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Offline Otterking

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Well, hello there.
« on: April 03, 2006, 11:05:17 PM »
Hello, all.

I'd like to introduce myself, I've been reading posts on this forum for a couple weeks, and thought I'd like to get active, or at least introduce myself, to the community.

My name is Andrew, I'm 19 years old and I live in Sierra Vista, which is a small town, about a two hour drive away from Tucson.

I enjoy reading the posts here, the community seems to be a good one, and the game seems really interesting to me. I hope to learn a lot from everyone.

I don't really have a big budget, and I've ordered a $30 electric rifle. In Sierra Vista, we don't have any arenas or fields or anything for airsoft, so I can't really rent one to try out, but I'm hoping this $30 rifle will give me a decent feel of what the game can be like.

This also brings up another problem, though. The closest "big" city is Tucson, two hours away, so that's not really convienent on gas or time, as well as it'd be hard to schedule for us, to play a small game, and we wouldn't even know where to look there. I've brought up the idea of playing in the woods near our town. Would you advise against that? The only thing my dad told me was "make sure you stay out of hunting areas."

There's about 15 of us in Sierra Vista, that want to start playing casually with some cheaper equipment, but if we do like it, we'd like to get more serious about it. Everyone is already excited, I'm the only one who's made a purchase so far (which was pretty minimal), but I figured maybe I could ask a couple questions before everyone else starts putting out money.

Thanks a lot guys, sorry if my grammar sucks or if the questions are bad. I've tried searching the forums a few times  :cry:
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2006, 12:15:31 AM »
Sup man, I'm the noob who runs around the forums and annoys the shit our of everyone by saying useless junk :)

You should go get a feel for that rifle before it breaks :P and then go get an AEG and join up on a few AA games and such, they're really well organized.

Welcome to Airsoft Arizona
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2006, 12:16:45 AM »
Quote from: "alamaan000"
Sup man, I'm the noob who runs around the forums and annoys the s*** our of everyone by saying useless junk :)


The number in his name is a counter of sorts to display the number of productive posts he has made.
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2006, 12:19:05 AM »
My point exactly
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2006, 12:22:01 AM »
Rofl. I'm glad to see replies so soon.

I'm really excited about all this. I'm hoping it'll also work out as an exercise for me too, since I'm overweight. I'm hoping that won't dampen me too much, but I imagine it will, to a point.

Do you guys think we would have any problems shootin' airsoft guns in the mountains/woods? Of course, we'd be a good distance away from campgrounds and such.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2006, 12:47:58 AM »
Really Otter, here is the scoop.

AA games sometimes happen around Tuscon and those would likely be the closest you will find big well organized games. Just chech the forums labeled for each month to see what's happening. A lot of us drive 2 hours or so 1-2 times a month to play. Sometimes southies come north, sometimes other way around.

As for your gun. Airsoft guns are a lot like real guns in that you get what you pay for and should expect it to last about $30 worth. If all your guys are using guns in that range you can still have some good fun but if you go up aainst someone with a $300 gun your gonna eat plastic before you are cloe enough to get a shot off.

As for playing in the woods and such. 1) Make sure you know who owns the land, I suggest using BLM land when possible. 2) Inform the local law enfocement of your plans and talk to anyone you see in the area so nobody gets confused and calls the swat team or news out.

Welcome aboard!
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2006, 07:53:11 AM »
Quote from: "alamaan000"
My point exactly


you couldnt offend a baby
you suck at annoying people
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2006, 08:32:38 AM »
Quote from: "funkylover1010"
Quote from: "alamaan000"
My point exactly

you couldnt offend a baby
you suck at annoying people


You have to be so mean funky? :lol:

Welcome to AA, Otter! This really is a fine group. Enjoy your stay!
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2006, 08:37:43 AM »
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Quote from: "alamaan000"
My point exactly

you couldnt offend a baby
you suck at annoying people


I'm not trying  :roll:
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2006, 10:15:00 AM »
Quote from: "funkylover1010"
Quote from: "alamaan000"
My point exactly

you couldnt offend a baby
you suck at annoying people


What's your problem man?  Relax. [smilie=armata_pdt_33.gif]
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« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2006, 07:34:05 PM »
Quote from: "seanm028"
Quote from: "funkylover1010"
Quote from: "alamaan000"
My point exactly

you couldnt offend a baby
you suck at annoying people

What's your problem man?  Relax. [smilie=armata_pdt_33.gif]


leave funky  alone maybe its his time of the month.   :shock:
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« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2006, 08:45:39 PM »
Lightning_Man has given some good advice. Follow that and you should be fine.  Welcome to your first steps into the world of airsoft.
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2006, 04:24:08 PM »
Bleh. My $30 rifle came in today.

I was so excited when I got home, a giant box waiting in front of my door.

I get out the box the rifle is in. The package looks neat.

Wait, what?

"Well Air Sport Gun" Alright.
"Battery operate alone shoot gun" What?
"Battery operate blaze away gun" Rofl. Semi and auto, hmm.

So I open the box up, alright! It's not 1:1 scale! AWESOME.
I definately should have saved my money for a better rifle.
I haven't shot it yet, but I'm already seeing that I did get what I paid for.

Ah well, I'll give it away to one of my friends that wants to start airsofting as soon as I can afford a better rifle.

On E-Bay there's a couple listing for Tokyo Marui 'clones', claiming they can be upgraded and are identical to TM guns, just obviously not the brand name. They're going for about $100 each, so I'm thinking about getting one of those soon. (One of these listings... http://cgi.ebay.com/M4A1-M16-TOKYO-MARU ... dZViewItem)

Anyone help me with this? If you guys think that's a bad idea, I'll wait to buy another rifle until I can get a real brand name rifle.
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2006, 06:00:14 PM »
To be completely honest, you should just save your money. There are a few guns that I have come across for $100 that could be considered relaible and competitive, but they take a good eye to find.

I have used a UTG MP5 that needed a few internal upgrades (shims, and a piston ring) but was pretty solid, and a Well R-6 that only needed a spring, paint and a piston to be an OK gun, but if you don't have access to someone that is pretty good at working on internals, I would steer clear of anything that isn't a big named brand.

Anything that you can not find a brand specific review on is a waste of your money. Most new people don't want to hear it, but those "clone" guns are worthless, unless you really know what you are doing.
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