There is something about actually holding a replica gun in your hand and experiencing it in real life versus on a tv screen. It’s more exciting and you learn more from it. It’s a way for you and your friends to get out and do something together.
I bet it's fun for airsoft players, but pointing a gun at someone is not okay for me. No matter if real or not. The fact those replicas look so real, makes it even more difficult for me to understand.
@@ZSmith-yy4lv imagine toying around with guns in public. There's a big gap between toy-looking nerfguns and airsoft guns which look like their big brothers
@@Michelsen3K what makes you think they are just running around in public? Airsoft fields are private property, That aren’t doing this in the streets of NY.
"White Europeans dressed up as Taliban" So having the taliban team comprised of only muslims or middle easterners would be less controversial somehow? "Hey you're black/brown you should be on the Taliban team!"
The problem is they are dressed as stereotypes of Muslim people. You might say, “But people in the Taliban look like that.” Maybe that’s true, but it might be better to just not include the comical beards lol
About the blanks rule: A relative of mine did re-enactment of the 2nd battalion 95th rifles from the napoleon era but because there's walls of people firing "volleys" and they're flintlock rifles and unreliable, you "died" when your rifle jammed
In every reenactment of musket battles, I've always found it's picking from a hat, deciding if you die (With a set number of dead picks, and set number of alive picks). You wouldn't really want the French winning Waterloo now would you?
That’s entirely untrue. All you need to fire blanks is a blank adapter. They just screw onto the end of the barrel to create pressure in the barrel to cycle the bolt.
i would hope so, i dont want to be running along in airsoft gear with no ballistic protection and then i get hit with a FAL or something like that lmfao
Airsoft is something that is hard for “Non-Airsofters” to understand. Why would you spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on replicas and gear? Why would you put so much effort into a game? We all have different but valid reasons to play airsoft. It really is something else.
For me it's like the guy in the beginning said. You get the real life Call of Duty experience like you see in movies, games, and TV, without having to join the military. Plus it's a great way for me and my friends to hang out. Most of the guys in my friend group I actually met through airsoft.
Tbh, the amount I've spent on airsoft (probably just shy of 1k usd) doesn't even scratch the amount I've spent on video games. (Probably anywhere from 50k - 100k) Much less how much the wife pays for shoes
You want to get the experience ! Join the army ...don't play at it ..real guns are heavy , smelly , the ammunition is real ...the smoke and carbon gets in your clothes ..it's loud tiring even scary at times with smoke ,lack of sleep and hunger....but it's real war games played for real and people get hurt and killed ...but it's better than firing plastic balls at overweighed office workers that think they are John Rambo ! Muppets .
I could feel the vibe of the dad and son duo. I dragged my dad into airsoft and he loves it. He points to woods saying “that would be an awesome airsoft spot” and stuff like that. We drive an hour to and from our field and we love it
Nothing beats implementing your own version of being tactical and the satisfaction of successfully taking out the other team. I’m not a mil sim guy. But I do love my weekend skirmishes.
Humans are conflictual creatures and we find ways to cause conflict one way or another. But through history, people have come up with ways to simulate those death defying moments and that feeling of being in conflict or to be able to push those feelings of wanting to fight something or shoot something onto more and more safe targets. I personally believe that if we allow ourselves to be more open minded and be able to have fun while still immersing ourselves in simulated conflict, in a way, it helps releases those urges and feelings and make us less aggressive and more kind to each other because "we're just a bunch of good bros". =)
Americans and the Russians are the "bad guys" and they're both "good guys." I agree with the statement they should be neutral. The fact people hate on airsofters dressing as someone from another country or someone from history is VERY ignorant and just stupid. I have to mention that you can be very anti war and still enjoy playing war games. I'm someone who hates war and disagree with 99% of wars and I still love war games.
Something similar happens to me aswell, there’s a 14 yo kid that comes to play at every game we do (we rent the entire field and do private games) and he’s fine but his dad also plays and even if he’s borrowing gear from us he’s extremely good, its scary how good he is at being the sneakiest man alive, he served as a gendarmerie for 3 years and even if he’s 40 when he’s on our team He’s one of the best players we’ve got for sniping, spotting or infiltrating
I personally think the real reason I like airsoft is that it allows you to access the “fight” part of your fight or flight reflex. It can allow you to go into a mode of pure survival where you just are looking for any threats and eliminating them. Also it’s a really good adrenaline rush.
