Airsoft Ruined Movies For Me

Another thing I have realised. Once on a live fire range I removed my ear defenders for a split second just as the bloke in the next booth took a shot with a pistol. The noise was deafening and hurt my ears. It took me some time to recover. Shots in buildings are so loud they temporarily disable you. You wouldn't think it from films though. Huge gun fights take place in interiors at close range and nobody seems to be affected by the noise.  
Apparently Bruce Willis is deaf in left ear due to filming 'Die Hard' where he shoots from under table because he forgot to put in ear plugs with gun right next to his head.

A bit silly since all gun sounds are added after filming but use blanks for realistic weapon function.

One thing that irks me seeing airsofters play is using the middle finger for trigger ?

 
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You do get airsofters who have no idea about it, and I've seen a negligent discharge during a safety briefing which sadly didn't result in the offender being asked to sit out the next game.


That really grinds my gears, its why i never take my eye pro off even if the whistle's been blown.

If i see people with mags in when others have their glasses off they're getting a bollocking.

 
One thing that irks me seeing airsofters play is using the middle finger for trigger ?


Because you keep getting shot by us? ? :P

It was standard and even recommended into the early 20th century, and seems to have died out because of gun design rather than an inherent flaw in the method.

With recoil, I can see the purpose of maximising grip.  But we don't have that issue, and I prefer middle finger triggering.  For one thing, it gives a more direct backwards pull, especially for those of us with stubby fingers.

Give it a try, you may find yourself converted to middle finger blasting.

 
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Apparently Bruce Willis is deaf in left ear due to filming 'Die Hard' where he shoots from under table because he forgot to put in ear plugs with gun right next to his head.

A bit silly since all gun sounds are added after filming but use blanks for realistic weapon function.

One thing that irks me seeing airsofters play is using the middle finger for trigger ?
I some times use my middle finger when I am clay shooting my trigger finger goes dead after shooting more than 20 rounds 12 gauge its old age lol

 
Shooter. That’s the name of that film.

If you want to get tetchy about film shots. How about the sniper vs sniper in saving private Ryan. No one is making a 1km kill shot through another snipers scope, not even with modern guns and techniques!
Carlos Hathcock would like to have a word with you.

 
Because you keep getting shot by us? ? :P

It was standard and even recommended into the early 20th century, and seems to have died out because of gun design rather than an inherent flaw in the method.

With recoil, I can see the purpose of maximising grip.  But we don't have that issue, and I prefer middle finger triggering.  For one thing, it gives a more direct backwards pull, especially for those of us with stubby fingers.

Give it a try, you may find yourself converted to middle finger blasting.
Hehehe, I'm not gona give you grief for it but with all the attention to detail and realism that some people go for in airsoft I find it funny to see.

Feels too weird for me :D

 
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There were vast unprofessional army’s formed up a mix of hard experience learned fast in preceding years plus those who went from training to invasion

For much of their time they are potentially around the corner of danger and need to be the first to pull the trigger.  Trigger discipline came later in history 
Never thought about the citizen/soldier side of it.

 
point shooting is pretty accurate. spent a short time 'aiming' at things in the room using that method and it was pretty accurate.  can imagine my forefinger fouling up the slide however

 
point shooting is pretty accurate. spent a short time 'aiming' at things in the room using that method and it was pretty accurate.  can imagine my forefinger fouling up the slide however


Sure, thus the advice to not do it with a 1911.  I'm pov-spec though, I only run AEGs and AEPs, on which it works just fine. ;)

 
Yes I did. Thanks for correcting me.

Another thing I have realised. Once on a live fire range I removed my ear defenders for a split second just as the bloke in the next booth took a shot with a pistol. The noise was deafening and hurt my ears. It took me some time to recover. Shots in buildings are so loud they temporarily disable you. You wouldn't think it from films though. Huge gun fights take place in interiors at close range and nobody seems to be affected by the noise.  
Yes the chances of hearing anything after a firefight in a small room are pretty thin. A rifle fired a couple feet from your ear is going to give you more than a concert level of ear ringing, probably for days.

British Army is braced for a lot of permanent hearing damage claims. On a Military Range now as part of the Ammo Declaration we ask about hearing damage.   Mod is looking into suppressing all small arms for this reason along with other measures to combat the problem.

 
Yes the chances of hearing anything after a firefight in a small room are pretty thin. A rifle fired a couple feet from your ear is going to give you more than a concert level of ear ringing, probably for days.

British Army is braced for a lot of permanent hearing damage claims. On a Military Range now as part of the Ammo Declaration we ask about hearing damage.   Mod is looking into suppressing all small arms for this reason along with other measures to combat the problem.


Seems a bizarre solution compared to just purchasing sordins which cut out with high db sounds then cut back in and allow amplified ambient sounds like talking etc or is there more to it than that?

 
"Injury Lawyers for you" has a lot to do with it. Some of the stories about trench foot claims for example, coming out now are amusing.

Various Hearing protection PPE has been issued for a long while. "Stand to" is already a pretty busy time.

 
dont forget you can also hook up a radio to them.....


Yeah I have both the boom mic and the aux versions of the MSA sordins and use the latter for real steel shooting, just seems strange to splash out on suppressors etc when other more rational PPE is available or are suppressors becoming more commonly used for other reasons in the forces?

 
Pure speculation, but:

An expensive item that needs maintained and can be damaged, lost, stolen or sold out the back of the barracks, and which someone's lawyers can later claim wasn't issued / didn't work / nobody made their client wear it.

versus

A fit-and-forget metal tube.

I know what I'd procure for the poor bloody infantry.

 
Pure speculation, but:

An expensive item that needs maintained and can be damaged, lost, stolen or sold out the back of the barracks, and which someone's lawyers can later claim wasn't issued / didn't work / nobody made their client wear it.

versus

A fit-and-forget metal tube.

I know what I'd procure for the poor bloody infantry.


A headset that costs £200 max vs a suppressor that could be anything up to £1000 a pop? I know what the bean counters will buy.

 
Yeah I have both the boom mic and the aux versions of the MSA sordins and use the latter for real steel shooting, just seems strange to splash out on suppressors etc when other more rational PPE is available or are suppressors becoming more commonly used for other reasons in the forces?


I guess a suppressor has the added benefit of reducing muzzle flash, as well as helping the hearing of non-combatants in the area who wont have hearing protection.

That said, i'd probably use both, after all its not just rifle fire that'll risk your eardrums in a warzone.

 
I guess a suppressor has the added benefit of reducing muzzle flash, as well as helping the hearing of non-combatants in the area who wont have hearing protection.

That said, i'd probably use both, after all its not just rifle fire that'll risk your eardrums in a warzone.




Yeah but what protects you from the dreaded MRE constipation 

 
a suppressor that could be anything up to £1000 a pop


Ouch, really?  Sorry, I was thinking in terms of what they should cost based on the materials (a bit of metal and lagging), rather than the £4,000,000 milspec screwdriver that's doubtless absolutely required to put them together. ;)

 
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