Airsoft First Commandment

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Posted by Kampfer, 2004.03.15/0232

Always treat them as real firearms

1. Finger out of the trigger
2. Safety switch on
3. Point the gun away from everyone (point low to the ground)
4. Barrel plug on

You don’t have to act like you have experience holding a gun before. The only thing I see from behind the counter is you being stupid, pointing the gun towards me and your finger in the trigger as you check the iron sight. Then you hold the gun on it’s side inspecting the body, now the barrel is pointing at your friend next to you. Even though there is no battery and the selector is in safe, the AEG might have been left compressed from the last customer who test fired the gun. Then I see you pointing the barrel in your eye curious to see what the other end look like. At that moment the monkey metal gear inside might snap, releasing the piston. The BB that was chambered or dirt/dust inside the barrel gets pushed into your eyeball. You scream in pain, covering your eye as blood and other aqueous liquids leak between your fingers. It’s NO joke that’s exactly what I see.

Same goes with GBB. I’ve seen it happen so many times. Some guns have the gas tank inside the gun instead of inside the Mag.

Usually you are lucky, look at me with an oops face and laugh with your friends. That’s not what I see. No matter what age you are, a gun is a gun is a gun. Whether you are at home, at the game or in the store.

In the field. Yes everyone on the field has their goggles on, so you think you can be a bit lax hun?

With players everywhere there are occasional times you have your gun pointing at their chest and all that. But someone will eventually be fixing their goggle and pop goes an eye. There are no excuses to that and both of you will not be playing airsoft for life.

If we can shoot through pop cans like paper, we can rip through your eye ball.

Transporting Airsoft

Because airsoft look like real firearms and the Firearms Admin's Act, please follow their regulations on transporting any firearms.

Transportation of Prohibited Firearms

12. An individual may transport a prohibited firearm only if

(a) it is unloaded;

(b) it is rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device;

(c) if it is an automatic firearm that has a bolt or bolt-carrier that is removable with reasonable facility, the bolt or bolt-carrier is removed;

(d) it is in a locked container that is made of an opaque material and is of such strength, construction and nature that it cannot readily be broken open or into or accidentally opened during transportation; and

(e) when it is in a container described in paragraph (d) that is in an unattended vehicle,

(i) if the vehicle is equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the container is in that trunk or compartment and the trunk or compartment is securely locked, and

(ii) if the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the vehicle, or the part of the vehicle that contains the container, is securely locked and the container is not visible from outside the vehicle.

Transportation of Replica Firearms

13. An individual may transport a replica firearm only if

(a) when the vehicle in which it is being transported is equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the replica firearm is in that trunk or compartment and the trunk or compartment is securely locked; and

(b) when the vehicle in which it is being transported is not equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the replica firearm is not visible from outside the vehicle and the vehicle, or the part of the vehicle that contains the replica firearm, is securely locked.

Observe Range Etiquette Handling Airsoft

Originally posted by Rellik, 2004.03.15/0350; KC, 2004.03.15/1115

When testing or adjusting the hopup on your gun, DO NOT fire behind someone. He can easily walk into your fire. Take two steps and get ahead of everyone.

When people are organizing before the start of a game, try not to shoot at random things like a stray bottle. It's hard to organize something when you are shooting your gun and not listening. Save it for when the game starts.

Even if you're in a game situation, try not to fire behind someone. KC once took two rounds from point blank in the back of the head from a friendly, and OrgyMeyer took one in the back of the neck another time.

Standard Procedure for Entering Safe Zone

1. Keep finger clear of trigger
2. Point muzzle at ground
3. Engage Semi-automatic
4. Discharge Airsoft twice
5. Set approved barrel blocking device (approved barrel condom)
6. Remove magazine

Additional steps for transport:

1. Disconnect battery
2. Secure and store as described above