Horrible Newb Question regarding clips
 

I really hate to do this, but how hard are clips to find? I've been looking around a little and have found absolutely no extras. Do you have to order them after buying a gun, or are they only on the higher end guns? What about other accessories, such as silencers? Do they have to be matched to the model?

Yay, I get in first!

Look in retailers buy sell sections. Chances are yo udon't have access to the b/s section on here yet, need to get one of your regional reps to get you access if you are over 18.

You will get shot down by calling them clips, they are mags, hopefully I covered that area as well.

As for matching up, yes, to a point though. AK mags fit AKs, MP5 mags fit all MP5 models, M16/M4 mags fit all variants of that as well. Brand name doesn't matter much.

If we know what gun your where looking for we could help you more.

Crap you took the fun out of this one for me... It was going to make my day!
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Thank you, although it was more of a general statement. I've been tasked with reasearching airsoft for a group of people who are interested in playing casually, so stating a specific gun would be more difficult. However I'm assuming that you will not be getting any replacement mags for the cheap Canadian Tire spring guns?

You assumed right

First come, first serve. I guess this is why Greylocks (during a phone conversation with me) claimed that I "am a true Saint on ASC as far as noobs go". I guess I am, considering I truly enjoy saving noobs with dumb questions from the clutches of the evil flaming chairsofters (or regular airsoft players during the winter going through aggression withdrawals! :lol: )

When your CT gun breaks... at about 8,000 shots, you've got a new mag for the next gun.

Though... the CT gun mags break around that time too... the mag lips wear down too much.

Can't buy them in Canada, contact Crosman to get some... They DO make them.

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I'd always thought it was just a different word for the same thing. I'm not much of a weapons enthusiast. Thank you though, for making that clear.

If the rest of your group is also under 18... forget it.
If all you can afford are the Canadian Tire guns, to play in backyards or whatever, forget this sport even exists.

This is like asking if you can vote before you are 18. No matter how much you want to, how mature you are, or how much you research/ask, you cant.

Wait a year, gather at least $600, get age-verified then.

Or if you and your friends really want to shoot guns, go join a gun-club with the accord and supervision of your parents. That will be MUCH cheaper.

It isn't so much about the guns themselves, actually. We'd never planned anything so hardcore as dressing up and getting the most realistic guns. That will probably get me laughed off the boards, but I just want to know more about the community and about airsoft in general. Several of us live out in the country with plenty of woods, nice and secluded, so it seemed like an ideal place to get into everything. I suppose if it's an all or nothing sport then...well, I suppose some will and others won't. Most of us will be eighteen shortly however, and I'm sure some wouldn't mind playing on fields and meeting the rest of the community though. Also, it isn't that we can't afford anything more then Canadian Tire guns, it's just that being VERY casual new entries for the time it's a cheap way to introduce ourselves to airsoft. I don't think I would be very welcome at fields with this attitude either, so spending a lot of money on a gun seems like a bad idea. Maybe if I can get more into it.

It seems like a hard sport to enter...well worth it, but hard.

Honestly, the Cambodian Tire guns do not give you a taste of airsoft. It's like comparing a '77 Corolla to a new SLK 230. It's impossible, really. Having said that though, you don't have to be totally dedicated to play. But as you start, you may find your level of dedication increasing dramatically!

As nic_s just said, being casual is not the problem. Playing with things that have barely 10 to 50 feet of range is not even a vague introduction to airsoft. It's a waste and it will turn you off fast.

It's like wanting a driver's license, but buying a pedal powered tricycle... then wanting to go on the highway. Yeah, you'll have an idea about driving, but see the point?

I'm a very casual player myself. I really dont like full blown Milsim, but that's my choice. Thing is, when I did play more, at least my equipment was not under-par.

Dont buy crap, you'll thank us later.

i have been thinking about writing a gear guid for noobs or something like that for a wile. im not to good with words and im lazy, so it hasnt happend yet.
but, ill make this sugestion, get some paintball goggles (if you dont alrady have um) that can be taken down to just the frame and strap holding the lense if you prefer. (alot of us do) gogles can be had for about $50 for a decent pair.
i think that at alot of places a gun may be fairly easy to borow or rent, but there arnt to many gogle whors out there.
the other important thing in my mind is a good pair of boots. you dont need to spend a lot of money on them, but get a decent pair.
i have a pair of rothco 'basic issue' boots, they are watter proof and light weight and only cost me $100.
plus you can use them for more than just airsoft.
you should also get cheap used BDUs. some people spend lots of money on gear, but it isnt neccesary for some one just starting.
i hope this helps you out in your gear selecting if you decide to take the plunge.
Joe

im surprised nobody bothered to mention this yet...

if youre a very casual player and dont want to spend a lot of money... just try to get to a local game - some players have more than one aeg which they might be willing to loan/rent.

also, we always need fresh meat for the grinder - well, as long as you draw fire away anyways...

HAHAHahahaha, when shit hit's the fan, you're pinned and horribly outnumbered. Use the new guy as a distraction and flank 'em

worst comes to worst and they overrun you, put a few in his knee...that way you've only got to outrun him

yup, its the airsoft version of basic training - 1st day its always the hardest, if you come back to a second game, you'll be allright.

we've all been the new guy once.

