Almost all of them are gas guns. A few are spring. One electric. Just so we don't assume I'm stupid we purged the gas / took out the batteries / shot all the rounds out of them before we started taking pictures.
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Darth Wong wrote:The American "family values" agenda is simple: alter the world so that you can completely ignore your child and still be confident that he is receiving the same kind of Christian upbringing that you would give him if you weren't busy.
Shit, some of those pictures make me uneasy. I know they're just gas guns, but I was always taught that a gun was simply never pointed at someone, even if it was empty...
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Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Shit, some of those pictures make me uneasy. I know they're just gas guns, but I was always taught that a gun was simply never pointed at someone, even if it was empty...
That's right. A real gun is never to be pointed at someone.
Never is such a strong word though...but I digress.
Uraniun235 wrote:Cool pictures, although (and I don't intend any offense) the guns look kinda cheap.
Spanky: You never did well in squirt-gun fights, did you?
We didn't have squirt-gun fights when I was a kid, really. I think in about twenty years we've only owned less than a handfull of waterguns. That and while both are toys, waterguns are somewhat different than Airsofts.
I do agree that those guns do look like toyish junk, though. What Tink should do is try importing some of those nice realistic Japanese models: none of that orange cap bullshit.
I've heard that Customs has been a total pain in the ass for Airsoft retailers. The one in town was bitching about it when I went to pick up some more green gas; I guess they confiscated over a thousand dollars worth of merchandise.
Very bad. I'm guessing you didn't inspect each piece prior to its use in these photos. So you don't know which one can still be loaded. Rule #1 is to always assume that a firearm is loaded and in-battery no matter what, meaning that you always, always, always follow Rule #2 (finger outside of trigger guard unless you are about to shoot) and Rule #3 (safe muzzle direction).
Pics 1/4/5/6/7: NO. Unsafe muzzle direction AND fingers in trigger guards. Even with plastic pellets, those placements can be quite lethal (carotid and jugular, mouth and temporal artery, frontal lobe, crotch and heart respectively).
Pic 3: YES. Finger outside of trigger guard. Good girl.
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Even with plastic pellets, those placements can be quite lethal (carotid and jugular, mouth and temporal artery, frontal lobe, crotch and heart respectively).
Also, people tend to intentionally shoot at each other with Airsoft guns, so I'm not sure how some picture-posing is going to be a whole lot different.
Uraniun235 wrote:Are you seriously saying a plastic pellet is going to penetrate the ribcage and wound the heart?
Its very unlikely, but at that very short range, if it misses the ribs it can have enough velocity to puncture the heart. I have heard of cases where a pellet just missed the sternum and went into the heart. Although admittedly this is one of the least risky places to be shot with an Airsoft pellet, certainly nothing compared to, say, the suprasternal notch.
As for shooting each other with Airsoft firearms, its best advised to be wearing thick clothing and helmets. But lets not get into that. You've seen my safety rant on POSING for these pictures, you don't want to see the one I have for shooting your friends.
But in all seriousness, the posing is okay if you make absolutely sure that the piece is cleared before you use it in the picture, but even then its not good to get into the habit of placing your finger inside the trigger guard for no reason.
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Tinkerbell wrote:
Just so we don't assume I'm stupid we purged the gas / took out the batteries / shot all the rounds out of them before we started taking pictures.
We made sure all of them were fine. We did that after we played, and we were protected while we were playing. I'm fairly certain I still have my safety glasses on in a few of the shots. Chill.
Darth Wong wrote:The American "family values" agenda is simple: alter the world so that you can completely ignore your child and still be confident that he is receiving the same kind of Christian upbringing that you would give him if you weren't busy.
We made sure all of them were fine. We did that after we played, and we were protected while we were playing. I'm fairly certain I still have my safety glasses on in a few of the shots. Chill.
Some of us here are just a little concerned, that's all.
Just make sure that cops aren't nearby when you do something like that again. I remember when I was ~10-11 years old, me and some of my friends were playing cops and robbers at our elementary school. Some of the plastic guns were were shooting ( they used rubber pellets) apparently looked real enough for some neighbors to call the cops.
All the Scottish Airsoft action photos you can handle. I play on a regular basis and took some snaps from one of our site days. My own kit is a G36C, Ingrams M11 and a Glock 17C for backup.
Tinkerbell wrote:
Just so we don't assume I'm stupid we purged the gas / took out the batteries / shot all the rounds out of them before we started taking pictures.
We made sure all of them were fine. We did that after we played, and we were protected while we were playing. I'm fairly certain I still have my safety glasses on in a few of the shots. Chill.
Yeah, I read that up top. Sorry, I'm just a real stickler for this stuff. Since there's always a chance you missed a few pellets it should be reflex to clear the piece everytime you pick it up (which you may have done), and to keep fingers outside of trigger guards.
I appologize for sounded overbearing, but it really ruffles my feathers when I see fingers in trigger guards like that, and pointing it out is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction for me.
EDIT: Grammar.
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Uraniun235 wrote:I've heard that Customs has been a total pain in the ass for Airsoft retailers. The one in town was bitching about it when I went to pick up some more green gas; I guess they confiscated over a thousand dollars worth of merchandise.
As always it depends on the manufacturer. The 'Heavy Metal' guns never have any problem and they are far more realistic in appearance. I have their Sig P220 model and set side by side with the real one the only visible differance is the orange barral tip. They even weigh the same unloaded. Loaded you can tell the differance by weight.
Edit: Granted they have limited retailers, usually you have to order the damn thing from the factory in korea.
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Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Shit, some of those pictures make me uneasy. I know they're just gas guns, but I was always taught that a gun was simply never pointed at someone, even if it was empty...
Hehe don't feel bad we were out in the field the other day and the enemy side was armed with real MP-5 with Sim rounds, which are plastic tips, leaves big welts.
Uraniun235 wrote:I've heard that Customs has been a total pain in the ass for Airsoft retailers. The one in town was bitching about it when I went to pick up some more green gas; I guess they confiscated over a thousand dollars worth of merchandise.
As always it depends on the manufacturer. The 'Heavy Metal' guns never have any problem and they are far more realistic in appearance. I have their Sig P220 model and set side by side with the real one the only visible differance is the orange barral tip. They even weigh the same unloaded. Loaded you can tell the differance by weight.
Edit: Granted they have limited retailers, usually you have to order the damn thing from the factory in korea.
Yeah but if I recall, the Japanese manufacturers ignore all that fun-sucking orange tip crap.
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Yeah but if I recall, the Japanese manufacturers ignore all that fun-sucking orange tip crap.
I think it depends on the manufacturer. I know my friend's electric Airsoft rifle from Japan came with two tips; one with an orange end and one without.
