10 MORE THINGS I wish I KNEW when STARTING Airsoft

Josef has more 10 things he wish he knew when he started Airsoft for you. Hopefully this will help you on your Airsoft journey.

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[lefishe]

Yeah, public transport. We had to travel by train for 2 hours with a longer airsoft rifle in a box. Was not the best experience of my life. Fortunately, we had the best idea on how to not look suspicious (we were wearing full camo).

*I wrote “Not Gun” on the box.*

[zr]

A few tips I came up with:
1) Get and stay in shape - it's a sport after all and working out will a 100% improve your effectiveness on the field. Also do a warm up right before starting the first game of the day.
2) Always check your replica's performance right before the first game. You might need to adjust the hop up or red dot even if it was perfect the last time you played.
3) Knowledge is key. When starting out, choose a field where you'll play more often. Memorize the field and the movement or strategies of your allies and enemies. It's a great advantage to know in which positions everyone might be in.
4) Use strategy and communicate. Coordinate your defending, like holding corners, as well as your pushes with your team mates. Keep it simple and straightforward first. I've seen too many lone wolves pushing on their own as well as completely abandoned parts of the field without defense.

[Matt-pvew]

As someone who’s needed to use public transport before and carry rifles through British city centres, my advice, buy a guitar case, customise the internals to fit your needs and I guarantee unless you decide to still wear your plate carrier or a ghillie suit, no one will bat an eyelid.

[WTP_DAVE]

Bro i have never ever thought about taking public transport to a field, idk how you could even do that unless you rented

[foxtrotunit]

Great tips overall. Fantastic.
6:17 Dress however you want on public transport.
Most people assume you're an actual soldier,
or they assume you're an Airsofter,
(or a fisherman, they like to dress in camo),
or a cosplayer,
none of which are bad.

Do cover the replica though,
bring it in a gun bag
(or just wrap it with some old sheets/blanket).

[MadDogCommunity]

One helpful tip id really like to see put out there is getting a simple hydration system, whether that’s a simple one or a camelbak if you fancy the extra cost. Can’t explain how much nicer it is to always have access to water on those hotter days without having to lug a bottle of water around in a pouch or pocket which gets hot much quicker than a hydration system would

[cryptonian]

one mega tip: if you are serious about this sport and want to do this till your knees give up and you want to start investing in gear, go and buy PROPER tactical gear. dont waste money on cheaper airsoft brands, buy the actual quality gear for example tasmanian tiger. yes those brands are 2-3x more expensive but they litteraly last a lifetime because they are made for real combat scenarios. you buy cheap and you buy twice!

[Yankee-Nomad]

The BB stabilizes somewhere before 100mm in a barrel. Barrel length, outside of extremes which is negative, doesnt affect accuracy or range whatsoever. BB weight, bucking, nub, and barrel material+clean does. A heavily upgraded MK23 can poke out to 80m. They have short barrels. Essentially all airsoft is the same. A power source concentrates air through a nozzle that pushes the BB through the bucking. A pistol can have "sniper range" and a sniper can have "pistol range"

[omikronairsoft]

These videos are so helpful. God bless you man. Thank you.

[disastercal]

2:20 hears keep your load out light and continues to use my 5 kg AWP replica.

[Keronthesloth]

The point about transportation made me laugh out loud. To my first paintball biggame I used busses, trains etc because I have no car. When you have a 16 hour ride with many many changes between busses and trains (so not just sit in and wait), plus a 6 km walk during the forest at nighttime in unknown territory while being physically not in good shape and carrying a 80 L backpack + a 50 L Backpack + a huge tent, you really know the pain of that method :D

[viper]

good tips! I was actually considering mounting my sidearm on those leg thingys. but I’ll just get one of those battle belts

[Martin-jjur]

I have been playing with pistol on my belt for over a 3 years and few months i switched to a leg platform and man i love it more... i dont know if its because i have 170 cm.. so for me spreading the weight of my gear to leg helps me so much.. its less wobbly and i can run way more easier... so i think this is a personal choice and not a ultimatum

[Stryker]

Third I guess? I feel leg platforms are personal preference. I run a leg pistol and depending on the game mode, extra 4 mags in a pouch and I find those more comfortable. But then again I always play outdoors and we don't have any choices for indoor games where I live unless we drive 2+ miles. But glasses is always a plus.

Also my tip. Quart size Ziplock bags work great for carrying extra ammo onto the field. Keeps moisture out, strong bags, can write the weight, can roll them up for pouch storage. Just awesome versatile buggers. I would recommend the brand name one as well

[landrecce]

This was even better than the first 10! Thanks!

[Iveboy]

I would agree with your thigh rig opinion with the exception being drop leg holsters. I personally like keeping my pistol out of the way and easily drawable even if you're sitting or crunched up. And to solve the issue of it bouncing around just make sure that you buy a decent quality drop leg and tighten the straps properly.

[taricmanly]

Yes, Travel is my problem too knowing I have Sniper Rifle as my first airsoft gun 😅. I think I might need to prepare before going to the game. Thanks for all tips.

[konstancemakjaveli]

What i highly reccomend for those who are buying the first gun is to never get anything exotic, too cheap or proprietary. I bought an excelent Specna Arms F-01, which fulfils the first 2 requirements, but i fucked up bcuz the handguard is properietary urx3 system, and the rails are sold NOWHERE. Double check EVERYTHING.

[Zoraxon]

Another tip:
Don't get too sweaty.

As in, don't get overly competitive especially at public/day games, or rp/milsim type games. In a tournament, it's expected to find degree, but most of the time players just want to have a fun, balanced game that presents a nice challenge, win or lose.

Just as someone not calling their hits is toxic, so is spawn camping, (intentional) overshooting, abusing MED/Bang Bang rules, etc, because you're degrading *their* experience. All for what? An imaginary K/D? You're gonna ruin some birthday/rental group just because it's an option? Take off the toxic/competitive gloves, touch the grass, and realize you aren't in a CoD lobby. Go have fun.

[cadenkat]

My only tip is to bring LOTS of water! Staying hydrated is so important when you are playing, so its very crucial that you have enough to last you for the entire day. I like to bring one of those big cases of bottles you can buy at places like Costco or Sams Club, those typically are enough.