Currency 2. What
types of games are played in Airsoft?
3. What
types of Airsoft Guns are available?
4. Where
can I play Airsoft in Bulgaria?
The sport of
Airsoft (wargaming airsoft skirmishing), is, to describe it simply, a group of
airsoft enthusiasts running around a site shooting each other and completing
objectives and missions (mostly tactical and organised) with a gun which fires
a 6mm bb projectile up to rates of 15bbs/sec. Airsoft is similar to paintball;
but it's cheaper, more realistic and more fun! Airsoft guns themselves are
different from paintball guns in their realism. They are made to reflect real
designs such as Glocks, M16s, AK47s, the M249 or even the six-barrelled M134a
Minigun as seen in the film Predator! Paintball guns shoot plastic balls that
are filled with paint, which break and mark the opponent's body upon impact.
Airsoft on the other hand, is a sport based on honesty. When a player feels a
hit the person acknowledges this and calls that they have been hit. They will
then, depending on particular game rules, be healed by a medic, regenerate
(re-enter the game) at a set point or be excluded from the game for a short
time.
2. What types of games are played in Airsoft?
Game types
vary greatly. There are the more paintball style ‘capture the flag’ or ‘last
man standing’ games, but there are also more tactical game types such as
rescuing a downed pilot and escorting them back to a safe area, or assaulting a
fort or building as well as many types of close-quarters games. There are many
more types of Airsoft games that exist, but the best way to find out about them
is to experience a game day. You can hire kit for these days from the
organisers and also whilst playing you’ll get the chance to get the feel for
Airsoft and to ask the people who play the sport most weeks through the year,
any questions you may have.
3. What types of Airsoft Guns are available?
An airsoft
gun is one that fires a 6mm (or sometimes 8mm) plastic ball-bearing projectile
at low velocity, typically less than 1 joule (they won't cause physical harm).
Many variants of guns are available from concealed-carry guns such as the Glock
26C to the huge M134a Six-barrel mini-gun capable of firing 6,000 bbs a minute.
Generally the airsoft replicas mimic their real-steel counterpart’s
characteristics e.g. sniper rifles have a long range and are accurate, while
shotguns are good for close-range work but lack rate of fire. You choose your
weapons depending on how you want to play! Airsoft guns are semi-automatic
(fires once when you pull the trigger), fully automatic (fires as many as 20
rounds per second) or single action (you chamber each round). Guns fall into
three key subgroups; electric operated, gas operated, and spring operated.
4. Where can I play Airsoft in Bulgaria?
You can visit the following sites for more info on the next airsoft game:
www.milsim-bg.com - airsoft military simulations
www.division-ghost.com - Ghost Division, weekly airsoft games
6. Are Airsoft Guns Legal in Bulgaria?
Yes. However, this does not mean that you should be roaming the streets,
carrying your airsoft gun. Remember, that it is a very good replica of the
original gun and you would probably attract the attention of the police.
