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Airsoft in Sligo
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Sorry Lads,
Just got back from Dublin yesterday after Sennybridge, and its be mayhem since, hoping to be able to introduce some of you to the site on Saturday as I am hoping to run a half days test gaming and walk through of the site.
We are still waiting for a lot of stuff to be delivered hence the delay in getting back to you all. We will require Bio BBs and I will be able to supply them on Site on Saturday.
So all I can say is watch your PMs
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To all the lads that turned up yesterday to test the site thank you and a special thanks to those who travelled from Galway and further a field. Thank you all for the comments above it's great to know you all enjoyed testing the site.
On a personal note it was great to hear the sound of AEG fire through the site after nearly a year of ups and downs trying to get to this point. Judging on the test game play of the zones yesterday the future of the site looks exciting and I look forward to seeing you all again next week if possible for our official first day.
some photos with more to follow
Spot the ambush
As I said more to come these were all taken in our first zone. I'll post more up as they come in
thanks again
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Had a great day in Sligo on Saturday and all credit to Danin and co for their efforts in locating this site and getting it up and running.
It's in the grounds of an estate with phenomenal mixed woodland as the pictures give you an impression of, although it cannot bring across the atmosphere of the place. We started with a tour of some of the site and I mentioned that it would be quite easy to get lost in the place. Danin explained that so long as you stuck near the trails you'd be grand only to get us lost on the way back in an interesting detour that had us pushing through magnolias and thick gorse.
There are some initial bases in place which provided for some excellent warm up games. First one involved the attackers moving uphill to a ditch/berm to try and capture the base beyond. Moving through a relatively open area we came under fire from the large trees at the edge of the area. I was pinned behind one until one of our team flanked the defender and got him (thanks Les). We made it up to the ditch only to be pinned down by a SAW (and a chuckling Tigger) firing along the length of the nearside of the ditch. Every time we respawned the terrain offered a range of tactical choices in making our attacks. The 30 odd minutes we took to make it to their base gave me plenty of opportunities to attest to this
When I (alone) finally got there and spotted their final defender I at last had the chance to get my first hit with my secondary weapon (a WA mini uzi) I jump up, pull the trigger and "pop", nothing happens - had gas troubles with it all day. That was the end of me and after two skirmishes I'm still waiting to celebrate it's first tag. One day,......
We swapped sides and after lunch played a game that led us through a large part of the site. It's got such a huge range of hiding places and different terrain. Loads of hiding spots - at one point Darren popped out of a hole to surprise myself and Anders from just a foot away - we had heard him moving but thought he was further off.
The day finished with an assault on another base which again was great craic and a real challenge. I should mention that the bases we used are beautifully "moulded" to the terrain, making great use of natural delves and dips in the terrain.
I'm not at this overlong but think I have a reasonable idea of what makes this sport appealing and worthwhile. This is an incredible spot with all kinds of potential that deserves large crowds. Developing it depends of people making the effort to get there. It's actually pretty well located with plenty of neighbouring counties that can access it with ease. I'm going to become a member and will be travelling up I hope at least once a month from Galway. I'm going to open up a thread looking for others in Galway who might be interested so we can organise car pooling.
Check it out!0
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