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Post by krieger91 on Feb 19, 2010 9:13:36 GMT -5
Hello there, im an avid ww2 reenactor. Our group does a great FJ impression and a few others. Some of us are thinking about looking int airsoft so we can shoot people instead of using blank firing weapons on occasions. I am just not knowledgeable in airsoft at all. I used to play paintball but it's not very similar. Theres so many guns and things to be aware of I am afraid of getting ripped off.
I think the Shoei is just over priced, so that might be out of the question. The AGM mp44 has caught my eye with full metal and wood, I could weather it up a bit to make it look better. The mp40 would be nice too but a second choice for me. I dont know if there are any reasonably price mg42's or mg34's. Can someone point me in a good direction or help me out here? Some people say the mp44 shoots at too much fps, (400+?) and isn't allowed anywhere. I dont have any idea how a hop up works or the reliability of these guns or gas guns either. The blow back is really cool but not too sure on if it has sacrifices or anything. Not only am I looking for doing ww2 airsoft events, but just playing around on the weekends at a field using my uniforms for fun. And that seems to be a problem as well, hard to find anywhere to play near Central Florida.
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Post by ersatzjack2 on Feb 19, 2010 12:23:52 GMT -5
Hello there, im an avid ww2 reenactor. Our group does a great FJ impression and a few others. Some of us are thinking about looking int airsoft so we can shoot people instead of using blank firing weapons on occasions. I am just not knowledgeable in airsoft at all. I used to play paintball but it's not very similar. Theres so many guns and things to be aware of I am afraid of getting ripped off. I think the Shoei is just over priced, so that might be out of the question. The AGM mp44 has caught my eye with full metal and wood, I could weather it up a bit to make it look better. The mp40 would be nice too but a second choice for me. I dont know if there are any reasonably price mg42's or mg34's. Can someone point me in a good direction or help me out here? Some people say the mp44 shoots at too much fps, (400+?) and isn't allowed anywhere. I dont have any idea how a hop up works or the reliability of these guns or gas guns either. The blow back is really cool but not too sure on if it has sacrifices or anything. Not only am I looking for doing ww2 airsoft events, but just playing around on the weekends at a field using my uniforms for fun. And that seems to be a problem as well, hard to find anywhere to play near Central Florida. First off, welcome to the boards. You ask a lot of initial questions and I'll answer them but I would recommend that you spend a couple of days just pouring over all of the various threads and topics and you will be much more versed about the hobby. You are right about your location. There doesn't seem to be a wealth of WW2 airsofters in Florida but there are some. You should know that one of the board moderators (CharleyNovember) is a Floridian and that would be a good contact for you to make. However, since you reenact and state there are others you have the makings of a beginning in the Sunshine State. Your problem will be in not only being part of a team but finding opponents near you also. You are going to have to travel initially if you want to skirmish. CharleyNovember is organizing an event in Georgia and that could be your first event should you want to make the drive. As a German your two stated weapon choices are the predominant options. The MP44 can shoot over 400fps out of the box and some groups will limit you to firing only semi-auto with it. If that is the case and you want to fire it full auto, just put in a weaker spring. Shoeis are expensive and hard to find. They work off of compressed air and they do have blowback which doesn't effect their performance because they do work off of compressed air. There are no cheap MG-34's or MG-42's. If you want one you will join a large group who do. You can get one here or there but you will need cash and patience. Gas weapons are ok in warmer weather but work less than perfect when the weather gets cold. Like I said, all of these answers are already on these boards. You just need to spend some time on them and you'll get answers. Good luck in the hobby.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Feb 19, 2010 13:16:08 GMT -5
You ask many of the questions folks considering the hobby no doubt have and so it's nice to see them posed though as mentioned spending some time perusing assorted threads will answer all of them. There are threads on aging the MP44 and Mp40 as you suggest and lots of discussions about MG 42s and MG43s real and rumored. From a relibaility perspective I find AEGs (Automatic Electric Guns) far more reliable than gas and also enjoy the spring bolt action rifles although to get a viably effective one you need either the Tanaka gas or a custom converted variant produced by a variety of folks in their own shops.
