US and German armies used .22 rifles to train with before using the larger calibres, so there must be something to that. I reckon airsoft guns work fine for teaching manipulation and getting familiar with a rifle, plus a negligent discharge with a plastic BB is less of a concern on places like college campuses when ROTC is out practicing.Recoil is missing, but you can say the same about a 22 rifle. Young Matt Black, CAS world champion, was setting records as a youth with 22 caliber. The rules wouldn’t let him be recognized as overall champion then because of the reduced caliber for youth, but when he stepped up to the larger caliber, he kept setting records.
kKM got hit with a copyright issue from Glock maybe around 2002-2004.I have/had (looked everywhere and can't find the damn thing) a gas powered G19 that feels like the real deal and the recoil feels decent as well. Shoots very flat to 10 yards or so. After that it rises like crazy. If I shoot at a target at 50 yards at the range the bb sails way over the berm due to the spin-up. It was very fun. I have a friend who is a very accomplished 3 Gunner who burned through tons of airsoft when he was stationed in a place where he couldn't do live fire. He said it kept his skills up.
Lasers are great too- while filming with your cell phone, the laser that is always on will show what that mizzle covers... the thigh is a common place when drawing your pistol...I use airsoft in my classes for vehicle bourne operations. We start with airsoft and once everybody knows how to play fucking musical chairs and not dink our vehicles with the airsoft pellets they get to move on to real guns.
It’s amazing how hard it is to work firearms safely and effectively in a vehicle.
And you can instantly make your point when you give one of the guys the who just doesn’t see the value of SBRs in a vehicle the damn airsoft m14.
Is it the skinny jeans that trigger you?Lucas Botkin is a little bitch. I can’t stand his face and would love to bitch slap his ass.
I think only James Yeager triggers me me more than this fuckstick.
It’s his stupid faceIs it the skinny jeans that trigger you?
Stupid face or skinny jeans, the guy fights for the 2nd amendment and makes great gear.
If your goal is to become good at square range games then sure. Weapons manipulation is just one facet of a well rounded 'rifleman'.
As TacDillhole's sig line says, The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne