helmet and because all other types of body armour do not protect you from taking hits. It would be rather ridiculous if everyone ran around airsoft grounds in kevlar shouting "YOU HIT THE BODY ARMOUR!!!!" .. On the other hand since some sites don't allow head-shots anyway, it would probably make for another slightly interesting tactics variation and military helmets do save you from death by bullet. Also I would like to make it clear that I don't mean a full face motorbike style helmet or juggernaut helmet just a top of head swat/military helmet (you know what i mean ) I you ran an airsoft ground what would you do? I look forward to your input

Have done now. If I'm struggling I'll hassle Dave . Love your Loadout BTW

No idea how I missed these hahaha. Not sure about ZeroOne unless they're using a stock image rather than actual. you can see there is no burst fire markings on the selector. New question now though. Patrol base webpage says downgrades are available. how do i go about this? i would need to take about 25FPS off. I will also email ZeroOne to double check if it definitely is the burst fire mofset variant as theirs says 340fps.

Thanks for the advice on sellers. To be fair $350 isn't too expensive at all. Bearing in mind a H&K g36c in the UK with blowback but without the 2 round burst can be anywhere from £200 to £280. Right now $350 works out at around £230. Also I've found most UK g36c ship with a 40rd mag whereas US is always 470 hicap. If I could get one of these from a shop in England I'd be happy to pay up to £250 maybe a bit more even to get my hands on one and save the hassle and worry of customs but US only for this one it seems.

Cheers bigAl. I thought it may encounter some stoppage.. I'm going to order as soon as I have my UKARA number. Cheers for your concern but money isn't the issue here. As I said in the initial posting this particular variant seems to be non existent bar in America. I've Googled more combinations of 'g36c', '2 round burst' and 'uk' than I could even count :L . There are a few other US sites stocking this rifle so I'll shop around for the best postage especially since I'll be raped by import taxes as well.

Hi everyone, Just a quick query. Has anyone imported an RIF from the US before? What precautions should I take? How long is it likely to be held for? The gun in question I cannot find in the UK at all (340fps G36C electric blowback with mofset and 2 round burst option http://www.evike.com/products/51416/ ) Cheers, Aston

Cheers for all the advice guys. you've definitely put me at ease... Funny you should say that, I just nipped in there on Sunday to ask about the games and prices after finding them on Google and am glad to say that is definitely where I will be starting. when I get back from Menorca on the 1st October I'm gonna have a look at the schedule and book in for a Sunday of head in to one of the drop ins. already ordered a face mesh mask ready (I get a little nervy about hiring face protection due to a severe peanut allergy :/ )..

Hi, I played few skirmish matches with a group of mates when I was younger (14) but then I got banned from it all for shooting my mate from my bedroom window (G36C and Glock binned by my mum ) anyway... I'm 19 now and looking to get into airsoft seriously. The only thing is I'm a little nervous about just turning up at a site on my own as none of my current friends are interested. When I've been paintballing people turn up in groups and stick in those groups throughout breaks etc. and I've never seen anyone on their own (it would be a bit awkward). Is this the case with airsoft too? I have a vision of me sitting on my own like some wierdo between each game whilst everyone is with their respective groups .. This is the only thing putting me off going to play airsoft so I thought rather than keep putting it off I'd ask you guys. Cheers P.S. is anyone here base around derby sort of area??