Hey guys

[plasticmag]

Hello everyone!

My name is Chris, and I'm a senior at VCU. I've been playing airsoft in VA for the better part of 7 years, 5 of them in organized teams.

I like what you've started, it's always encouraging to see local airsoft players!

There's another VCU Airsoft team, you can find them on Facebook. Not sure how often they play, though I helped organize the group. Courtland Vu is the president of the club.

I highly recommend checking out www.virginiaairsoft.org and registering there. There are games every weekend with dozens of people, definitely worth checking out. There's one this weekend down in Zuni, VA - about 45 minutes from Richmond, and there will be a lot of quality players there.

A few thoughts, take them as constructive criticism if you will:
-I saw some questionable eye protection... Please make sure you're wearing Z87.1-rated shooting glasses or goggles which offer full protection for the eyes! I've seen too many close calls to scrimp on eye protection.
-Please take care that you're not playing on public land! Again, to many close calls, and I've personally witnessed the police get called onto a 'rogue' airsoft game... Sure glad I wasn't playing there!
-From experience, advertising airsoft on the VCU campus can get dicey, and attract all sorts of bad attention you do not want. Been there, done that, had a nice talk with the chief of VCU Police (before he was arrested for soliciting a minor...). Best spread it through word of mouth.
-Finally, please make sure you're not keeping guns on campus! I was almost kicked out Freshman year for keeping an AEG or two in my dorm room... Not a good time.

Take care fellas, I hope to see you guys out and about on the field soon!

Plastic!

[Apotheosis]

Thanks a lot for the advice! We'll definitely keep all those things in mind. Oh, and welcome!

[plasticmag]

Just saw that some of you are registered on VAF, good to see!

Also realized that I posted a picture of me without eye protection after my little spiel... For clarification - that picture was taken pre game.

[rider]

Ahh the all famous Plastic! Haha Good to see you here as well as VAF.
I think the other VCU team you mentioned is Double Edge. Fagan, Allard, etc.
Which is at doubleedge.freeforums.org/index.php?...
Something like that I believe
Anyway, Great to have you and your experience here too

[Apotheosis]

Mar 25, 2009 22:42:50 GMT -5 plasticmag said:

Just saw that some of you are registered on VAF, good to see!

Also realized that I posted a picture of me without eye protection after my little spiel... For clarification - that picture was taken pre game.

Yeah I registered on the VA airsoft forum a while back, but hadn't really taken the time to look through everything it had to offer yet. I created this forum mostly to find local players in and around Richmond to play with at local spots (as to not have to travel as far to play). Oh and thanks for the heads up about the Zuni game.

[plasticmag]

Mar 25, 2009 22:46:37 GMT -5 rider said:

Ahh the all famous Plastic! Haha Good to see you here as well as VAF.
I think the other VCU team you mentioned is Double Edge. Fagan, Allard, etc.
Which is at doubleedge.freeforums.org/index.php?...
Something like that I believe
Anyway, Great to have you and your experience here too

Famous? Oh ****... I did something wrong.

Maybe, I don't know if the VCU Airsoft team became Double Edge - it may well have.

[rider]

Well, They were at the Afton Mt game a few weeks ago. Russian group of 4 that came together.
Ah well doesn't really matter I guess.

[Mike V.]

Mar 25, 2009 22:29:20 GMT -5 plasticmag said:

Hello everyone!

My name is Chris, and I'm a senior at VCU.

Hello and welcome! What is your major? And thanks for all the advice. A few of us are registered on the VAairsoft forum too, I just prefer this one because its more personal and there aren't a crap-ton of members scattered all over the state. We are looking mainly for local people playing on private fields around here. Don't get me wrong, the VA forum is cool, just a bit overwhelming for newcomers. But yeah, thanks again for your advice and support and hopefully we shall play together in the future.

[MiKeIzKeRaZe]

Thanks for all the advice and glad to see you on this forum. THATS A SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET VEST BTW!!

[plasticmag]

Oh yeah, VirginiaAirsoft.org can be very overwhelming! Ya just gotta dig through it and then the good stuff comes out, games especially.

My major is in Mass Communications, I've finished that (minus a gened) and am slogging through a language minor right now. I should be out of here in May.

Good luck finding local private fields - I know of only one established legit one around here. Truth be told, most of the airsoft in the state is either in northern VA, Hampton Roads, or out towards Blacksburg. For whatever reason airsoft never caught on as much in central VA.

Splatbrothers used to offer airsoft, but we got tired of them screwing us over (same with Paintball Authority), so I doubt they even host airsoft games anymore. Honestly, they're not even worth approaching - there are lots of horror stories about them, and most established airsofters refuse to deal with them for many reasons.

Glad you like the vest!

[Mike V.]

Sweet, a few of us are in Mechanical Engineering here. I currently have a bit of land that we are about to start transforming into a usable field. It should be pretty cool. And yeah I agree with keraze, the vest is awesome

[Apotheosis]

I've been looking into vests, and i really like the style of yours. It's kind of like a normal kevlar vest. Where did you find that?

[plasticmag]

Excellent to hear about the field, I hope it turns out well!

It's a cheapo body armor, I got it from eBay but here's an identical one, it's out of stock at the moment though. I modified it pretty heavily, it is rigged to accept a chest rig:


*edit - That chest rig is going to get binned and I'm going to drop an LBT vest on instead, I think. It's nice but it's pretty restrictive in terms of usage.

[Apotheosis]

Yeah, i know what you mean about them being restrictive. I was thinking about getting either a plate carrier so that I can put the rig on the back, or one of the small leg rigs to hold my extra magazines. That's pretty awesome though. I'm loving the Punisher skull!

[plasticmag]

Honestly, I try to avoid leg rigs as much as possible - they're very restrictive of movement. I'm not sure how much money you are willing to spend, but here are some good options (from experience):

www.airsoftgi.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_96&products_id=994
Chest rig in OD.

www.airsoftgi.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_96&products_id=2047
Chest rig with a LOT of real-estate. Need to buy pouches separately however. Also has zip-open storage compartment.

ebaybanned.com/product_info.php?cPath=62_27&products_id=1683
Copy of an expensive plate carrier. Comes with pouches and has free shipping, and spraypaint is cheap (if you want to make it green).

shop.ehobbyasia.com/combat-gears/vests/ea-gear-lbv-tactical-molle-vest-woodland-camo.html
Rhodesian Recon Vest copy, with pouches.

shop.ehobbyasia.com/combat-gears/vests/ea-gear-rav-molle-assault-vest-w-pouch-set-od.html
If you want a body armor style.

That's all the lower-priced stuff, if you want to spend more there's a whole lot of cool options you can check out.

[Apotheosis]

I really like the more body armor style vests. I might look into getting one like that last link you posted. Thanks for the advice!