GIRLS 'N' GUNS
FROM GUCCI TO 5.11
Airsoft is a male-dominated, testosterone-driven sport – but for
how much longer? Linzi McGuire speaks up for the ladies
G
uys, if your other halves are
complaining about you spending
your weekends at an airsoft
site, then bring them along with
you next time – they’ll love it!
Across the country hordes of women are
abandoning their designer dresses and heels
and donning camouflage and boots instead.
Weekday handbags casually slung over
shoulders are being replaced by AEGs. So
what’s going on?
I started playing airsoft just over a year
ago and, like many women in the UK, I love
it. When my other half started playing 10
years ago very few girls attended the games
– but now there are loads of us. We recently
attended the Ground Zero Weekender where
I was joined by many other girls. At C3
Tactical (my regular site) girls are welcomed
by everyone and treated like one of the lads
(although that is not always the best thing).
All the men in my family were in the forces
and I’m sure this is why I love the realistic
style of play at C3.
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