potential skirmish site?

o1s1n

just wondering what the reaction would be to this. a new poster on the forum, Hawkerhunter mentioned a paintball site opening at the end of the month in Ashbourne. he says that if we're interested, he should be able to get it to be used for airsoft.

no trees, all barrels, forts, bunkers, and inflatables,

sounds like it a speedball site. although the mention of forts and bunkers does mean it has some kind of airsoft potential.

would anyone be interested in giving it a go maybe? or even just heading up to check it out? this is still all up in the air by the way, i'm just trying to see if there's enough interest to maybe persue it further

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i dont know much about speedball but it defentetly sounds like a typical speedball court. how big is it? and buy "bunkers" do ya mean inflatable pillars or what are they?
Id play anywere at this stage as long as some1 in dublin has a look 1st and lets me know what its like before i make the journey

o1s1n

well he said all barrels, forts, bunkers, and inflatables,

so i take it that the barrels, forts and bunkers are actually physical objects and not inflatable.

yeah i'd pretty much play anywhere at this point. i'm getting sick of waiting.

i asked him how big the area was. i'll post up the details as soon as i get them.

sure man its in Meath, only a couple of counties over from ya!

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Meath ehh, well that makes a slight difference.
I hope im wrong but i dont think bunkers etc in paintball or physical objects at all

o1s1n

well look at it this way. its a field for us to shoot at each other in! that in itself has got to be worth doing

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id make the jourey if enough of us head down anyway. At least id get to see that machine pistol of yours *giggles with excitement* though i dont think my camo would blend in very well with the inflatable red bunkers lol

o1s1n

lol, just get a nice red Manchester United jersey and you'll be fine!

actually, i need a decent cammo jacket. and a balaclava. and some better goggles. and bbs. ah! so unprepared!

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Even if ya gave me your Ingram i couldnt where one *shudders*

Dave!

I'm up for it!

In a week!

ditpaintball

The site is only 15 mins from the M50 on a good day because of the new by-pass. It is a great site and it would suite airsofters proper. The site is speedball and an urban setting. The speedball course (inflatables) will only be for paintball as far as i know, and the rest of the course, the barrells, bridges, hunts, bunkers could be used for both if there were going to do paintball. But

In an airsoft skirmish, what are the costs in volved? Do some neeed co2, pellets, power, marshals etc?

N.O.I.P.

I would imagine that the only thing we would need the site to supply would be marshals as most people would bring their own consumables, then again I plan on using 2 AEGs on full auto all day so it wouldn't hurt if they had a healthy supply of BBs

KutjeBef

It sounds very promising. I'd check it out when it opens.
Haven't played CQB/FIBUA/MOUT yet. Well, not properly anyway.

We would need marshalls alright.
If we could buy BB's and gas (green and 134) that would be perfect!

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Cheers for cleering that up Richie, sounds very promising now

whupass

speedball= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBvN2Wjv8U

o1s1n

all that's really needed on the sites behalf are marshals. although if its a small enough group the first time, i'm sure everyone would take their hits and we might be able to do without. deff for big games though.

hopefully everyone will have a stock of any consumables they need so that shouldn't be a problem. i for one need bbs. if there's a potential skirmish in the near future, i think i'll be purchasing a bulk lot.

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Ya their will probably be a small group the first time and we'll spend so long playin with each others guns before the skirmish [id say we could make do without marshalls if their isnt 2 many players. Any ideas when this is likely to happen?

o1s1n

well, i'm gonna ring that guy pretty soon. (cant tonight i'm afraid as i'm going out in about an hour)
i'll see what he has to say about it and get back to you all.
i'd love to get up there as soon as i can. even just to take a look around and check it out. maybe have a small game and see if the place works.

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even just to take a look around and check it out. maybe have a small game and see if the place works.

cool, id be up for that

ditpaintball

how many shots do you think you would go through in a game? what kind of games would you play....capture the flag etc?

The guys up there would certainly look into the possibility of having it alright, depending on insurance and all that kind of thing.

What safety equipment are you ment to ware? A mask or safety glasses?

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Both Protective goggles or masks can be used [its personal preference between players] And as for how much ammo one would go through that could be anything but they are cheapER than chips and bought in bags of 3500 or their abouts.
Gameplay wise well i think the standard paintball woodsball type games would be fine [cap the flag and those defend the fort/village types and the like,anything realy]

ditpaintball

ah rite. so you would be fairly milling through the ammo then. These goggles or masks would be specially designed for airsoft use and all that?
what about the bb's after they are fired - are they just left on the ground?

o1s1n

you can get special ballistic glasses and things, but any decent goggles will work. as long as you put some form of defogging thing on them.

the only major protection you need is goggles. no site will let you play with out them. other protection is up to yourself however. i plan on wearing a balaclava and a shemagh around my neck. bb impacts are a lot less painful and dangerous then paintballs.obviously due to their size. all you really get is a slight sting.

you can get bbs that are biodegradable and non biodegradable. i'm not too up on the subject myself. (due to the fact i can just sweep them up in my back garden) i've heard that Excel bbs claim to be but they are not.

i'm not sure if airsoft sites push the issue of biodegradeability. i'm presuming airsoft specific ones dont. paintball sites on the other hand might be a different story.

