Airsoft Arizona
General Airsoft Arizona => Introduce Yourself! => Topic started by: chivaman on July 04, 2005, 10:13:22 PM
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I am moving to chanler arizona in about a month. i have played airsoft for a bout 2 years and i have quite a obsetion with airsoft and i want to know that if i move out to arizona i will be able to satisfy the thirst i have for airsoft.know i am looking for airsoft info. I want to know what kinds of fields are in the pheonix area. How many? How many airsoft stores aside from JungleToys. Are there any indoor field. So forth and so on. Thank You.
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I am moving to chanler arizona in about a month. i have played airsoft for a bout 2 years and i have quite a obsetion with airsoft and i want to know that if i move out to arizona i will be able to satisfy the thirst i have for airsoft.know i am looking for airsoft info. I want to know what kinds of fields are in the pheonix area. How many? How many airsoft stores aside from JungleToys. Are there any indoor field. So forth and so on. Thank You.
We don't have "fields"...because those are lame, but we do have places where we go and play regularly and it's ok to play there. All are out of city limits because thats where its legal to play,and at the time there are no indoor places to play. I live in Chandler, what part are you moving to? Any crossstreets?
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There are supposedly two indoor places going to spring up soon. I overhead some guy who works at Arizona Paintball Depot talking about it (bringing my brother in to look at stuff).
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Chivaman must be moving from California. Anyways welcome. There are no fields, we use the available terrain and as stated thats is out of city limits. There are plenty of games going on all the time, just look on the boards. Then there is 1 official AA game a month pretty regularly. There are only a few JT stores here and those stores are the only stores worth mentioning. JT just started here recently and its been great.
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well i hope they are better than the JT stores in LA because all the JT stores in LA prety much suck. well that sound like i will be able to feel right at home out there.
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I'll be moving to Chandler (near the Chandler Fashion Center for reference) in a week or two here from Pittsburgh, PA. A little about me, I'm ex-USAF and I'll be going to the Police Academy as soon as I get down there. I've been playing airsoft for the past 4 years and my only piece right now is my KJW M9. Most combat I got (if you can experience combat in the Air Force) is participating as OpFor during an exercise for Security Forces at Elmendorf. Either way, I hope I can get in on some action with you guys and girls when I get settled in down south.
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Hey, my dad was born and raised in Pittsburgh PA. A good place. Although, he was in the Army, not USAF. ;).
You're already off to a good start :-P
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Hey trigger! I grew up in Alaska and was very involved in CAP - got to fly in a 15 at Elmendorf at encampment. Welcome to the surface of the sun and I'll look for you in the field. Which agency are you on the job with?
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Some good games happen down around Tucson as well. I'd stick around Prescot for Summer sessions, then Tucson/Phoenix for the rest of the year.
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Bad experiences with JT(guy there tells me he can't fix my gun[not because it is unrepairable, he just didn't know how]).
Soft Air Depot in scottsdale is an awesome place though, very friendly, know what their doing etc.
But imo it is better to learn how to repair your own gun. It is actualy quite simple.
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Bad experiences with JT(guy there tells me he can't fix my gun[not because it is unrepairable, he just didn't know how]).
Soft Air Depot in scottsdale is an awesome place though, very friendly, know what their doing etc.
But imo it is better to learn how to repair your own gun. It is actualy quite simple.
oooh, let me give you the heads up..
JT is the best shop around, no doubt about it. If it wasn't, why would most of the people on this board hang at JT just to talk, after hours? Everyone that works at JT are on these boards, the local Airsoft Arizona forums. Now, everyone at SAD ARE NOT on these boards, because they're not for real airsoft, and they'll be going out of business soon.
Nothing like getting your gun back from SAD and having parts glued together.
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Not to get off topic, but in short poor airsoft knowledge and poor saftey practices make SAD dangerous to airsoft in my mind. There is a whole thread about it, search it and add comments there if any. But not here.
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Bad experiences with JT(guy there tells me he can't fix my gun[not because it is unrepairable, he just didn't know how]).
Soft Air Depot in scottsdale is an awesome place though, very friendly, know what their doing etc.
But imo it is better to learn how to repair your own gun. It is actualy quite simple.
