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Selecting the Perfect Airsoft Battlefield!
Must Be Realistic!
There are a lot of different kinds of locations that can make suitable airsoft battlefields, but to create the perfect battlefield, it’s important to know the factors that make it ideal. The best airsoft play involves incorporating tactical action with opportunities for brute force. Nobody wants to play with airsoft players who hide behind barriers all the time and fire their air soft guns when convenient, even though this might be the best way to win.
The most enjoyable airsoft battles involve movement, and as such, it’s important to chose an area that has concealment, but not concealment from all directions. Airsoft players shouldn’t have the ability to hole up in a location with one exit and wait for other players to come. Keeping players moving will lead to a more successful airsoft battle and a more enjoyable time for all involved.
The best locations tend to be wooded areas that have small variations in altitude, like little hills or valleys that can expose different players and provide concealment for others. Urban settings can be fun provided there are multiple exits and entrances to rooms, or certain rooms are avoided for concerns of fairness.
Keep a (Safe) Gun in Your Home!
Could be a Life Saver!
Though they’re often touted as recreational weapons, airsoft guns make great self-defense tools for the home. Most people are apprehensive about firearms because of its potential for fatality in both adults and children. Air pistols are commonly used for wargames, but they can also be used for personal use to deter intruders.
Unlike an actual firearm, an air BB gun will not kill, but it can wound an attacker, especially if shot at close range. Also, surprising a crook with a gun – even one that shoots pellets – is still a good way to make them think twice about entering your home.
Team-building Through Play!
Almost Real!
Companies are always looking for a way to engender camaraderie among their employees. When people are comfortable with each other and trust each other, a company simply runs more efficiently.
After all, happy employees are productive employees. As companies become increasingly aware of this, they are apt to implement various team-building exercises to help create that sense of trust. While some companies use exercises like company bowling, others take a slightly different tack.
To that end, one of the more increasingly common group activities is having a coordinated game of airsoft. Just supply every employee with airsoft guns and some safety gear, and let the groups devise a strategic plan of attack. Not only will it help people utilize and create teamwork skills, but it will also let people get to know each other in a more relaxed setting. When employees are on friendly terms, it can do wonders for in-office atmosphere and overall morale.
Don’t Get Caught Short!
State of the Art!
During my earlier shooting/hunting years, I was not a big believer in the need to wear hearing protection when firing a weapon. I carried to extreme, the notion that you shouldn’t wear it because doing so restricted your hearing and created a safety hazard. Also, you told yourself, the fog that the firing created in your head/ears would only last a couple days and then go away - so why sweat it?
Not quite, I have been diagnosed with Tinnitus and am currently being fitted with hearing aids. The Doctor said that this is a direct result of being exposed to loud firing noises for an extended or sustained period of time. There are presently sounds and tones that I’ll never be able to hear again.
Even-though I accept full responsibility for my hearing condition, there is no consolation when forced to tell someone to “say it again”, because you couldn’t hear/understand them. I do, at this point, wish that I would’ve paid more attention to the Hearing Protection advocates/literature back then, and as mama would say, son – “NOT TOO SMART”!
Gun Safes
Multi-Purpose Safe
The ultimate protection for weapons at home would be a built-in Gun Vault. This might be a justifiable option if your collection’s diversity, weapon size, and or the quantity of weapons so dictated. But, for the average “Joe” with a couple rifles, shotguns or pistols, they’d probably be better suited with one of the many other safes on the market today. Generally speaking, there are two types: Large and Small.
The Large gun safes are used for long barreled firearms and usually designed to stand vertically. They have racks on the inside to hold the guns side-by-side without leaning on each other; additionally, some have shelves for ammo and smaller handguns.
The Small gun safes are used for handguns, revolvers, and/or automatics. However, to be burglar proof, they must be secured to the floor, wall or something permanent. Regardless of the safe’s size, if properly installed, it should provide protection from theft, unauthorized entry, and some fires (depending on time length of burn and sustained maximum heat). BE SAFE!
Weapon Security
Be Safe!
While most people think that shooting is only for serious minded hunters, recreational shooting should change that perception. This includes the sport of trap and skeet shooting as-well-as the popular paint ball and air gun variations. Sling-shot shooting is also part of this category along with soft air gun shooting.
Regardless of the weapon’s potential lethality, home weapon’s security is important, and should be respected whether children are involved or not. Owner responsibility for proper security can be executed by providing item storage in a locked cabinet or safe. Security can be further supplemented by placing individual gun locks on applicable weapons. BE SAFE – NOT SORRY!
War Games!
War Games!
Air-soft, a competitive game involving the use of nonlethal compressed-air guns and military tactics, is kind of like paintball with an added layer of realism.
Avid players take to the woods and organize complex combat rules that must be followed during the course of the game. In some instances, players reenact real military battles.
Safety measures become crucial whenever air soft rifles are in use. At the very least, participants wear protective goggles or similar headgear. Some protective paintball gear can be used for Air-soft games as well. It’s also essential to play within clearly demarcated borders so that no unwitting bystanders are harmed or frightened.