This is actually awesome . My kid got me into Airsoft I agreed cause it beats having him play on Xbox. Now it’s a weekend event and we have fun most people are great. Ordering my ssg-10 in a week. Keep up the vids
My dad is so against airsoft saying he is terrorfied of airsoft, and that "we" are disconnected from reality by thinking that shooting at ourselves is a game. To his defence, he has been in the war, but i see it as only a game nothing to be scared of...
I mean...thats fair if he dislikes it. Probably gives him ptsd seeing his kids use replicas and shoot each other. I see airsoft as harmless and fun. And also a way to learn and get excersize. But don't be angry at him. He probably has had nightmares of his kids getting hurt. He still loves you, even if it doesn't seem like it.
Great video and great points made. Jet and Leah really were the best to do this. They were patient and really tried to show airsoft the way we all experience it. Honestly - I’m considering having my grandma watch the documentary because she’s hardcore polish and she can’t understand why I play 😂
I mean it's still hard to imagine, since no troops are there to actually "duke it out", and if they were to go there, that's when we all need to be VERY concerned about nukes, so that is extremely unlikely to happen.
When I was about 6 to about 12 years old, me and my friends played "war" with very good looking wooden guns (my brother and I draw really well so back then he drew replicas of the guns on wood and later they were cut out and some details were carved on some of the better looking guns). It was the most amazing thing ever. Slowly crawling in a dark and tight corridor with a light at the end, being able to see your enemies, but they can't see you. Playing with pistols, shotguns, snipers and rifles. It was AMAZING. Kinda miss that and that's probably why I like airsoft (don't play airsoft by myself though).
I havent done airsoft in years, havent been abke to afford gear or find a group, but i got into it when i was in pre boot camp for the marines using airsoft as training for control and tactics during stressful situations. One that stuck with me was one day we were taking the bus to the range and all of a sudden 4 buggys roll up and we are all dragged out and lined up on the side of the road for execution. Instinctively everyone did something to survive and escape down the hill. We all had our pistols and a rubber knife, a few had a rifle as well, so a few freaked and pulled pistols getting executed on the spot which was enough time for me to grab the 2 on either side of me and roll backwards down the hill, from there a barker yelled out that they had 1 hour to find and capture or execute everyone. So me and those 2 went around covered ourselves in mud and debris as we were all in red training shirts and staged a rescue op drawing the assailants one at a time and gathering rescuees to survive, and if possible, retake the bus. You forget that its not real and the adrenaline is high. Me and the other 2 were able to save 17 of 24, 3 were "killed" right off, 2 were caught before we reached them and we couldnt get the final 2 in time as after 45 minutes the assailants bunkered down inside the bus. We had also designated one to return to camp for reinforcements but he didnt make it back before the hour was up. It was the most intense training id ever seen and it really felt like kill or be killed at the time, partly because, like in real life, it happened without warning
As an FYI, all blankfire ammunition is inspected prior to event start during the checkin. Player is also given a brief competency test to ensure that they know the rules of operating it, and how to safely operate their firearm.
I'm 15 and I started playing airsoft a month ago and my dad comes along with me because he wants to spend time with me and I don't care we sometimes see each other playing but at breaks we talk and refill mags, etc together and talk about the previous game. It's really good
I think the moral dilemma they try to give is kinda pointless. Milsim and airsoft is not done to offend it is done for fun and sometimes to educate those on real military conflict. I also agree that Milsim definitely doesn't even come close to represent airsoft as a whole however you can't really argue a moral dilemma if it's a dude in jeans shooting a pistol and a dude in a paintball mask running around like a mad man.
I love Airsoft and I'd do it in a heartbeat if it weren't for the fact that I'm on meds that thin my blood and make me bruise. If I didn't have those meds, I could be found on a milsim tomorrow. And i would be one of the best snipers out there.
