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How Airsoft Works?

  • 28-09-2006 11:15am
    #1
    Cravez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,031 ✭✭✭


    Heya all,

    Iv gotten a big interest in airsoft/paintball in the past year and i own my own shotgun and have fired rifles and handguns before. I'm just not up-to-date on the legality of airsoft weapons, i know the limit is less than 1 joule but what about the orange tips at the end of the gun? Do they have to be there or is not an issue anymore? Do i need an import liecense? etc

    Secondly which sites are good to purchases decent, top of the range weapons & equipment?

    Thirdly iv never really understood how a game of airsoft works. I know with paintball if your shot with a paintball marker you lose a life( if of course the marshall sees you :) ) but how does one lose a life or whats the objective of the game of airsoft?

    Thanks guys, hopefully if it all works out we can see each other on the battlefield!

    Cravez


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  • #2
    [--SC(+)PE--]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭[--SC(+)PE--]


    Hi m8. As of the 1st of August all airsoft guns with a velocity of under 1 joule are legaly classed as toys and therefore ya dont need a license or anything. Orange tips are not needed either.
    Games are based on an "Honour system" i.e i hit you with a BB you raise your hand/gun and say out like in paintball.

    As far as were 2 buy from goes theirs a long thread about that with alot of people given helpful views and advice.
    have a look see http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054978008

    I myself rate the Ehobbyasia store over on ebay very highly


  • #3
    Cravez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,031 ✭✭✭Cravez


    [--SC(+)PE--] wrote:
    Hi m8. As of the 1st of August all airsoft guns with a velocity of under 1 joule are legaly classed as toys and therefore ya dont need a license or anything.

    Is that the 1st of August just gone or is it until next year that they are made legal?


  • #4
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    Michael Cravez wrote:
    Is that the 1st of August just gone or is it until next year that they are made legal?
    Yea its augest just gone,so its totally legal just make sure the gun you order is under 328fps/1 joule.


  • #5
    Harekin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 960 ✭✭✭Harekin


    MAke sure its 328fps with a 0.2g bb. You cant just say "328fps". And it was the 11th August, cos I was following the Criminal Justice Bill the whole way through the various stages.


  • #6
    whupass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭whupass


    no harekin i called them TWICE on the 1st of august and it came through on the FIRST


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  • #7
    [--SC(+)PE--]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭[--SC(+)PE--]


    i just went by what Whupass had said on an older thread.
    He seams to know thease things.


  • #8
    Harekin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 960 ✭✭✭Harekin


    whupass wrote:
    no harekin i called them TWICE on the 1st of august and it came through on the FIRST
    Yeah sorry, my mistake. I was correct with the 328fps with a 0.2g bb tho.:D


  • #9
    whupass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭whupass


    yeah that's right, it's more with a lighter bb and less with a heavier one (just saying that so people who don't already know will now


  • #10
    Harekin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 960 ✭✭✭Harekin


    However if you use a lighter bb than a 0.2g most decent guns can break them, thus destroying the gun. Marui for example warns of this.


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