Greetings All!
My name is Charlie McCoy. Originally from Central Pennsylvania but have been in Phoenix fo 20 years.
I played paintball many years ago in its infancy(you had to shove the paint tube into the back of the gun and point it at the ground to pump in a round). It was a blast for quite a time, yet I lost interest. I felt that it was based on the belief that people would cheat. Thus you had to mark them with paint. Add to that the fact that the guns looked very ummm... unreal.
Skipping ahead: I began goofing around with airsoft about 3 or 4 years ago with my son(who is 21 now, and I hope to get involved in AA as well). It started as something cool to do on camping trips but became the reason for camping.
Ahhh...The good Ole days, when all guns were springers, and all were equal. Alas, time does not stand still and in the natural progression of things our weapons progressed as well.
Those of us that were really into the combat began to seek better weapons, while those that were not began to find themselves horribly outgunned.
We still go out and have springer battles for all! Yet some of us desire more!
Enough Backstory;
I have been visiting the AA forums for about 2 months now, and just recently joined. Though I think that I may have done something wrong, I have paid no 20$ fee. I have yet to get a waiver because my computer has no printer. (As soon as I get to a comp with a printer I will do so).
I have no military training or history, nor any with Law Enforcement(unless you count running from them in my crazed youth).
I am however a backpacker and have some skills in load carrying and map reading.
The Milsim aspect of AA is what appeals to me the most, yet my current gear is not suited to it.
CA G36C
2High-cap mags
KJWorks Carbine NBB
KJWorks MK1 NBB
Tanaka SAA Revlover
(This gun sucks but I love it!)
Paintball mask(which I hate, still shopping!)
Woodland BDU's
Good boots soon, but I have some to wear.
Yes I need plenty of gear, but I hope that I can at least play, to see if this is gonna be my bag.
I'm going to try to make it to every AA event that I can before I commit my hard earned hobby dollars$
Hope to see some of you soon, and remember "Honor is the gift that one gives oneself!"
PS-If I don't get a load of crap from you guys about the size of my post I will be disapointed!