Generally, shooting your friends is a bad idea. The usual, safer choice for that sort of horseplay, is paintball. Paintball has it’s pros and cons. It’s a bit messy, and can be expensive. Another great option is ‘Airsoft’. Already popular in Asia, Airsoft is catching on in the United States and the UK as well. Airsoft guns use a hard plastic pellet rather than an exploding paintball. The guns also come in cooler shapes and sizes – replicas of real hardware. Entry into Airsoft can be as low as 10 USD. Also, there are other interesting features like blowback, laser targeting, and silencers.
Since the pellets don’t explode paint, you can play in enclosed areas without causing a lot of damage to the playing field.
The downside, is you need to trust everyone to be honest as to if they’ve been ‘hit’.
Take a look at the insane variety available through Hobbytron:
hobbytron.com
And yes, Virginia, there is a Walther PPK.
And for a protracted discussion on the pros and cons of Airsoft vs Paintball,
The article on Wikipedia:
wikipedia.org
Now imagine getting a bunch of pals together for gunplay and cocktails. Sounds like a good night out.
Important safety tips:
1. Consider putting up a posting that you are gaming around your field of play.
The guns are pretty realistic, it wouldn’t do to have your friends shot (for real) by the authorities.
2. Always wear eye protection. As your mum once said, ‘you’ll put your eye out!’.
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