Well i used to be on similar meds and when i played i simply wore long clothes, just jacket and some leggings. The most vulnerable part if me was my neck and ears but a simple gator neck could solve that
That’s a pretty good and informative documentary. If you study journalism they did a great job asking questions like a “normal” non-airsofter and the resolution was good. The reporter encouraged airsoft.
In the site I go too in Ireland I’ve seen many dad and kid groups, me and my dad go together as well and he loves it. More kids should probably get their parents into airsoft.
I feel that they wanted to please what they thought most people would want just by looking for the one biggest event and thought that it was the biggest and naturally the best however in airsoft that isn’t the case it is different for everyone no matter if u want to stew around with your friends or hunker down and be Russian for a day we can all agree airsoft is one of the best sports around
this is about milsim mainly a lot of the stuff they talked about wouldnt make sense in a normal airsoft field even tho people still dress up for that too
The conversation about blanks reminded me of a story my dad told me where he was watching a swat training routine where they clear a building untill they get it right, one of the "bad guys" hid behind the door because they are trained to check everywhere. The guy behind the door had blanked loaded in his gun when the guys walked by and diddent check the door he left from behind the door and put his gun to the guys hear not that close though, pulled the trigger and his ear started bleeding cause the shot was so loud and it was indoor.
8:30 My parents are polar opposites when it comes to airsoft. When my mom came to a game with me, she just worked on her computer the whole time. When my dad came he built a small fortress with fiberglass cases and got at least 10 kills.
"Parents play airsoft with kids" - Here in Hungary the limit to play airsoft you need to be 16 year old and parental consent certificate needed also. Or one adult person should come with you. Some fields allow kids over 14 to play in training games, but it's not very common. Sometimes parents are playing with the kids to have also fun :)
My dad actually came with us to a game weekend in france because he didnt really have any idea what normal airsoft is like he just thougt of milsims so we took him with us and as far as i can say he did enjoy it and even owns a cz p09 replika now
I have a cz po9 airsoft also and mannnn I've seen reviews and how reliable the real deal is. Almost 21 but might be a little longer to afford dat lol. Nice choice tho
Honestly, trying to even experience an airsoft gun as something from death and actual war is hard, because consciously, you just know it as something for fun, and a toy gun.
i play Airsoft with my dad. although being 25... its really great to have something like this to bond with my dad over as we only really play airsoft and go fishing but only rarely
“White Caucasian males dressed up as taliban” and “have you ever been to russian?” I bet she couldn’t wait to say “Cultural appropriation” Vice should attend a /k/‘s nugget feast
My 9yr old begged to go play a few weeks ago. I'm 47 and used to play paintball way back in the early 90s so I figured it would be somewhat similar. I was a bit worried about him getting shot and not liking it, but he turned out to be a killer! Haha The next week the whole family went to play and three weeks later, we all have our own guns/gear. My boys are completing their chores to buy upgrades, gear, etc, and they are on their video games way less. I see this as a win/win! * typing this while waiting for a new gun to arrive from evike...
Great video! Lots of great talking points about airsoft. Just one thing, my OCD won't let go of the missed opportunity to perfectly align the snipers rifle barrels in the background to the silver strips. Just saying.
i was a PhysEDU and air rifle instructor for a public school district for 2 years. I don't like the lethality of real steel guns but marksmanship training with pellet guns and airsoft developes a young adult's discipline and sense of self improvement, safety and responsible handling. Airsoft in particular offers young adults a healthy physically and mental excerise as a hobby they xan keep well into adulthood. This program has benefited thousands of teens in the US and Keep them busy, entertained and offer a hobby so they dont engage with gangs and contraband.
I agree with Josef's opinion. We all have fun and joke around in the airsoft field. Once we're outside of the field, we live a normal lives. Also that pledge before milsim west is really good. Just play the game and have fun.
Blanks in Milsim West are pretty safe for the most part. You have to use a blank gun or a normal gun modified to be a blank gun. The guns are modified in a way that even if you tried to chamber a normal round it would be impossible. Only certain approved individuals get to use blanks. All ammo and guns are checked several times before the event. The guns and person can be searched at any time to ensure safety. They have to follow all gun safety rules such as treat every gun as if it is always loaded with real ammo, never point your muzzle at something you don’t intend to destroy, always keep your finger off of the trigger until you are ready to fire, always keep your gun on safe until you are ready to fire. The time he talked about ringing ears from a blank means the person didn’t follow the rules. There is a 20ft fan to the side and in front of you for people with blanks at milsim west. If someone is within those 20ft you are not allowed to fire your gun.
