Is airsoft good for training?
Is airsoft good for training?
Isaac Wright
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Matthew Stewart
Yes
Ryder Anderson
Training for what? If its shtf then you'd be better off spending your time hunting then seeking confrontation.
Ayden Williams
zombie apocalypse
Austin Torres
No. It's just a fun way to get some cardio in. No actual battle is going to play out like an airsoft match.
Andrew Butler
No because people will act differently while playing airsoft than they would in a real gun fight. People are more likely to take risks that they normally wouldnt when they know getting shot wont actually kill them (i.e. rushing you like a mad retard). Its still decent exercise and good fun. Just make sure you play with your own group and not underage shitters.
Juan Cooper
It's really good for CQB training. Anything longer than that however, not really.
Michael Barnes
it's good for muscle memory and fundamentals, but thats about it
Chase Torres
SMALL
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Luis Williams
It's about as good as playing poker with fake money, which means it's bad. In both cases the lack of actual risk/danger will influence the way you and your opponents act, which in turn will make you develop bad habits that won't work in a real poker game/firefight.
Isaiah Reyes
No. Low accuracy guns creates bad habits.
Carson Nguyen
Hmmmm, so in theory you could mitigate the propensity to take these risks by putting high stakes betting into it. I like it.
Nolan Phillips
Hunting and seeking confrontation don't have to be separate activities, people will probably have supplies plus allow you the opportunity to restock ammo in some cases, and if the shtf is bad enough the enemy becomes a food source.
Ian Rodriguez
RWDS
Oliver Moore
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Naysayers can get the GTFO out.
Logan Butler
Yes. in Post-soviet states.
Daniel Sanchez
Not a bad idea actually.
Juan Howard
Airshitter here.
No. Airsoft can't give you the feeling of a firearm, the effective shooting range is limited to 100 meters or less.
Maybe some tacticool ideas may work, but you're not always free to plan the encounter, set the charges/claymores and stuff
Again, which kind of training? Russians have lots of fun, but commanding on the large games is an ass. I mean, every season opening turns into random encounters of stray squads or zerg rush for the strongholds.
Logan Morris
>3:15 airsoft has recoil knocks him off target
saged
Juan Diaz
In general, no. From a teamwork standpoint, yes (IE: airshitting with your RWDS buddies or something like that)
Gabriel Sanchez
That's based Haley, you idiot. And off target, how?
Isaac Flores
Side question:
Are there better alternatives for close-range force-on-force training that overcome the limitations listed above?
James Murphy
Simunitions or similar, but that's generally not practical for private citizens. They're not widely available and there are serious safety concerns if you're using people you don't know and trust.
Oliver Young
use soft rubber bullets in real guns
Michael Rodriguez
You don't even need guns for basic infantry stuff/small unit tactics. You don't need to shoot regarding CQB basics.
If you however mean to make it advanced and generally beyond basic grunt level, then no, you need real shooters.
Samuel Harris
it's good exercise and practice but if you're looking for something resembling an actual fight look elsewhere
Anthony Ortiz
Apparently yes since i got all 50 out of 50 on my first ever shots fired at 25 yards with a loaner .22. did a lot of airsoft like 5 years ago
Easton Nguyen
>what the fuck is punctuation?
Asher Hall
All the cardio in the world couldn’t help Michael Bujnarowski from being a fatass as a kid.
Jordan Harris
>hunting then seeking confrontation
While still not incorrect, this indicates the importance of grammar and spelling lessons.
Mason Bailey
same but i played call of duty
anyone can do that you fuckwit
Josiah Brown
GIB MILKENS
Lucas Brooks
Fuck off retard
Colton Hughes
Well poor Michael had the Diabetus.
Liam Barnes
here faggot
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Ryan Richardson
For CQC only, and with high stakes betting so you have something to lose.
Otherwise, I'd say hardball is better(using .22 bb guns), it's what Russians are up to, you have longer range. Make sure you have thick clothing.
Cameron Rodriguez
Isaac White
I'm willing to bet money that she'll get a breast reduction surgery.
Asher White
WHO WOULD WIN
100 Milsim Airsoft players
OR
100 'Militia' men.
Jayden Rivera
Of course, it's better than nothing if its all you can do. That guy who built the PMC in the middle east, SOLI or something had such little funds that they couldn't waste money using real weapons and bullets they trained with airsoft. Jow Forums has a massive hate boner for airsoft for some reason (no those airsoft threads that get posted here aren't serious, theyre posted to get you to reee like you always do) It wont train you in proper management of recoil and stuff, but for maneuvers and such it's completely fine.
Isaac Rodriguez
This
But also just the entire aspect of it not being taken seriously, nerves are a big obstacle when fighting and they get a lot more anxious when you and everyone around you knows death is a possible outcome
Mason Richardson
First you hunt deer
Then you hunt men
Jackson White
airshitters are atleast somewhat fit
Isaiah Powell
>airshitters advancing
>spot several militia men
>barage them with bb's
>DUDE raise your hand i hit you
>...
>DUDE YOU'RE OU-
>militia man shoots airshitter in the face
>all of airshitters cover their ears and tremble from the incredibly loud gunshot
>they develop tinnitus and cannot clearly communicate
>they're slaughtered
Christian Parker
Why do so many of you morons think that airsofters don't also own actual firearms? I've airsofted and hunted since I was ~10; it's not like your local gun shot asks on the form, "Do you own any airsoft guns?" and stops you from purchasing if you answer yes. Airsoft is fun to do with your buddies on a weekend and likewise owning real firearms for protection/hunting during the season.
Landon Price
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