Please read my WHOLE POST before responding!
EDIT: Taken from my own post #13:
OK, here's the scenario: Its dark and you awaken to the sounds of a bad guy(s) opening your backdoor. You reach over to your nightstand and pull out your surefire, your 1911with 6+1 .45acp rounds, and your 1911 gas blow back airsoft gun loaded with 20 airsoft 6mm bbs and a fresh load of green gas. How would you go about incorporating the airsoft gun as a part of your self defense system?
The main purpose of this topic is to think outside the box. That's right, I'm not (necessarily) advocating airsoft for self defense. As an owner of an airsoft gun, its hard not to wonder about the potential of it as a less than lethal weapon. I can see many advantages and possibly more disadvantages... if it was part of your kit how would you employ it? Let's be constructive here... don't bother with a quick put down.
For those of you who still can't wrap their minds around the idea, lets change the equation:
You reach into your nightstand and pull out a surfire, a single shot .45acp derringer, and a airsoft 1911 with 20 rounds of bb's.
Ok, let 'er rip!
EDIT: Taken from my own post #13:
Sorry, you don't have a baseball bat or any improvised weapons. This is my scenario.
Also airsoft is a perfectly legitimate training tool, so its not a "toy" in my book, though it could be used as such.
Come on guys, I can see the DISADVANTAGES plain as day. Lets think outside the box just this once. Maybe we can learn something from just chatting about it. No need to put it in such stark terms. I'm not actually advocating it... necessarily.
Frankly, I'd rather take pepper spray or a baseball bat, but that's all been covered in previous posts. THIS POST is about airsoft, folks.
OK, here's the scenario: Its dark and you awaken to the sounds of a bad guy(s) opening your backdoor. You reach over to your nightstand and pull out your surefire, your 1911with 6+1 .45acp rounds, and your 1911 gas blow back airsoft gun loaded with 20 airsoft 6mm bbs and a fresh load of green gas. How would you go about incorporating the airsoft gun as a part of your self defense system?
The main purpose of this topic is to think outside the box. That's right, I'm not (necessarily) advocating airsoft for self defense. As an owner of an airsoft gun, its hard not to wonder about the potential of it as a less than lethal weapon. I can see many advantages and possibly more disadvantages... if it was part of your kit how would you employ it? Let's be constructive here... don't bother with a quick put down.
For those of you who still can't wrap their minds around the idea, lets change the equation:
You reach into your nightstand and pull out a surfire, a single shot .45acp derringer, and a airsoft 1911 with 20 rounds of bb's.
Ok, let 'er rip!
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