shibbykins
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I play paintball, never got into airsoft. Im a WDP/APS (angel) certified tech. misc certs in DYE/proto markers aswel as several air systems and markers. I do more tech work than playing these days due to shoulder surgerys.
Do Your Shooter Kids Play Airsoft/Paintball?
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acmax95
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I play paintball, not very often, but I do play. I enjoy it and find it is a good way to spend an afternoon with my friends that don't enjoy firearms as much as I do. It is also pretty good exercise.
However, I much prefer shooting my real guns. If I had the option of a day slinging lead or slinging paint it would be lead every time.
However, I much prefer shooting my real guns. If I had the option of a day slinging lead or slinging paint it would be lead every time.
ny32182
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A paintball "gun" (I also much prefer the term "marker", if there is any confusion) is not trying to be a firearm. It is a piece of sporting equipment. A paintball marker is a paintball marker. It is "real". A firearm is a firearm.
If your kid can't shoot his buddies with a Nerf gun, then what is the point of having one? That is why the projectiles are made out of super soft foam. A Nerf gun is not fun or useful for any other purpose, other than pegging your friends and siblings. I remember, because I was a kid once upon a time as well... with a Nerf gun. That I used to launch foam darts at my little brother. Repeatedly.
Really... I think some of you guys could benefit from lightening up a bit, or at least figuring out the differences between a bright yellow/orange foam toy (Nerf), a piece of sporting equipment that needs to be handled a certain way to be safe (paintball marker... just like any other contact sports or equipment) and a firearm, that has to be handled in a manner respecting its destructive abilities to be safe.
If your kid can't shoot his buddies with a Nerf gun, then what is the point of having one? That is why the projectiles are made out of super soft foam. A Nerf gun is not fun or useful for any other purpose, other than pegging your friends and siblings. I remember, because I was a kid once upon a time as well... with a Nerf gun. That I used to launch foam darts at my little brother. Repeatedly.
Really... I think some of you guys could benefit from lightening up a bit, or at least figuring out the differences between a bright yellow/orange foam toy (Nerf), a piece of sporting equipment that needs to be handled a certain way to be safe (paintball marker... just like any other contact sports or equipment) and a firearm, that has to be handled in a manner respecting its destructive abilities to be safe.
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My 16 year old son is a paintball madman. He does not see it as tactical training, and, does not consider it a foot up on becoming an "Operator" or any of that silly crap. He works at the park on the days he isn't playing. Plays for free when he goes, gets the paint at an employee discount and free air. Makes enough money to upgrade his own guns and equipment. He does not wear cammo. He wears paintball pants, cleats, a baggy jersey. It hardly qualifies as "tactical" gear.
Its fun. Its one hell of a physical workout. I occassionally will play with him. The dudes out there playing on the competative level, where my kid is, are freaking athletes. There is alot of technique involved and working with others. He maintains his own guns, tears them down and cleans them.
So.
Good physical excersise.
Outdoors, out from behind an X Box
Learning to work with others.
Working with his hands, learning about mechanical parts.
Competative challenge.
There is no down side I have found.
On the other hand, he and I go to the range on occassion to shoot real guns. He doesn't hose off rounds when we do that, he maintains trigger control and safety and, hits what he aims at...
For him, anyway, there is no correlation between real guns, gunfighting and combat and playing paintball. Two seperate events, and, he enjoys both.
(Ok...I don't KNOW if he enjoys Gunfighting and combat, he actually hasn't done any of those...but, he likes shooting real guns and is interested in the Military as a carreer. Either way, he knows there is a difference between them and paintball)
Its fun. Its one hell of a physical workout. I occassionally will play with him. The dudes out there playing on the competative level, where my kid is, are freaking athletes. There is alot of technique involved and working with others. He maintains his own guns, tears them down and cleans them.
So.
Good physical excersise.
Outdoors, out from behind an X Box
Learning to work with others.
Working with his hands, learning about mechanical parts.
Competative challenge.
There is no down side I have found.
On the other hand, he and I go to the range on occassion to shoot real guns. He doesn't hose off rounds when we do that, he maintains trigger control and safety and, hits what he aims at...
For him, anyway, there is no correlation between real guns, gunfighting and combat and playing paintball. Two seperate events, and, he enjoys both.
(Ok...I don't KNOW if he enjoys Gunfighting and combat, he actually hasn't done any of those...but, he likes shooting real guns and is interested in the Military as a carreer. Either way, he knows there is a difference between them and paintball)
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Shadow 7D
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It at least teaches respect for the pointy end of a gun, after a few good welts you learn it hurts to be shot. It's been a while, but I think it is a fun FOF game, and yes it could (notice I said COULD) have training value in familiarizing yourself how you react to a violent encounter.
Mix up what you play with some CCW draw type stuff.
Mix up what you play with some CCW draw type stuff.
Erik M
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I played paintball a few years back. Just recreational stuff in the woods with equipment we bought off the internet. My brother has at least four figures invested in paintball equipment and his markers and plays professional speedball in Tn, Ga, and Ky.
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