Out on Long Island. It was very fun to watch kids and adults running around having so much fun.

 

At this place though, it looked like no one cared about muzzle awareness, fingers on the trigger and just general safety rules.

 

I wonder if this is the norm? What are the airsoft places like here in NJ. I am thinking about checking out the one in Hacketstown.

Out on Long Island. It was very fun to watch kids and adults running around having so much fun.

 

At this place though, it looked like no one cared about muzzle awareness, fingers on the trigger and just general safety rules.

 

I wonder if this is the norm? What are the airsoft places like here in NJ. I am thinking about checking out the one in Hacketstown.

 

I did airsoft very briefly and wasn't hooked. The gear assembly can be fun, but the community in NJ doesn't seem too strong. It's simply money I'd rather put into actual guns.

It's simply money I'd rather put into actual guns.

I'd love to get into airsoft myself, but this is what's stopping me. I haven't looked into it yet, but aren't airsoft guns considered BB guns? It'd be funny if you still needed to get a permit to buy an airsoft handgun...

...I haven't looked into it yet, but aren't airsoft guns considered BB guns? It'd be funny if you still needed to get a permit to buy an airsoft handgun...

The bill that would define airsoft guns as actual firearms has been proposed for the past few sessions of the NJ Legislature, as recently as http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/S1000/810_I1.HTM S810 last session, but thankfully, the dolts in Trenton never let it come before either Law and Public Safety Committee.  It has not yet appeared on this session's docket of ridiculous anti-gun bills.

 

It appears that Bob Smith and Nicholas Scutari have been proposing this shite since 2007

Bulpup - I suggest looking at AirsoftNJ.com - I play a good amount in the area.  There's a field up behind Wild West City in Netcong.

 

I HIGHLY suggest you stay away from the Godfather airsoft fields - they're run by a guy who doesn't care about the sport - only the profit.  You'll have a lot of kids running around with fingers on the triggers, NDs, etc.  They have zero supervision over there.

 

That being said - There are games at Range 14 and up at Cookie's field in Netcong.  I'm also a member of NYCAirsoft - we have games all over - Strikeforce in Long Island, Cookie's in Netcong, Paintball Sports up in Newburg, NY....

 

The events that I help run are definitely geared more towards safety.  Muzzle sweeps will happen of course with lots of people walking around, however we make sure mags are out and guns are cleared.

https://www.facebook.com/ccnjairsoft

 

Full disclosure: I'm on Cookie's team and am mildly biased...I've helped out a lot at that field over the years.

 

 

Safety in airsoft is something we take very seriously at C&C.  I am often a ref, either a dedicated ref walking around making things run smoothly, or an embedded ref, who will look for problems as I play.  The majority of players at C&C are experienced players, but we do always get some new players.  Most people are good about trigger discipline, safety is stressed at every game, and players will quickly correct players who act in an unsafe manner.  Staging area is a no mags, no shooting zone.  You may be swept a bit, that is the biggest thing that I notice, and that's going to be a hard habit to break for all the players, since there are often a lot of people in a small area.  We do try to ensure everyone has barrel condoms, which help prevent NDs in staging.

 

Stryker in Hackettstown is an OK place.  However, I refuse to play with the little kids, and that means I'll never go on a weekend...  The crowd that comes to the veteran's night (Thursdays) has certainly changed since the place opened, and I rarely go to Stryker anymore.  I had fun in the past, but it has certainly changed in the last year or two...

 

The community in NJ has grown apart over the years...since Freehold closed in 2007?8?...there is no longer a central place for all of NJ...now it is mostly north Jersey or South Jersey players, and people stay to their areas in general...  That said, the community of players in NNJ who play at C&C is quite strong, as far as I am concerned. 

 

If you do come out to C&C, let me know... I am "Malice" out on the field...

Thanks guys. As far as not getting into it because of the cost, I think there is a lot to be said about rentals. If the rental guns don't suck then why buy one?

 

That said, the way I am looking at it now is that the playing of the game outweighs the thought of "kitting up."

 

There was a young woman at this place I went to that had two AS Glocks and ran around in a hoodie shooting like Lara Croft. I am looking to focus on the fun factor at the moment. Heck, $50 for an AS shotgun.

 

And they have concussion grenades

 

I am going to be looking into this more as my old thigh muscles recover from the pain.

 

I was at strikeforce, btw.

I have some gear here that I could let go for a good price.  Will even trade for ammo or real guns

I got a GBBR... that might be a bit too finnicky for a first airsoft gun.

Anyone with an MP5 kinda thingy?

I used to play airsoft... I got out of it because it was too many grown men trying to play GI Joe. I used to play at Netcong/Wild West City a lot. I believe it was Airsoft Simulations at  the time, or AirSim. I had an awesome time, but when people are too serious they took the fun of it. 

 

It eventually (seemingly) turned into you HAD to join some form of organized team to play at the real events. Teams that required time and money and uniforms and crap. No thank you. I had an offer to join Eagle Squadron, and I would have had to commit to "training", had to buy British DPM in woodland/desert (not basic BDUs either, like at least $200) and I couldn't wear my USGI cold stuff. No thank you. 

 

Malice/Supertelephoto, I've probably been to the same games as you. I was active on ASNJ around 2008ish. Jimbo on ASNJ. 

 

Bulpup, I used a P90 for ahwile, was a lot of fun. Also had a folding stock M4 and an M14. Won the M4 and P90 in a raffle.

