It's Almost Hallowe'en!
 

Hallows'Eve is almost upon us, and with that, all of us at Airsoft Canada just wanted to wish airsofters around the world a safe and happy Hallowe'en.

Just as a safety reminder, it's important for all us to remember and realize how realistic our "toy" guns look, and that there have been many accidental police shootings due to realistic looking prop guns. Halloween costumes are not exempted from such accidental shootings, and care should ALWAYS be exercised with your airsoft guns.

As much as we would love to dress up and use our guns as props, it's always a better idea to use fluorescent and obviously fake gun for our props, rather than to use our airsoft guns.

Ideas used in the past:

• Cardboard cut outs
• Fluorescent plastic cap or dart guns (easily found at dollar stores)
• Nerf guns
• Super Soakers

Wishing you all safe trick or treating, and enjoy any parties you may attend.

Aw can't I just keep the saftey on?

disclaimer : YES I still trick or treat.

I'm sure no one wants to hear this here, but two years ago on Halloween night I walked several blocks through residential and downtown Yellowknife to a bar wearing a pretty full combat load-out, including ACUs, protec helmet, gear vest, Kabar knife and a black-painted, Walmart springer M4 and holstered sidearm. More than once, RCMP and municipal enforcement drove by, and didn't even slow down... At the bar, they liked they outfit so much they asked me to stand guard with the bouncers at the door.

Of course, this could be just a Yellowknife thing...

(Moderators, feel free to delete this post if you think I might give noobs bad ideas...;) )

Ahh ASC, policing Canada :p

But seriously, keep it SAFE and SMART guys :)

ak and shemagh ?

I'm sure we're all well-adjusted and aware enough to have not needed this warning and we're all smart and reasonable enough to agree it needed to be said anyway.

Happy Hallowe'en.

I think you're on the wrong board :mrgreen:

This is a little like the don't drink and drive you'll spill your drink routine.

Don't take your expensive AEG's out on Halloween, they could get confiscated.
Yes boys I sell these at the shop. Going quickly
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These babies look great and range in price from $10-$22.00.
And make a great Leave behind incase the one night stand requires a second visit.

i'd rather just get a super soaker and dress up as a Ghost Buster

Where'd you find 'em?

The local store I get my cheapo springers from took them off the shelf during the Halloween season, till after.

yeah.... I think that's just a northern territories sorta thing. toward the boarder people get much stupider.

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very cool. where can you get one? :)

Yep, that was the one I was interested in also but too :o
to state.

If you have skills with woodworking or a basic knowledge you can free hand a m4/m16/ak47 or mp5 out of wood with a jigsaw and a
drill... I made an ak47 cut out from 1" thick plywood and spraypainted it black... Worked well as a prop and it's made of wood so police had no problems when I walked past them a couple years ago and actually got a compliment on my ak47 cut
out by an officer

http://www.armyissue.com/cube/index....&productId=750
Right there:)

here
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Im prety sure those guns army issue posted are from his store. im almost posative i saw them there.

Sean

I lol'd
You are quite correct Sean, they are in fact all available a Army Issue Surplus Plus, located in Port Credit (AI, sorry buds, couldn't remember the full address, been a while since I've been in Ontario, haha.)

Nic

I had some guy on facebook send me a message, looking to buy a gun to use "as a halloween prop". I lol'd and denied the sale.

this is why i kept a couple CT springers from when i was younger. who cares if they get confiscated?

realistic looking guns are obviously prohibitted but are plate carriers/vests, holsters, tac gear etc?

Gear is fine (although in BC you might get hassled for realistic looking body armour ;) )

Yeah it's all over the news with gang related violence in the greater Vancouver area.

Dang...haha I was planning on the soldier costume if I went out :P :P

Dang...haha. I was planning on being a soldier if I went out

... Yeah... I was kind of interested in that third one that ArmyIssue posted.....

Although it kind of looks like one of those nerf machine guns that use that bandoleer thing.

It would totally go well with some pink camo and hello kitty ear headband things :)

You're such a pimp...

I'd elaborate on that cogent and observant comment, but, I might one day want to sell to Americans...

Would the police confiscate a phaser?

Wear this with it!

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Ensign Ricky? Best character of all time.