I’m here from both sides of people, I’ve fell in love with airsoft. But all I got to say is people make stuff out to be soooo bad when I’m reality it’s soooo innocent !! But amazing !!! Love you both !!
You both made good points about how Vice is as always slightly out of touch. There is almost no politics in the game. Its roleplay, its not glorification. The distinction is almost impossible to draw from an outside perspective, but every kid understands the want of going out on an adventure, of playing dress up. Very hard topic to cover correctly, but the reporter made a good conclusion. Also yeah why no speedsoft :(
honestly wisah my countrys prime minister actually watched something like this. not even gel blasters are legal in most states in AUS. was a nice vid, hope i can enter the sport at some point in the future!
About who plays the bad guys, would be great to see fictional factions in MilSims. In videogames there's a lot of invented nations with very good looking flags that would make extremely good-looking patches for Airsoft *Coff* *Coff* Ace Combat *Coff* *Coff*
@@louisarius9672 Yep ! Before I stopped playing I used Metal Gear patches, Militaires Sans Frontieres on the left arm, and Diamond Dogs on the right. It was cool
The reality of what makes you not wanna be in that real situation is knowing that you got lit up so much during those games. Its easy to imply that you will not survive in a real battle.
In Bergen, Norway we often just play Blue vs yellow team... or other colors. No country or anything... we even have rules that dont allow political, racial or religious conversations during games. At our field we have a system set in place were kids from 13years and up can join, given that their parents have allowed it and we have a "brother" system where every player under 18 get a "brother" to turn to during games. So of guns fail, they get hurt or missunderstand rules. Then they can allways turn to the "brother" and ask for help. The most important aspect of the game is that everyone have fun, and no one get in fights or anything. in the end of the day we are all friends that enjoy the sport and treats it like a sport and nothing else.
Glad you both liked the documentary. Yes, I did do A LOT of cleaning in my garage for the reporters 😅
Lol
:D :D :D :D hehe yeah boy :DDD
Quite a phenomenal Milsim documentary.
Are you related to chadoy. I just have to ask cuz you guys look so alike
Hi jet luv you videos
"Do you have any dying words to your mother?"
"Please burn my computer"
*Now this man knows what he's doing*
Fr tho lmao 😂😂😂😂
Why burn the computer 👀
@@Cameron0001 oh i think we all know 😏
@@redjokegaming yeah 😏
*he made Rude yt comments*
@@ceilingfane7633 Jesus Christ burn it all
Well I certainly didn't expect to see myself in this video! A surprise to be sure. 9:28
You're a legend bro👊🏽
@Leo Sunder-Plassmann Yessss
Beautiful!!
@Leo Sunder-Plassmann I love those star wars Quotes 😂
600th like lol
There is something about actually holding a replica gun in your hand and experiencing it in real life versus on a tv screen. It’s more exciting and you learn more from it. It’s a way for you and your friends to get out and do something together.
I think thats because a lot of people still have the cold war stigma when in reality Russia hasn't done too much bad shit lately, but China has.
I bet it's fun for airsoft players, but pointing a gun at someone is not okay for me. No matter if real or not. The fact those replicas look so real, makes it even more difficult for me to understand.
@@Michelsen3K everyone understands that the guns are non lethal. To them it’s no different than kids playing with nerf guns.
@@ZSmith-yy4lv imagine toying around with guns in public. There's a big gap between toy-looking nerfguns and airsoft guns which look like their big brothers
@@Michelsen3K what makes you think they are just running around in public? Airsoft fields are private property, That aren’t doing this in the streets of NY.
"White Europeans dressed up as Taliban"
So having the taliban team comprised of only muslims or middle easterners would be less controversial somehow?
"Hey you're black/brown you should be on the Taliban team!"
