Wow things have changed....

I like the M14.  That would be great for "snapping in" drills. How is the 1911?

I am impressed more with the upgrade in construction as well as materials in these new GBB rifles. Real steel not poly's, gas system is cleaner and can be 'repaired' and new o rings easily replaced. Reviews on the new KWA mags give them a 98% good, as long as you take care of them, same with the new rifles and pistols. Can run on green gas as well as propane with a shot of silicon lube in the filler, and they are not expansion gases so temperature has far less effect on them.
I got 80rds per gas fill, that two loadings of BB's in the mag.

The KWA I go is a 'profesional' training rifle rather than a standard high end airsoft gun. Correct weight and sturdy build, shot it today and a 3 in grouping at 35m with .25's, 390-405 fps consistant.
My 1911 also a GBB, has been a joy, sat for almost two years,filled with gas, no leaks, and had no issues all day. Maybe 1000 bb's through that 1911 since I bought it and not a problem, keep it clean and lubed and no issues.

There are CA guns out there mostly support weapons 249's, 240's etc, plus a few CA rifles, but the MilSim application is more 'important' than volumn of fire. Still not a real 'spray and pray' case to kill sport....yet.

The group I play with is a low cap or real cap group, no HiCap mags, what you would have in TRW is what you carry. The benifit of GBB is there is no 3-4 round waste like a electric gun, all the bb's in the mag are used.

Still got my moded Carver One, as well as moded Salvo, the old stand by 68Special, and the TPX but no where to use them.

waiting for a part to get back from being machined for the 9" handguard I want.the M4 is so close to real steel that the airsoft parts dont fit. Lol. Have to 'fix' them so it will work. Gonna be epic, and look just like my 15/22 when it is finished, but ironically have more metal in it.

Soooo, what happens when you get shot in the face?

I was thinking of the pictures I've seen of BBs lodged in skin and broken teeth.

oldsoldier wrote:   I played paintball back in the day before 'masks' too, a pair of safety goggles, and some skill . . . . I remember those days . . . shop goggles and Splatmasters.  The first field I played at had a "no headshots rule."  The owner's briefing included the following . . . "First headshot the shooter is out,  second headshot the shooter is done for the day,  if it happens a third time the shooter's body will never be found."* You youngins are too spoiled.....if there is no pain, you must not be doing it right. This, except anymore the pain is from bad knees and the pins in my back unfortunately.  When I first started it was due to the fact that nobody knew what a chronograph was and the old paint wasn't only significantly harder shelled, it was also fired at speeds that varied from 200 to 400 fps depending upon the marker and any home done mods that might have been installed.

oldsoldier wrote: Been doing this for awhile, and under rules hard to injure. Now at 'outlaw' fields where velocity is cranked up and safety is secondary to idiocy...yes issues can occur. Real fields with real FPS and engagement distance rules injuries are few, and in out local groups case, as well as the majority of fields and groups, you violate, you are gone, and on our banned list. Don't call hits, one warning and then you are gone and have to appeal to a monthly players board to see if can be reinstated, next violation you are banned. Compared to paintball I think there is far few issues in our game.

Bold added for emphasis.  I just wanted to note that paintball would have less problems as well with this approach.  I don't know how the player demographics break out for you but around here paintball tends to be mostly older players with some of their kids in the mix while airsoft is the the 12 and under crowd mostly.


Edited by Mack - 10 September 2012 at 1:40pm

random tid bit. there was a GBB M4 that got recalled by the ATF. they found it was identical to an M16 lower and if you bolted a real steel upper to the airsoft lower you would have a fully automatic weapon...

looks fun though, can you charge the mags off a 5gal or the little propane tanks?

Just got word back from organizers of the big 'OP' on 22Sep. I am now the scout/sniper for the 'Tan' team. Word is there is a 'beer bet' that I will 'get' thier commander before day is out.
I will be toting my M-14 as a M21 system in a drag-bag, 450 with .20's, 425 with .25's and 400 with .32's. The .32's are my snipe rounds because with weight they will carry further. Will have my GBB M-4 as my movement weapon, and for close in personal work.

Troop my son is my spotter/security, he will be armed with my original select fire G&G M-14, 400fps with .20's.

For those that remmember will have my cover cloth 'burlap' the same that I made that trooped 'dissappear'in the parking lot at the TWC when I gave that little 'class'. Great for my 'hides' as it mimics the coloration of the ground almost to a 't' since we have been so dry out here. Everything fits in my tac-bag mini ruck, burlap x2, green netting, all the 'fun' stuff I carried a long time ago.

Like paintball 'sniping' is not a real function, but I can outrange the standard AEG by 10-15m, and with the upgrades on the M-14/M21 accuracy is a lot better than a standard AEG. Move, set-up, wait,shoot and then scoot. The terrain is a dream for me, those who know how I move, well lets say going to be a 'fun' day for the bad guys.

Will try and get Momma along as photo video person for OP, we bought that expensive vid/cam for something other than animal pic's I hope.