dawump
11-14-2001, 04:12 PM
When I was back in Europe I picked up a SWEET 6mm airsoft Beretta replica.. before I'd heard of paintball of course.
It's a mostly metal replica. The clip holds 20 6mm BBs and is charged with gas, so the clip ( inserted like a normal beretta ) is ammo and power in one. It's semi auto with blowback which gives a nice kick back.
It's broken ;-)
I've just seen that you can now get 6mm paintballs for these. They fire at 275fps and I'm wondering ( if I fixed it ) would it be allowed as a side arm at regular paintball fields. Has anyone seen these used?
I've been checking out some of the airsoft websites.. They have skirmishes like we do - but I can't find ANY safety gear information. A video I downloaded shows some people wearing goggles - others with what look like paintball masks.
I see the major difference between airsoft and paintball is that airsoft people go way out of their way in airsoft to simulate miliary / terrorist / law enforcement scenarios. I wear camo but that's because it's good for hiding in the woods.. not because I want to pretend I'm in the military.
Interesting though. Some of the replicas are sweet.
Keith
It's a mostly metal replica. The clip holds 20 6mm BBs and is charged with gas, so the clip ( inserted like a normal beretta ) is ammo and power in one. It's semi auto with blowback which gives a nice kick back.
It's broken ;-)
I've just seen that you can now get 6mm paintballs for these. They fire at 275fps and I'm wondering ( if I fixed it ) would it be allowed as a side arm at regular paintball fields. Has anyone seen these used?
I've been checking out some of the airsoft websites.. They have skirmishes like we do - but I can't find ANY safety gear information. A video I downloaded shows some people wearing goggles - others with what look like paintball masks.
I see the major difference between airsoft and paintball is that airsoft people go way out of their way in airsoft to simulate miliary / terrorist / law enforcement scenarios. I wear camo but that's because it's good for hiding in the woods.. not because I want to pretend I'm in the military.
Interesting though. Some of the replicas are sweet.
Keith