Would you expect any less from the trash that is Vice? They had to throw that in their somewhere
I think vice is to dumb to know that white people actually go to Afgahnistan to join taliban etc
The problem is they are dressed as stereotypes of Muslim people. You might say, “But people in the Taliban look like that.” Maybe that’s true, but it might be better to just not include the comical beards lol
@@RealMichaelJJordan lol I didn't know the comical beards were a thing lmao. Fair enough on that I guess.
@@Sorry_2026 thanks brother
About the blanks rule:
A relative of mine did re-enactment of the 2nd battalion 95th rifles from the napoleon era but because there's walls of people firing "volleys" and they're flintlock rifles and unreliable, you "died" when your rifle jammed
In every reenactment of musket battles, I've always found it's picking from a hat, deciding if you die (With a set number of dead picks, and set number of alive picks).
You wouldn't really want the French winning Waterloo now would you?
@@eletro3621 I don’t want the French winning anything tbh
Holy Jesus! thats autism
Blank guns used in Milsims are actually modified to only accept blank rounds so no mess up can happen :)
That's good
Maybe those full auto blank guns are.
That’s entirely untrue. All you need to fire blanks is a blank adapter. They just screw onto the end of the barrel to create pressure in the barrel to cycle the bolt.
@@Joetwebb Nice
i would hope so, i dont want to be running along in airsoft gear with no ballistic protection and then i get hit with a FAL or something like that lmfao
Airsoft is something that is hard for “Non-Airsofters” to understand. Why would you spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on replicas and gear? Why would you put so much effort into a game? We all have different but valid reasons to play airsoft. It really is something else.
For me it's like the guy in the beginning said. You get the real life Call of Duty experience like you see in movies, games, and TV, without having to join the military. Plus it's a great way for me and my friends to hang out. Most of the guys in my friend group I actually met through airsoft.
Tbh, the amount I've spent on airsoft (probably just shy of 1k usd) doesn't even scratch the amount I've spent on video games. (Probably anywhere from 50k - 100k)
Much less how much the wife pays for shoes
@@MilkT0ast it’s just different kinds of nerds. There are sport nerds, car nerds and military nerds
@@lethal_sparrow it's nothing like the real thing .not even close !
You want to get the experience ! Join the army ...don't play at it ..real guns are heavy , smelly , the ammunition is real ...the smoke and carbon gets in your clothes ..it's loud tiring even scary at times with smoke ,lack of sleep and hunger....but it's real war games played for real and people get hurt and killed ...but it's better than firing plastic balls at overweighed office workers that think they are John Rambo ! Muppets .
"It's hard to imagine Americans and Russians actually duking it out in the Caucasus in 2021"
Just give it a year
so many people now are commenting the exact same thing lmao
@@teamboy2172 What can I say, I'm real original
I think it’s safe to say the Russians are the bad guys now
Statements that aged like fine milk
Ages super well
“You don’t see the person that you’re injuring you see them as a target”
Me: high fives everyone I shoot if I can.
I could feel the vibe of the dad and son duo. I dragged my dad into airsoft and he loves it. He points to woods saying “that would be an awesome airsoft spot” and stuff like that. We drive an hour to and from our field and we love it
Nothing beats implementing your own version of being tactical and the satisfaction of successfully taking out the other team. I’m not a mil sim guy. But I do love my weekend skirmishes.
Ay at 25:05 that is my channel!
Also thanks for leaving my video link NOVRITSCH
Ay it's the Doctor!
I play with my 12-year-old son. This is nothing new in Poland
Humans are conflictual creatures and we find ways to cause conflict one way or another. But through history, people have come up with ways to simulate those death defying moments and that feeling of being in conflict or to be able to push those feelings of wanting to fight something or shoot something onto more and more safe targets. I personally believe that if we allow ourselves to be more open minded and be able to have fun while still immersing ourselves in simulated conflict, in a way, it helps releases those urges and feelings and make us less aggressive and more kind to each other because "we're just a bunch of good bros". =)
Airsoft is the best freaking thing to do outside
I beg to differ
@@matthewrichards4206 nope u don't
@@matthewrichards4206 I do not beg to differ
And sometimes inside
Or inside! CQC/CQB is life! 😉
Americans and the Russians are the "bad guys" and they're both "good guys." I agree with the statement they should be neutral. The fact people hate on airsofters dressing as someone from another country or someone from history is VERY ignorant and just stupid. I have to mention that you can be very anti war and still enjoy playing war games. I'm someone who hates war and disagree with 99% of wars and I still love war games.
