UC Irvine Student Sorry for Airsoft Gun-Toting Incident
Gungho Cowboy
This is a follow-up on the story as spread around by MadBull and Stryke Airsoft regarding the incident at University of California - Irvine (UC Irvine) that happened last week which was posted by Optimus Prime last Monday.
Stryke Airsoft's Message to All Airsoft Players
OptimusPrime
Simon of MadBull Airsoft forwarded this message to us last Friday and as we always stress, please be responsible in using airsoft. We all know this issue, some irresponsible individuals are giving the community a blackeye, not only in the US, but also around the world. We'll never tire in putting this message out and we hope you do too.
Hot Off The Press: RAP4 Airsoft Gen2
OptimusPrime
San Jose, CA, May 21, 2009. Real Action Paintball is proud to announce the release of RAP4 Airsoft Gen2 the next generation of realistic war games and combat training: RAP4 Airsoft Systems and Kits.
Airsoft Explained... in a business paper?
Gungho Cowboy
Hell yeah! One good thing about media scanning with Google is you get bits and pieces of airsoft news and articles from sources you would not expect to be discussing about airsoft.
America's 'boy scouts' trained to fight terrorists and illegal border crossers
Gungho Cowboy
Is this going a little bit too far? You've got the American Boy Scouts being offered Counter-Terrorist training program or even anti-illegal immigration border patrol. Called the "Explorer's Program" the members of the Boys Scouts of America being put through such a training.
X-FIRE/PDI-Japan Photos of the Shizouka Hobby Show 2009
OptimusPrime
Tomo of X-Fire/PDI-Japan promised us to send a report of the Shizouka Hobby Show 2009 with photos to boot, just like he did last year. It is at this show that Tokyo Marui usually makes some major announcements of their new products.
Blog: Debunking the Tokyo Marui Myth
Gungho Cowboy
Blog entry of Hunter at Air-soft [co.cc] Airsoftica regarding the myth of Marui guns having a longer range even at lower fps (feet per second).
Need a Bullpup M14? Wish for SRSS Bulldog 762 replicas
Gungho Cowboy
OptimusPrime and I are suckers for modern M14 reincarnations. We have seen the Fulton Armory SOPMOD which GWS already made their own custom made airsoft version, the EBR, and now we see the SRSS BULLDOG762. The SRSS BULLDOG762 are M14 conversion kits that can effectively reduce your M14 rifle length by 7 to 20 inches.
Alert! Germany moves to outlaw paintball and other "combat" games
OptimusPrime
We should be taking a weekend break, but this news report from BBC just really bothers us. In the wake of recent shootings in Germany, the German government is moving to ban combat games and tighter gun controls.
U.S. Army Recruitment Tool: Airsoft Games
Gungho Cowboy
Not really a new thing, but this is the first time that this has been covered by a known website. The U.S. Army is organising "Counterinsurgency Fantasy" games for recruitment which feature real army veterans playing with airsoft players.
