Just trying to get a taste of the hobby...

concept_8 · February 8th, 2006, 20:20

Just like to toss in that it's understandable needing cash for other things when starting a family or adding another kid to one, so don't feel like you have to rush into things.
The sport isn't going to go anywhere in a year so by all means take your time and go to some games and rent and just enjoy what you can till you can get your own gear.

Airsoft is realy addictive as others have already said, you can get started for that 1K but most will love the sport so much that it leads to way more by choice.

Welcome to the forum and airsoft.

cratedriver · February 8th, 2006, 22:32

I can say from personal experience that visiting Xtreme Tactics is a fantastic idea. Back when I was thinking about investing in airsoft I went to Winnipeg and shot off some rounds at their range. The folks there are fantastic and will certainly answer any questions you have. You'll try it once and that will be the hook. They also have a locked room with just about every AEG you can think of (NOT FOR SALE). They might just let you have a look at some of them.

WinnipegDragon · February 8th, 2006, 23:28

Yeah, I've already heard back from the folks at XT. I don't think I can make the show this weekend, but I think I can coerce 20 co-workers and friends to sign up for a private game.

I'll start there, and see where it goes.

And to fufil my n00b obligations, allow me to ask: "WhAt gun R best 4 teh shootign?!@!one!1eleventy!2!2two??"

Man Solo · February 9th, 2006, 00:04

No one with a wife and kid would speak leet so fluently!
J'accuse!
GET HIM!!!!!!!!

L473ncy · February 9th, 2006, 00:50

Your only problem would be your wife. I mean it's practically like golf, unless of course you can get her into the sport aswell. Otherwise I picture you sleeping on the couch for a while after going to a game.

WinnipegDragon · February 9th, 2006, 10:06

Hey, I'm a geek by trade, so my uber-l337n355 comes with the job.

My wife is lukewarm to the idea right now, but I admit to having had one or two hobbies with cash layout that ended up on the shelf. She also thinks that running around in the woods shooting people is a bit 'creepy'.

I suppose it is in some ways, but I grew up with an avid military historian for a father, so mil-sim has always interested me, and military hardware is like some sort of highly irregular pornography to me...

Don't take that the wrong way please!

DuffMan · February 9th, 2006, 12:17

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Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

and military hardware is like some sort of highly irregular pornography to me...

He'll fit in nicely, methinks.

Neverhood · February 9th, 2006, 12:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duff_Man_in_CADPATs

Quote:

Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

and military hardware is like some sort of highly irregular pornography to me...

He'll fit in nicely, methinks.

I'll drink to that :cheers:

WinnipegDragon · February 9th, 2006, 14:21

Ha! Thanks guys.

Maybe I'll see you out there sooner rather than later...

MMMiles! · February 9th, 2006, 15:12

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Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

I suppose it is in some ways, but I grew up with an avid military historian for a father, so mil-sim has always interested me, and military hardware is like some sort of highly irregular pornography to me...

Don't take that the wrong way please!

There's a wrong way to take that?

WinnipegDragon · February 9th, 2006, 15:46

Sure there is! I mean, I've never really 'loved' a piece of military hardware. You know, in the biblical sense.

Of course, the time I got to stare down the barrel of a GAU-8/A hanging seductively off the nose of an A-10 at the Winnipeg International Airshow, I got close... :lol:

tsuru · February 9th, 2006, 15:50

I remember going to the show in '87 and my father letting me 'hang' off of that very same barrel :grin:

Sgt_Lynch · February 9th, 2006, 16:43

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Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

Of course, the time I got to stare down the barrel of a GAU-8/A hanging seductively off the nose of an A-10 at the Winnipeg International Airshow, I got close... :lol:

I'm still waiting for them to built a 'portable' version of that for Airsoft... Minigun eat your heart out. :innocent:

WinnipegDragon · February 9th, 2006, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Sgt_Lynch

I'm still waiting for them to built a 'portable' version of that for Airsoft... Minigun eat your heart out. :innocent:

Yup, the world's first tank-killing Airsoft Gun. Uses depleted aluminum pellets.

DuffMan · February 11th, 2006, 21:39

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Originally Posted by WinnipegDragon

Sure there is! I mean, I've never really 'loved' a piece of military hardware. You know, in the biblical sense.

That's because you haven't gone through the ASC 'initiation' yet.

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February 8th, 2006, 20:20	#16
concept_8 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: sudbury Ont.	Just like to toss in that it's understandable needing cash for other things when starting a family or adding another kid to one, so don't feel like you have to rush into things. The sport isn't going to go anywhere in a year so by all means take your time and go to some games and rent and just enjoy what you can till you can get your own gear. Airsoft is realy addictive as others have already said, you can get started for that 1K but most will love the sport so much that it leads to way more by choice. Welcome to the forum and airsoft. __________________ "Death in the tall grass"

February 8th, 2006, 22:32	#17
cratedriver Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Truro, NS	I can say from personal experience that visiting Xtreme Tactics is a fantastic idea. Back when I was thinking about investing in airsoft I went to Winnipeg and shot off some rounds at their range. The folks there are fantastic and will certainly answer any questions you have. You'll try it once and that will be the hook. They also have a locked room with just about every AEG you can think of (NOT FOR SALE). They might just let you have a look at some of them. __________________ Cratedriver (aka Swollen Ostrich) "The God of War hates those who hesitate." - Euripides, 480-406 b.c.

February 9th, 2006, 00:04	#19
Man Solo Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto	No one with a wife and kid would speak leet so fluently! J'accuse! GET HIM!!!!!!!! __________________ Paying also sufficent attention to third personell.

February 8th, 2006, 23:28	#18
WinnipegDragon Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg	Yeah, I've already heard back from the folks at XT. I don't think I can make the show this weekend, but I think I can coerce 20 co-workers and friends to sign up for a private game. I'll start there, and see where it goes. And to fufil my n00b obligations, allow me to ask: "WhAt gun R best 4 teh shootign?!@!one!1eleventy!2!2two??"

February 9th, 2006, 00:50	#20
L473ncy Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 11-30-24-1W5	Your only problem would be your wife. I mean it's practically like golf, unless of course you can get her into the sport aswell. Otherwise I picture you sleeping on the couch for a while after going to a game. __________________ ಠ_ಠLess QQ more Pew Pew READY TO >> RACE

February 9th, 2006, 10:06	#21
WinnipegDragon Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg	Hey, I'm a geek by trade, so my uber-l337n355 comes with the job. My wife is lukewarm to the idea right now, but I admit to having had one or two hobbies with cash layout that ended up on the shelf. She also thinks that running around in the woods shooting people is a bit 'creepy'. I suppose it is in some ways, but I grew up with an avid military historian for a father, so mil-sim has always interested me, and military hardware is like some sort of highly irregular pornography to me... Don't take that the wrong way please!

February 9th, 2006, 14:21	#24
WinnipegDragon Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg	Ha! Thanks guys. Maybe I'll see you out there sooner rather than later...

February 9th, 2006, 15:46	#26
WinnipegDragon Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg	Sure there is! I mean, I've never really 'loved' a piece of military hardware. You know, in the biblical sense. Of course, the time I got to stare down the barrel of a GAU-8/A hanging seductively off the nose of an A-10 at the Winnipeg International Airshow, I got close... :lol:

February 9th, 2006, 15:50	#27
tsuru Trader rating Join Date: May 2004 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I remember going to the show in '87 and my father letting me 'hang' off of that very same barrel :grin:

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