FEATURE
HIGHS AND LOWS
AIRSOFT
HIGHS AND
LOWS...
SITTING AT HOME PONDERING WHAT SUBJECT TO COVER IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF AIRSOFT ACTION, FRENCHIE’S
THOUGHTS TURNED TO THE ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE HE GOT INTO AIRSOFT, BOTH GOOD AND
NOT SO GOOD.
T
here have now been eleven years of Airsoft Action
and the question was asked around the (virtual)
office about airsofting highs and lows during that
period. We had to limit this to airsoft, otherwise we would
literally be here for ever!
Somewhat to my surprise a lot of the responses
concerned gear rather than experiences, but we have a
bit of both to offer. Unless I decide otherwise (mainly for
the sheer cringe factor) all names have been changed to
protect the innocent!
TEE-HEE!
I’ll own this one, because I loved it! Picture the scene...
I was leading a team at a big game arranged by A.N.
Other Airsoft magazine. By some foolish skulduggery I
was handed into the tender care of the opposition. I think
this was done because my team was caning theirs, but
whatever. I was slipped a grenade, which I proceeded to
use but which sadly did not send me back to my own
respawn. Instead I was handed over to a couple of lovely
lads in a small room and all my gear was removed and
piled on the floor.
Outside the battle raged and there was a full-on
running skirmish happening as my teammates performed
a flanking move. This proved too fascinating to ignore
for my captors who both stood at the window offering
comments and commentary. Unfortunately for them they
also offered me easy access to the rubber knife one of
them had stuck on the back of his vest. Gently I slipped
it out of its resting place and kindly I stabbed them both.
I then grabbed my kit and checking my pistol, wandered
out into the enemy’s stronghold. Since they were under
constant attack it’s fair to say they weren’t paying too
much attention to what was happening in their midst,
so I wandered lonely as a cloud, shooting anyone that
got in my way. I’d like to say I made a clean getaway but
eventually someone twigged and shot me! That’s fine,
because now I get to go and respawn. Job done.
The lesson? Never wear a knife on your shoulder and
turn your back on a prisoner!
KIT LOWS
One manufacturer came up with almost boring regularity:
Celcius.
Now, I have never owned any of their guns but I have
worked on one of their AKs with considerable assistance
from one of their techs. Even then, I couldn’t get it to
work consistently, so it’s fair to say I wasn’t impressed,
especially as they are bloody expensive. The biggest
problem Celsius seem to have is that they are copying and
“...MY CAPTORS WHO BOTH STOOD AT THE WINDOW OFFERING COMMENTS AND
COMMENTARY. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM THEY ALSO OFFERED ME EASY ACCESS TO
THE RUBBER KNIFE ONE OF THEM HAD STUCK ON THE BACK OF HIS VEST. GENTLY I
SLIPPED IT OUT OF ITS RESTING PLACE AND KINDLY I STABBED THEM BOTH.”
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MAY 2020