You'll no doubt find much to like about airsoft and will see advantages and disadvantages when comparing it to BF. The line between the two in terms of the emmersive experience is increasingly blurring. After looking around at all the info here, feel free to ask for any clarifications needed and as mentioned welcome to the board!
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Post by krieger91 on Feb 19, 2010 17:21:30 GMT -5
Thanks guys, getting a little more info on the guns now. I am sure I want a stg44, but still not able to find much of a place to play. I would gladly spend a lot of money on this if I had somewhere I was able to go that wasnt really far away. I found a couple people but I think they are really more of a "modern" uniform thing.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Feb 19, 2010 19:50:12 GMT -5
Are you near Orlando? I know of a group putting together a WW2 game there. I think they are doing PTO but perhaps we could convince them to do ETO if we had a good showing of us. I am jsut starting a German impression 3rdPnzGr. However I have a complete 82nd AB impression and I have 3-4 guys up here in NFla that are willing to come down to Orlando to play. At the very least if you can get 4-5 of your guys together we could organize a small private game at a field in Orland that I know of. PM if interested.
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Post by ersatzjack2 on Feb 19, 2010 22:30:17 GMT -5
I would gladly spend a lot of money on this if I had somewhere I was able to go that wasnt really far away. That is an all too common sentiment on these boards. Admittedly, I think we all would like to have a place near our homes where we regularly engage in the hobby. The truth though is that there are few of us in reality and in order to have half way decent events you need to travel and recruit from a larger geographical region. In the MOA, we hold six events a year. We have players that are essentially located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois that are willing to drive 4-6 hours for each event. Some drive even further and there are a few who travel from as far as North Dakota and Missouri for a chance to play. While I consider MOA events to be in my backyard I have to drive 4 hours to play at two fields, 5 hours to play at the third site, and 6-7 hours to play up in Minnesota. ADD an extra trip to tow a vehicle or to pull one from storage and you can see that there is nothing convenient or close by. Is it worth it? Sure. There are 25-40 others who regularly commit to these events also. That is how you can realistically get in trigger time and have some fun. Hoping for a slew of convenient backyard events just isn't realistic at this stage of WW2 airsoft.
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Post by shadycadence on Feb 20, 2010 14:02:05 GMT -5
A hearty welcome to you sir, I'm very glad you're here! We've been caught in a vicious circle of sorts, and hopefully you're a sign that that's changing. The problem has been the number of folks doing WWII airsoft is limited, for a variety of reasons. One is the expense of the impression itself. As you well know, this can get quite hefty. Another is the expense of the guns, from an airsoft perspective. You can buy any M4 variant you can dream of for under $200, but an effective airsoft version of a k98 or Garand will set you back more. People interested in WWII approaching it from an airsoft players perspective typically weigh these two realities and decide to go modern for fiscal reasons. Recent news regarding the development of more WWII weaponry is giving us hope of changing this. The other factor is the playerbase itself. A lot of folks would make the commitment "If there were more people doing it, and more places to play." The places to play is easy. Get more people playing. Create a demand, and the demand will be met. Capitalism at work. So how do we do this? This is where we as WWII airsofters see the reenacting community as an absolute gold mine to WWII airsoft that we just can't seem to reach. You guys already do all this, but with different weapons. You have the interest in history, and a willingness to dress up an play war. But for some inexplicable reason, the reenacting community in general seems a bit gun shy (pardon the pun) about airsoft. It's the same dance, just to a different tune! This almost drives us to tears, as combining ranks would swell the numbers for both genres, hopefully creating enough of a demand for viable fields to start appearing. Think of it this way; where can you buy 4000 rounds of blank anything for twenty bucks that you'd trust enough to put next to your cheek and drop the hammer on?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Feb 20, 2010 15:50:20 GMT -5
We are in email communications now
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Post by krieger91 on Feb 20, 2010 22:56:06 GMT -5
Good I found this site, finally got some contact going on.
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