Ohhh the redshirts, how we miss thee

I have four uniforms. Just have to decide which one to wear.

For someone wanting to carry a sidearm or a full-size rifle, I would recommend a Rubber Band Gun. I've been using a rubber band gun as my sidearm for my LAPD uniform/costume for the last four years, and I'll be using it again for my NYPD uniform/costume this year. Not only does it give you something to rest your hand/arm on when you're doing nothing more than having a wobbly-pop or two, but you have an elastic projectile if you decide someone needs being pelted with bits of rubber.

As a disclaimer/recommendation though, I highly suggest leaving the rubber band gun in a natural wood colour versus black. If you opt for black, someone may think that it is real and things would go bad very quickly.

Speaking of which, I'll post pics as soon as we get them done.

Last year xAndrewx and myself kitted up, and the only "weapon" we had on us, was a banana in our holsters.

The ladies in line behind us at Zaphods had some fun with them.

drop in numbers this year
 

The kids are all gone now for the season, has anyone else noticed a huge drop in numbers when it comes to the monkeys at the door? (trick or treaters)
Last year I had 120 kids at the door, this year maybe 25.

Its still early here but we have not had many children at all so far.
I think we are still under double digits.

Yeah I took my brother out and got some candy for myself while I was at it.

But did not see as many kids as we did last year.

Had fun and scored free candy though hehe.

I hypothesize it to be related to the changing demographics. The country is ageing, some areas disproportionately to others. A lot of the city areas appear to be older whereas in suburban areas there are a lot more new and younger families as that's where there is affordable living/housing.

Also since people in Canada and first world countries aren't having as many kids (Canada's TFR is only 1.6 children compared to 2.5 needed for a "stable" population) that might be affecting things as well.

Long story short you'll have a lot more candy after Halloween in the upcoming years especially so if you live in "older" neighbourhoods with a large amount of retired/seniors.

My street last year had over 100 kids at the door this year 39, It seems more than just demographics unless 70 people got real old fast....

Not a one this year.

Nothing at my door too.

perhaps heavy rain discouraged the kids.

It could be H1N1 fears. With what happened recently, I wouldn't be surprised if parents would want to keep children indoors until it all blows over.

I had customers that came to my store and said their neighbors wouldn't let their kids out even if they cried because of the flu and begged me to give him candy for their kids XD, I had about 14 kids this year at my work.

I remember going out for halloween when i was alot younger and the streets were filled. This year we did get alot of kids but nothing like before. I think our count was over 100.

Making me start to think we're going to turn into zombie like with the H1N1 virus.
Starting to think 2012 is really going to happen with people going crazy trying to get the vaccine.

Yeah i think it was the H1N1 flu too.
I was at a house party with the lights on and all the Halloween regalia and decor, after 9pm, not one kid showed up... This was a new neighborhood too with a school within 1 block so plenty of young couple and kids.

I think it's the H1N1 flu scare, right after that 13 year old died i bet you all the parents were probably pissing their pants.

Hundreds of kids in my neighbourhood. But hey Kids or their parents just are not as stoked about collecting candy as generations gone by. Its one of the casualties of "better" entertainment for kids. Stick and ball meant hours of fun for the whole neighbourhood before. Pales against a WII.
Cheers

This.

It was even on CHCH news with parents being paranoid about everything.

They interviewed some teenage kids about it and the one actually said "Stop being a bunch of paranoid babies. Oh well, more candy for us!"

Everyone loved my cardboard ak, i put about a hour worth of work into it and got comments on it all night at the bar.

I geared up too, no guns, just a banana in my safariland. Got lots of comments, even from cops that there watching over the place.

Also ran into a few more airsofters which was kinda cool, especially since I wasn't in Ottawa, I was in Belleville, and didn't even know there were any airsofters in that town.

I feel kinda stupid 'cause I was completely shitfaced and I told a cop he had a damn good costume, and then I looked at him and said "Oh shit, you're real, sorry"

Its Almost Halloween
 

Its almost the greatest holiday ever. The day where the freaks rule. Where its cool to dress like a zombie. Its Halloween.

Whats everyone going as this year?

I just got orange jumpsuit. Guess what Im being?