GenuineGerman

People like trotting donkey are the reason people come to Airsoft sadly, The calibre of people could be questioned I think. 
 
Lefties, righties or middlies it’s much of a muchness for me. Sensible people can see that law abiding Airsoft players arent going to turn into criminals or at least the vast majority aren’t. 
 
The problem is the vocal fringe that seem to control the headlines and scaremonger because clearly they aren’t out shooting pews at each other and having fun. 

People like trotting donkey are the reason people come to Airsoft sadly, The calibre of people could be questioned I think. 
 
Lefties, righties or middlies it’s much of a muchness for me. Sensible people can see that law abiding Airsoft players arent going to turn into criminals or at least the vast majority aren’t. 
 
The problem is the vocal fringe that seem to control the headlines and scaremonger because clearly they aren’t out shooting pews at each other and having fun. 

People like trotting donkey are the reason people come to Airsoft sadly, The calibre of people could be questioned I think. 
 
Lefties, righties or middlies it’s much of a muchness for me. Sensible people can see that law abiding Airsoft players arent going to turn into criminals or at least the vast majority aren’t. 
 
The problem is the vocal fringe that seem to control the headlines and scaremonger because clearly they aren’t out shooting pews at each other and having fun. 

Yeah... KickingMustang. 😉

Mine would be quite happy in the safe area drinking coffee. God loves a trier  

It actually happened at a game I attended, richborough power station, wasn't impressed, she had a spotty arse🤢

I should think the most obvious would be to have a stripper on at lunchtime given the target audience...
 
Seriously though, given some of the 'banter' and 'funny' patches, some games are hardly welcoming to all.  Mrs TPH has played at filmsim/milsim games for a while now.  I'm glad that I didn't ever take her along to a few of the skirmishes that I've attended.   If we could all confidently take our better halves it could make a big difference to numbers.  That said, the same is true about a lot of events/sports etc.

No school like the old school 

If your a criminal reading this thread & are thinking about turning an IF in to a RIF, look at the pretty light 😉
 

I got into it because a mate was playing, dragged us out for the day and that was that. Hooked.
I take my eldest along and one of his mates too. My eldest is a cadet and a few of his fellow cadets also play.
It's kinda infectious.🤣
He's properly found his inner officer as If I lose him on the field, I just stop and listen for a gobby 13 year old barking orders at grown adults or if not that, listen for the highest fire fight. Hell be in the middle of it!
I think the games consoles have an influence too. He wanted a p90 because it was cool on COD784 or whatever it's up to now and realistically they all do the same thing, so why not.
I even made him a riot shield which he sports along with his m92 and has a scream. 
The under 18's day we do (apocalypse 249 on a Saturday) is usually packed with the whole spectrum. The rentals having their first go to the mummy's boy with the Gucci gear and no idea.
 
Also in agreement. "Old fart slow soft" is my speed. Tactical walking. 🤣🤣

For my 5 pence worth, although the current system it could be argued isn’t the best it is something and it’s recognised. When I was reenacting I had all the insurances and memberships but I could only ever buy rifs that corresponded to the time period I was portraying. My quite brutal answer would be if you can’t make time to play frequently then maybe Airsoft isn’t for you. 

So after a fairly long hiatus due to having more kids (Clearly can’t keep it in my pants). I finally have the time and more importantly money to get back into the hobby. All I need to do now is restock all my stuff. 
 
if I don’t tell the missus how much it was she won’t mind haha 😂
 
But I’m a few years older definitely not wiser and can’t wait to get started again. 

Hi Andy, lovely gat and welcome 

Hi here is my Snow Wolf AEG Weyland Yutani Commando M41A Pulse Rifle, the upgrades are mostly cosmetic to represent the Alien 3 screen used prop, the Thompson and dummy grenade launcher will both be converted to full GBB in the near future! My next project is to convert my Snow Wolf Colonial Marines to full GBB and I will hopefully start a build and upgrade thread if someone please can tell me in which section I should start the thread??

I was hoping it would make my son realise that in the army you only get shot once.....compared to how many respawns he had to do on a typical skirmish day.
 
Don't mind him signing up to learn a skill/trade and serving that way.  I don't want him being Cannon fodder for whatever cnut has managed to persuade an alarmingly small proportion of the population to put them in power....when was the last truly justifiable armed conflict we were involved in (outside of local peacekeeping)?  The Falklands....  maybe the first Gulf War (the first part liberating Kuwait).
 
 
No criticism of those serving....it's the ones hiding behind their power I despise for taking advantages.

Awe, MANNNNN!
You've just ruined airsoft for me now, no one said it was exercise.

As someone who has just started this journey I'll add my 2 cents.
 
It was my son who suggested we try airsoft. He's only 12 but having played with Nerf guns (myself aswell) for a few years he wanted to try airsoft.
After he got over the initial shock of being hit he really enjoyed playing. Personally I enjoyed it more than I thought I would!
 
Cost - I think its comparable to other hobbies, fishing, paddle boarding, and cheaper than many, cycling, golf, sailing.
Heath - I don't think this is mentioned enough, outdoors (mostly) and as physical as you want it to be, I know I come home knackered...
Social - Team building, meeting new people, sharing experiences
Mental - Keeping your brain active with marksmanship, strategy, problem solving.
 
Most of all its fun and a good way to forget your day to day troubles.
 
I'm not playing airsoft with my son to train him to be a killer, we are spending time together, he's getting more confident and learning to be responsible. I think its a great outdoor activity and good value for money.
 
You can tell i work in Marketing LOL....  
 
 
 

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I’ve never had a marrowfat pea in my face 

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