 

I will say... Tippmann just came out with a fully pneumatic AR that I really, really want. Haven't played in years so I won't be buying one.

 

Edit: I remember Cookie. Nice guy, I went to one of his weekend games before Airsim. I was really sorry to hear he lost his son awhile back..

Basic games don't require much in the way of gear.  The gun, magazines, a way of holding the mags, water, goggles, and some other basic safety gear are enough to get a person through most basic games...  I've gotten to prefer smaller games over larger games because they tend to be less hassles...  That said, I do have plenty of gear...accumulated over my years of playing.  I've also played at national level games, and those have the guys who spend $4000 on their 1989 era Navy Seals-specific loadout...seems kinda pointless to me...

 

ET (Netcong/Stanhope / Wild West City) has had a number of different game producers run games there...Cookie now runs the field and changed the name to C&C...

 

Jimbo/302 - pretty sure you mean TJ - unless there's something I don't know about Cookie, I'm fairly confident he's never had a kid...

 

As for gun types...I've had a bunch of different airsoft guns; M4, AK, G3, G36, MP5, M14, AUG, P90, shotguns, bolt action rifles, and handguns.  My suggestion is to stick to one of three variants to start with - an M4, AK, or MP5 variant to start with.  There are some decent enough starter guns under $200, though there is a good market for used guns...and you can often get a better used gun for as much as a new clone might cost...  Stick to an M4, AK, or MP5 because the majority of accessories are available for these guns, and parts and magazines are cheaper than for other models.  I'd stick to battery powered AEGs to start with...I've seen too many people starting with spring guns, and they are outclassed and outgunned and quickly become frustrated...

I used to play lots of paintball and airsoft. sold all my airsoft gear and kept my paintball gear. Why?? because I was sick of A-holes not leaving the field when they were shot. Sick of arguing with somone that they are hit.

 

At least in paintball i can light you up orange and know that you have to leave the field

There's a reason why I play in more organized games than just pickup games - the level of sportsmanship is higher...

 

And yeah - I've got all sorts of Airsoft guns too..

 

I think my current inventory is:

PSG-1, 2x P90, MP5k, Tavor, HK416, KAC PDW (M4 PDW variant), a couple of AK47's in different variants, a shotgun (3 shot, spring pump), and a Sun Project M16A2 (external gas powered).

 

Also a few gas blowback pistols and SMGs...

I think the only thing I would like to buy right up front is the gloves. The full uniform stuff worn by 13 year olds is kinda funny but at that age I can dig the enthusiasm.

 

I never looked into the air soft because of the lack of marking, but all the paintball places near me won't allow me to even walk on with my full-auto marker. That mentality bugs me.

 

I laugh at GI Joes in paintball. Some guy on Sunday tried bursting into a small room with a tommy gun and an AK shooting all over the place, claiming he killed everyone. LOL. Part of the spectacle I think. i laughed my head off.

 

But any way, i would be interested in a used MP5 if the price is right.

I think the only thing I would like to buy right up front is the gloves. The full uniform stuff worn by 13 year olds is kinda funny but at that age I can dig the enthusiasm. I never looked into the air soft because of the lack of marking, but all the paintball places near me won't allow me to even walk on with my full-auto marker. That mentality bugs me. I laugh at GI Joes in paintball. Some guy on Sunday tried bursting into a small room with a tommy gun and an AK shooting all over the place, claiming he killed everyone. LOL. Part of the spectacle I think. i laughed my head off. But any way, i would be interested in a used MP5 if the price is right.

 

That's honestly my biggest issue with Airsoft and Paintball: the usual crowd isn't very mature, especially when you have a bunch of teenagers with more money than sense.

 

The gun community by contrast is very tight by nature and it's one of the things I really like about it.

Airsoft - love the sport, hate the community.  There are a lot of Chairsoft/Mall Ninja/Call of Duty "herp derp" types.... Not gonna get away from that.

 

For outdoors games, We usually require the following:

 

 

REQUIREMENTS

• 400fps w/ .25g BB limit for full-auto capable weapons

• 500fps w/ .25g BB limit for bolt-action and fixed semi-only weapons

• P-Stars and HPA powered guns must be equipped with adjustment locks or TOURNAMENT style locks 

• Full-Seal goggles with retention (No shooting glasses)

• No mesh goggles without secondary eye protection

• Adults must wear face protection (bandanna, shemagh, balaclava, mask)

• Minors must wear PB/airsoft masks, or mesh masks + goggles

• Barrel Condom/Blockers for all rifles (socks and gloves do not count) 

• Red "dead" rag

• Nametape with your name/callsign or duct tape with written callsign on your vest or helmet 

• >2 quarts water/hydration

• Field rations (bring your own food)

• Boots (sturdy footwear recommended with ankle support)

• Watch/Timepiece

• Adults must present valid photo ID along with signed waivers 

• FRS/GMRS Radios are required of ALL players

• Pea grenades, fuse lit smoke grenades, and pyrotechnic grenades are PROHIBITED

• Minors +13 years old must have parent or guardian present at registration to sign waiver (or legally NOTARIZED)

That's honestly my biggest issue with Airsoft and Paintball: the usual crowd isn't very mature, especially when you have a bunch of teenagers with more money than sense.

 

The gun community by contrast is very tight by nature and it's one of the things I really like about it.

 

this is a great way to put it. I'll always keep my paintball gear for big scenario games once in a while and i'll never get rid of my dye dm9 ha