Reminds me of a couple games I played early on, like my 3 and fourth games, doing the short elimination games through the Foxden's haybails. Ringmaster hates running, so what he'd do is pair up with me, say "Ok, there's a guy behind that bail/tree/brush over there, I'll hose that area to keep him in place, you run up and shoot him!" So we worked that way, and it was great! And I still use that technique to this day, get teammates to pin the guy down, I run and flank him, POP! and move on for more.

Thank you for the advice, I honestly didn't know how bad the spring guns were. I'll start looking into finding a cheap (I'm still not willing to make too big of an investment) gun for starters, and I'll try to find a field around here.

everyone always rides those crappy CT guns, sure..they suck but they're what got me into the sport. I glanced at the sporting good section of Wal-Mart and saw that infamous crappy orange handled clear springer and had to have it... shortly after I discovered the wild world of airsoft, been addicted ever since. but, I certainly don't miss that gun. P.O.S. crapped out at around the 3000 bb mark so I gave it to a buddy, I think he uses it as a pipe

the old "fix and flank" never fails. unless of course the fixer runs dry and the enemy sees you flanking 'em then you're in for a hella suprise as that perfect attack turns into a wall of bbs.....but that doesn't happen THAT often

You could try the UTG series, they make an alright Mp5 that I can vouch for, and an AK too. but, I never tried it

And some shotties if I read right

The CT guns aren't half bad. The gun in my picture, like he said, kicked the bucket at around 3000 but my CT went to about 12k before I broke it because of dry firing and using it as a baseball.

And yeah, the UTG is great for the price.... Get it from BCAS like I did!
Only $200 + 20 shipping = UTG MP5 and the stuff with it (bat, charger, etc) and a FREE bag of Excel BBs!
Even with the Wal-Mart gun... I DID get a kill or two... to the springer story!

I was behind a shed of some sort at the beginning of the game... when it started I peaked out and raised my rifle to shoot...
The battery went bad again, I decocked it (ICS) and tried again, it would not turn over. I set the gun against a tree and take out a clear springer, the Walmart kind, then I look out again... I see the guy I was shooting at was hit.
I slowly peak out from behind the shed and see the remaining guy left, with a TM AK behind a tree not far away, I was in his sites.
After going around the shed to try and find a good place, I see a small plastic box type thing, maybe a breaker box... it was about 3 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide... but it was between the him and me.
I slowly crept towards it, knowing well that he knew where I was.
Ping Ping! Shots bounced off the shed and I ducked my head, moving slowly towards it, then as I come nearer... he moves to the left and I move to the right to again block his shot. Then as I approch the box it shakes and I hit the ground as a rain of fire falls apon it.
It stopped, I popped my head up and shot, he was no more than 25 feet from me, I missed. I ducked down again after shots rang out.
It stopped again and I stuck my gun up, 'Pop!'

He called his hit and I stood... I had beaten him... though I was using a Walmart springer and only had 5 shots, I took two and hit him... he was standing there shocked, as was the other that had went down before. He had an TM AEG, I a Daisy springer, the bastard child of Crosman, yet I had won....

I think I still have a pair of the crappy dual EBBs you can get at Wal-Mart, I think they're painted black though... maybe I'll stow 'em in my holsters and bring them out during a game..see what happens doesn't hurt to try right?

Er... You may get laughed at...
Best to bring a real AEG for backup...

The springer was actually just for laughs... but it ended up serving me well when my home made battery crapped out, teaches me to be cheap.

Anyway, short story short, bought a GP battery from WGC and a BB Bastard NPT charger.

nah, I've got an AEG as primary, was thinking the grappy EBB as backup till I manage to get a nicer GBB.thinking Glock

I hate those stupid banana mag things though

Not the springer story again... :banghead:

:D

love the firing tests on your website Sam

It makes me all warm inside hearing it fire even when it's not in my hands

:lol:

Hey, what can I say? I'm proud of that moment. ;-)
Anyway... Buy from Sam! The UTG is great and the deal he's got.... now that my friends is AMAZING.

Anyway... I'll get you that review I promiced ASAP! Just one more exam tomorrow and I'm set. So I will have it up either tomorrow night or Friday morning... Hopefully with some pictures, to show I ain't lying.

Hope you'll get enough time off from the microwave factory to ship out the hundreds of millions of orders it gives you... (I'm kidding all yous, Sam'll ship ASAP, even if he has to hire a hobo to hold his job at the microwave factory while he gets to the Post Office)

Did I mention the service? I said Canadian Airsoft was great when I reviewed them... Sam has TRULY AMAZING service and is a great guy to talk to.

DEFINATELY Recomended
(No, this is not the review, how could it be? I promiced all the sugar on top and in the review section - with it's own thread! Whoop!)

The sounds don't do it justice you seriously have to be holding it to truely appreciate the craftsmanship...soo damn loud...

I know, but my mom's a bit anti-gun so I have to store them at my cousins house, going to get it tonight so I can play at TTAC3 on Sunday. gotta get lots of practice until then. I love working nightshift nobodies ever home