Gun storage at home

[joshcowin]

i go for the less martial art approach of a 12 bore with a ssg cartride (9x9mm bbs)

 

[Ian_Gere]

I do know what you mean and I bow to your superior knowledge. I have a keyring which began life as the metal pin which can be locked in place to keep folding road closing bollards standing up straight. It isn't a kubaton, it's simply a weight which reminds me of whether or not I have picked up my keys before leaving. The fact that it can be attached to my keys by several heavy duty rings is neither here nor there. I just learned a little Aikido and Jeet Kun Do informally from soldier mates; my own study was Shotokan - a little formal for impromptu fighting I think, but I find that the very singular directional form of it projects an air of intense confidence and, I think, it's that which often diffuses a situation and/or dissuades people from showing off. also Shotokan sparring doesn't half teach you how to take a good straight arm punch in the face :lol: which has stood me in good stead in the pub/wherever...

Anyway, since I'm lucky enough to have a real fireplace in my flat, I'm intending to get round to making some kind of nice looking, polished wooden rack-age with space for a few more airsoft guns, rubber melee weapons, collectors items, etc., to go above it sometime this winter. I met a couple of lads @NAE12 who were carrying full length Santoprene (if memory serves, but sp?) katanas and now I really want one. And a rubber machete!

Edit to add: I was replying to Craig W H

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

I wish Skirmish allowed the use of rubber knives, 'cos I'd really like to be able to add one to my kit list for my British loadout, but there's just no point if I can't potentially make use of it at my most visited site.

I say "potentially" because the chance of me being able to get a melee kill at Skirmish is not something I reasonably foresee lol.

 

[Ian_Gere]

They allowed them at the night game @Skirmish. There was one point where, if I hadn't freaked out and started madly firing the G36c I was using, I might have got pocket with a knife kill - he knew I was there, but couldn't tell who I was. As it happens we both fired at about the same moment, but I was already diving behind some of those ammo crates so I didn't get hit!

I think you might be surprised, mate. I've seen you get well forward plenty of times, so you've obviously got a well honed instinct for what cover will work at any given time. Add the dark to that and the the diversion of other people moving in, making a load of noise, showing torch light and firing AEG's... yeah, I think you and Billy could be quite the ninjas if you put your mind to it!

 

[Alexb111]

Going briefly back to martial arts the best way to take a guy with a baseball bat out is step in close and knee into the groin. Nothing fancy, works 99% of the time, doesn't normally leave marks or bruises (In case you get taken to court).

If their wheeled into court with bandages and a broken face you'll have a much harder time convincing the jury that the force was reasonable.

Using any weapon against an unarmed opponent will get you in some form of trouble unless there extenuating circumstances (pregnant, gang etc). Also when things such as a rolled up newspaper can in law be classed as a weapon I would seriously advise sticking to your body parts when returning fire.

Having trained for around 11 years now in 3 different martial arts (all for various lengths of time) I have also run and instructed at several clubs and got asked a few questions about this and such so trust me when I say I know

Ok, moving closer to the topic with Knife kills:

It is possible if rare, night games increased chance if your sneaky but:

1) Its easier to shoot someone

2) Its added weight that doesn't help

3) The only advantage is a silent kill but seen as its not a 'kill' and there is usually havoc going on everywhere anyway its not really that much of an advantage.

On topic of Storage:

Actually I have nothing to say here

 

[Ian_Gere]

Ok, moving closer to the topic with Knife kills:It is possible if rare, night games increased chance if your sneaky but:

1) Its easier to shoot someone

2) Its added weight that doesn't help

3) The only advantage is a silent kill but seen as its not a 'kill' and there is usually havoc going on everywhere anyway its not really that much of an advantage.

Yeah, I reckon you've just about covered it... except...

It's just so fcuking cool!

On topic of Storage:Actually I have nothing to say here

:lol:

 

[Alexb111]

Oh I forgot a few, kind of what you said but:

4) Bragging rights.

5) The look on their face when you tell them their dead.

6) No way they can cheat and pretend they didn't get hit.

But yeah

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

I think you might be surprised, mate. I've seen you get well forward plenty of times, so you've obviously got a well honed instinct for what cover will work at any given time. Add the dark to that and the the diversion of other people moving in, making a load of noise, showing torch light and firing AEG's... yeah, I think you and Billy could be quite the ninjas if you put your mind to it!

It's good to know you have that opinion of me, but I'd say that's only really true of the village field, which is BY FAR my favourite. I'd happily play every game in the day on that zone. If they made a village type area the size of the trench field I'd be completely in my element, I rarely get killed playing the village and I often rack up at least 15 kills, often more.

At the night game last month, I survived the entire village game and must've killed more than half the enemy team by the end of it. It was just about the most fun I've ever had I can't actually believe they never found me, 'cos I really wasn't being very subtle with my torch.

My tactics generally, though, are to move up as far and fast as possible and get some good cover. I don't try and go for the objective, but position myself somewhere that gives me the widest and longest field of unrestricted view, then I stay back in the building so people don't see my barrel, or self, and then I get very selective about my targets.

If there are medic rules in play I'll generally let the game unfold for a few minutes before I even think about firing at anyone. My aim at this point is to stay in the same spot long enough for people to begin to overlook it when they're searching for targets, because they assume no one's there due to the lack of activity.

Then, once I see the medics, I'll start picking people off. I'm very selective about targets, there has to be enough of a person showing, within the right range, for me to bother shooting, because I try to go for one shot kills unless I'm at risk of getting hit myself.

30 shot mags sort of demand a more careful approach to engagements and you really feel a sense of achievement when you take people out with one shot.

But basically, if there's anyone in my line of sight in the bottom three fifths of the field then it's just a matter of time before I pick them off lol.

As for weapon storage, I think it's all just common sense really. Best thing anyone can do is put them somewhere out of sight. What could be harder than that?

If you put them in view of the public, then the chance of anything becoming of it is probably very small, but you should at least entertain the notion that the possibility of someone saying something about it is there.

 

[Gecko]

Ed, I'm gonna be keeping an eye out for your sneaky ninja tactics at Skirmish. I'll be there on the 29th during the day but not for the night game so if you're around I'll be making sure I clear out every last hut and fox hole.

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

I doubt I'll be there on the 29th, depends on whether my student loan comes though and if I can get a lift lol

I'm there this Saturday though... Well, assuming I can find someone to drive me back to Sheffield. I've got a lift there sorted.

I didn't realise you played there. I'll make sure I message you next time I head down so we can all (you, me and Ian) time our visit to coincide. It'd be cool to get an AF-UK team going.

When were you last there? We might've met, or at least seen each other.

 

[Techno]

Personally I keep my sniper under my jacket and my pistol in a matchbox

 

[Gecko]

8th Sept I think it was for the mega day, there was over 60 players that day.