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Originally Posted by Horse
Body Armor in Airsoft:
I am one of those crazies that puts on (I weighed it yesterday for fun) 35 lbs of gear (including my Star FNC). I put on a replica kevlar helmet, but several on my team use real. I use a CIRAS with fake plates in it as well. I used to use the ubiquitous german flak vest before that. Is it excessive for airsoft? Yes - but then again so is everything besides a pair of pants and a tshirt and a springer.
Its about what you want from the game. Some people love to be all armoed up and play that way. Others dont even use camo and love it that way.
I play as kitted up as I can (dont worry too much about authentic though) because I want to. Can I feel a bb hitting me from 5000 feet away? Prob not. But the nice thing about a CIRAS or other body armor is that you can HEAR the bb hit you with a LOUD THWACK!
So - dont knock it until you have tried it. I personally dont like having my body covered in welts. I currently have 2 broken fingernails from bb's, I would rather not have them on my ears, or back etc.
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Preach on brother.
I personally enjoy putting on as much kit as I reasonabally can when I play the game. I don't know what it is about the gear but the more authentic it is/feels/looks, the more I enjoy my time at the field playing in it.
The same goes with payload. There's really nothing about using high caps that I enjoy in a game. Sure, it's more practical in a game, but for me airsoft is more of a role playing outlet than it is long distance tag. So if I run out of bb's from a 30 round magazine and have to reload, then it makes it all the more fun for me
June 4th, 2007, 18:17