What happened and what type(aeg, spring, gas) somethings on some airsoft are unrepairable.(very rare)
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SAD:
-Higher end products like Marui, Prometheus, Classic Army as well as low-end springers.
-Outrageous prices
-Unknowledgeable staff (althought the boss seems to be putting forth an effort to learn)
JT
-Low-end products from SRC and Infinity "Tactical".
-Decent prices
-Very knowledgealbe staff!
-Owned and operatoed by airsofters (guys that PLAY the GAME!)
-The ONLY shop in town that I would give my AEG to for repairs. Well, not my SAW, but if I had an SRC I'd let them go at it.
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Bad experiences with JT(guy there tells me he can't fix my gun[not because it is unrepairable, he just didn't know how]).
Soft Air Depot in scottsdale is an awesome place though, very friendly, know what their doing etc.
But imo it is better to learn how to repair your own gun. It is actualy quite simple.
Welcome, Kressh
How about you introduce yourself? This is the intro forum.
SAD:
-Higher end products like Marui, Prometheus, Classic Army as well as low-end springers.
-Outrageous prices
-Unknowledgeable staff (althought the boss seems to be putting forth an effort to learn)
JT
-Low-end products from SRC and Infinity "Tactical".
-Decent prices
-Very knowledgealbe staff!
-Owned and operatoed by airsofters (guys that PLAY the GAME!)
-The ONLY shop in town that I would give my AEG to for repairs. Well, not my SAW, but if I had an SRC I'd let them go at it.
Doesn't JT sell CA and some TM stuff?
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SAD:
-Higher end products like Marui, Prometheus, Classic Army as well as low-end springers.
-Outrageous prices
-Unknowledgeable staff (althought the boss seems to be putting forth an effort to learn)
JT
-Low-end products from SRC and Infinity "Tactical".
-Decent prices
-Very knowledgealbe staff!
-Owned and operatoed by airsofters (guys that PLAY the GAME!)
-The ONLY shop in town that I would give my AEG to for repairs. Well, not my SAW, but if I had an SRC I'd let them go at it.
Doesn't JT sell CA and some TM stuff?
Some, but their market is in the Mid-end equipment (faster churn for their stock). To be fair, they are making inroads into the higher end stuff - according to Knowledgable sources, the plan is to move into limited stock of higher end (CA, Mauri, etc) in the near future. This would be VERY welcome :)
Ask anyone experienced in Retail Management (of which I can say I'm glad I no longer have to claim :) ) and they'll tell you the simple fact that if you want to keep your doors open you have to cycle stock through the pipeline. And it's easier to sell low- to mid-level stock quickly enough to maintain profits than to buy a Piper 134a minigun or a $700-1,200 SAW and have it sit on a shelf because few can afford one. Now, I would love to see JT have a "special-order" function or a few higher-end airsofts or accessories.....
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Yeah like put (insert percentage here) down on a special-order item, have JT bring it in, pay the remainder, and take er home.
Save us working folk a lot of time and hassle having to track the damn shipment and stuff.
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Some, but their market is in the Mid-end equipment (faster churn for their stock). To be fair, they are making inroads into the higher end stuff - according to Knowledgable sources, the plan is to move into limited stock of higher end (CA, Mauri, etc) in the near future. This would be VERY welcome :)
Ron told me, they want to sell only src in the near future. Now, if the guns turn out well (I've not even fired it, but they sound like they're awesome) then that'd be a decent thing to do.
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Once upon a time I could comment on the quality of the SRC guns..................
But now that I work there Maybe I shouldn't. Anyone is welcome to try out my SRC if they want to, Hell, as long as I know you(and know I can trust that it will come home :) ) you can borrow it for a weekend game.
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I am a tried and true JT customer, and one for life. I came into the sport through JT and Have had nothing but good experiances and learned alot from Ron, Jerimiah(God I hope I spelled that right) and Nate. Ron takes the time to tell you the Real Deal on weapons and what will work for you based on what you want to do with them. He wont sell you something just to sell it to you, he will make sure that you are getting what you want and can build on.
Falcon
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i've only had good experiences with JT. They never pressured me to buy anything (and yet I spend so much there) they seem to know what they're talking about, and always take the time to answer all of your questions, and most importantly, take the time to show you how to use and care for your guns.