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Alot of people would be milling through the ammo id say, Alot of paintball masks are fine for airsoft aswell but their are many types which are designed for airsoft andfairly inexpensive but perfectly safe ofcourse like meshmasks and the like, and ya the goggles need 2 be proper ballistics goggles again not 2 expensive 20$ or so.
You can get bio-degradable BB's [more expensive then regulars and less of a variety in weights] But i realy dont how long it takes for them 2 degrade. The common BB's are said to be biodegradable 2 but from what ive heard we will probably degrade faster then em.
Being the tiny size they are though they wouldnt be as noticable as .68 paintballs. My tiny garden must have close to a 1000 in a small 10 foot area and they are realy hard to find

Ackk oisin got 2 the trigger before me

o1s1n

we wouldn't necessarily be milling through ammo. that's a player specific thing i suppose! you can get low cap magazines for ultra realism that only hold about 30 bbs. personally at the moment i have 60 round and a 300 round magazines. i dont plan on hosing anyone!

EyesOnly

Im up for it, he will come too (well he has to hes driving ;p)
or Scope could give me a lift ;p

o1s1n

yeah. he's gonna get a double answer to every question

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lol realeyes ill give ya a lift but ill be in the back aswell [a m8 of mine will drive us up he just doesnt know it yet ]

o1s1n

i'm sure Harekin and his bro would be interested. hey they live in bray and have a car....

*sticks his thumb out*

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lol i cant wait for this , A royal gathering of muppets

o1s1n

dont be shooting me point blank with any sniper rifles :P or you'll incur my wrath!!!

EyesOnly

lmao nice one. you can be map reader ;p

o1s1n

actually scope, what would you bring? isn't your vsr shooting a bit...curvy?

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well i am cursed with a worthless sence of direction but ya alright

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Oisin no matter what ive been doing or who im talking to or what ive been talking about the last few days ive spend the whole time contemplating what my rifles going be . my shoties fine i love her but ya i realy need to fix that vsr *curses petrolium distilates* Im realy unsure what my main guns going be thanks to the limit could be a m14 eventually i just dont know how fun sniping's likely 2 b at 1 joule

ditpaintball

keep her on topic there lads.

So in a game, how effective are marshals? it would be easy for them to miss it when some one gets hit no?

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based on honosty realy .i get hit i say hit and raise my gun. Marshalls coudnt be expected to see much atall [they might here the odd ouch from some1 and the person in question shouldnt need a marshall to call em out.

EyesOnly

it mainly rely's on sportsmanship, marshals just their to make sure fights dont start? ;p.
Seriously tho i dont think mashals in airsoft should be thier to look for the hits just to keep the peace.

o1s1n

basically if people don't call their hits, the game wont work and they might as well go home. it all comes down to honesty.

marshals could be informed if someone wasnt playing properly. but in a small knit group i doubt this is going to happen much.

most of the time (so ive been told) people not taking hits is basically just down to them not feeling the hit. sometimes you can mistake it for say, hitting off a tree branch, or wood cracking under your feet.

whupass

if you complain to a marshal then they can shoot a few shots at the person and see if they take the hits

MaxForce

Hi All,
Just signed up here. I am also on ASI. Whats the date for this little gathering. If I can arrange it count me in.:D

Hey Scope.

MaxForce.

Dave!

Welcome! You got a gun yet buddy?

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Hey Scope.

Lo m8 dunno when this little gathering is going take place yet but yall be kept informed

MaxForce

DaveMcG wrote:

Welcome! You got a gun yet buddy?

I have a Double Eagle SIG552 AEG and a cheap S&W style gas non blow back. I also have a few spring guns, Glock, Beretta, Walther P99 a H&K P229 amongst them. Am ordering a host of stuff from EHobbey as soon as I get the funds together including a TM SIG552.

Looking forward to possibly meeting you all.

Max

o1s1n

wow the SIG552 is only $211 oh ehobby. christ i love that site.

welcome MaxForce.

i'm also a member of ASI but only posted the one time. i have yet to figure out why that is

MaxForce

o1s1n wrote:

wow the SIG552 is only $211 oh ehobby. christ i love that site.

welcome MaxForce.

i'm also a member of ASI but only posted the one time. i have yet to figure out why that is

Thanks Bud. Heres hoping it does not go up in price befor I get a chance to purchase.

o1s1n

ah i doubt that'll happen.

i sure as hell hope not! they have quite a few things i want to buy. wont be able to till i get a summer job though.

...

or when my next college grant comes in!!!!
*cough type 89 cough*
if the government ban them and try and take them away from me, i can just explain that they bought them in the first place

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The price wont go up dont worry bout that, my shoty went down slightly since i bought her
Type 89 0isin hmm u realy are looking for some kinda long rifle arent ya [m14 ,t89,g3's ] tis a similar enough list ive been loking at for my DM rifle
Hopefully ill get the china m14 around christmas and be able 2 tell ya how good it is ,or better yet you can tell me from being on the recieving end if all goes well with this new site

o1s1n

yeah long rifles are my fav. my Famas might not look long, but she is on the inside

I'm more of an accuracy man myself. i want the best i can possibly get. i used to be more into a single shot bolt action. but now i like the idea of having something i can be accurate with, but still run and shoot at the same time.

plus i have a feeling a long barreled gun will be a necessity in larger outdoor areas.

i cant wait to hear how that china m14 goes for you! i really hope it works out. if it does, it means i wont have to decide between a Marui type 89 and Marui a m14! (no way in hell could i afford both)

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Ya im scouring for news and reviews of the thing all the time but its still very new so not many people have it yet and the od green version which ill be wanting isnt even out yet

o1s1n

you think they would have released the green one first :rolleyes: it look so much better

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thats what ive been saying, Bahhh idiots :rolleyes:
Ofcourse the fiend who does all the reviews managed to get his hands on an Od green 1 ,typical :rolleyes: