Thursday, September 24, 2009

Airsoft Guns Are The Milsim Preferred Weapon

By Anthony Carter

What are you doing next Saturday? If you are like thousands of others who have discovered airsoft guns and MilSim games, you may be planning to spend the weekend in the woods with your buddies, shooting at each other. No you don't have to belong to the National Guard.

You do not need to sign up for active military duty or even join the National Guard in order to play these MilSim games. In fact you don't even have to have ever served in the military to play, although many players have been military at one time or another. Military simulation involves playing children's games in a way that is definitely not child's play. All you need is a desire to eliminate stress and own an airsoft firearm.

Airsoft MilSim is not the only way you can play military simulation games. You can decide to play online or you can join a group of paintball warriors, but if you want the most realistic form of military simulation than you should invest in an airsoft gun and join the local club.

While paintball guns may have been around longer, airsoft guns provide a more realistic weapon. These toys got their start in the orient and have found their way to the United States where they are becoming increasingly more popular. Airsoft guns use forced air to fire small rubber pellets. This forced air can be powered several ways such as hand pump action or automatic, which is more popular. Auto powered airsoft guns depend on batteries or gas to fuel them.

Players must be honest when it comes to be shot at. Unlike paintball guns these weapons do not use paint loaded pellets and consequently do not leave paint splatters when they strike a target. However it is airsoft guns close resemblance to the original weapons that help them be so popular.

An authentic look and feel allows players to feel like they are really at war. Many organizations require particular uniforms and use military radios and even eat military rations while out in the battlefield. These groups consist of different ranks and these ranks are typically marked on the players arm much as they would be in the military.

Many skirmishes are planned for all weekend play and in many cases the players will camp out all weekend in the playing field and will not leave unless they suffer an injury that requires medical attention.

As airsoft guns become more popular their availability is becoming more widespread as well. These authentic looking weapons can be found at MilSim sap meets and also at flea markets and retail outlets such as mall stores and kiosks. A wide variety of retailers are also available via the internet.

So why sit in front of the TV all weekend when you could be outside enjoying the fresh air and getting shot at? There are many MilSim organizations across the country and many of them use airsoft guns. To locate clubs in your area you can look online or you could even establish your own club with friends and coworkers. Imagine playing war in the woods on the weekend with your coworkers, wouldn't it be great to get an opportunity to shoot at the boss?

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