Yeah i agree in russias eyes they were the good guys and America was the bad guys
It’s like someone being mad at someone for being confederate in a civil war reenactment
yah but Russia being the bad guys isn't incorrect, I mean obviously hating the airsofters is stupid
they just need to get the brownie points with sjws
Typical Twitter users’ “black and white argument”
One is good andone is bad, so they can go to sleep knowing they are not the bad guys
I have a friend who's dad takes him to fields and I have to say I genuinely fear him because he's so good at airsoft
Something similar happens to me aswell, there’s a 14 yo kid that comes to play at every game we do (we rent the entire field and do private games) and he’s fine but his dad also plays and even if he’s borrowing gear from us he’s extremely good, its scary how good he is at being the sneakiest man alive, he served as a gendarmerie for 3 years and even if he’s 40 when he’s on our team He’s one of the best players we’ve got for sniping, spotting or infiltrating
Jet floated down stream just for the immersion of others, fucking legendary move right there.
I personally think the real reason I like airsoft is that it allows you to access the “fight” part of your fight or flight reflex. It can allow you to go into a mode of pure survival where you just are looking for any threats and eliminating them. Also it’s a really good adrenaline rush.
This is actually awesome . My kid got me into Airsoft I agreed cause it beats having him play on Xbox. Now it’s a weekend event and we have fun most people are great. Ordering my ssg-10 in a week. Keep up the vids
My dad is so against airsoft saying he is terrorfied of airsoft, and that "we" are disconnected from reality by thinking that shooting at ourselves is a game. To his defence, he has been in the war, but i see it as only a game nothing to be scared of...
Warped view. He's experienced reality and knows Airsoft Is nothing like it. Hurr Durr old angry veteran That hates new things that's nothing new
I mean...thats fair if he dislikes it. Probably gives him ptsd seeing his kids use replicas and shoot each other. I see airsoft as harmless and fun. And also a way to learn and get excersize. But don't be angry at him. He probably has had nightmares of his kids getting hurt. He still loves you, even if it doesn't seem like it.
@@TheEternalClone Thanks for a nice reply :) we've talked some, and now i have been playing airsoft for past 4 months! Seems like it's alright..
@@LOLVideosMT Nice nice!
Hearing vice documentary, is like hearing "Mel gibsons historically accurate movie" lol
TO BE FAIR, airsoft is like LARPing with guns. it gets you exercise and outside and doesn't hurt anyone.
Great video and great points made. Jet and Leah really were the best to do this. They were patient and really tried to show airsoft the way we all experience it. Honestly - I’m considering having my grandma watch the documentary because she’s hardcore polish and she can’t understand why I play 😂
"its hard to imagine americans and russians duking it out" welcome to 2022!
I mean it's still hard to imagine, since no troops are there to actually "duke it out", and if they were to go there, that's when we all need to be VERY concerned about nukes, so that is extremely unlikely to happen.
When I was about 6 to about 12 years old, me and my friends played "war" with very good looking wooden guns (my brother and I draw really well so back then he drew replicas of the guns on wood and later they were cut out and some details were carved on some of the better looking guns). It was the most amazing thing ever. Slowly crawling in a dark and tight corridor with a light at the end, being able to see your enemies, but they can't see you. Playing with pistols, shotguns, snipers and rifles. It was AMAZING. Kinda miss that and that's probably why I like airsoft (don't play airsoft by myself though).
I havent done airsoft in years, havent been abke to afford gear or find a group, but i got into it when i was in pre boot camp for the marines using airsoft as training for control and tactics during stressful situations.
One that stuck with me was one day we were taking the bus to the range and all of a sudden 4 buggys roll up and we are all dragged out and lined up on the side of the road for execution. Instinctively everyone did something to survive and escape down the hill.
We all had our pistols and a rubber knife, a few had a rifle as well, so a few freaked and pulled pistols getting executed on the spot which was enough time for me to grab the 2 on either side of me and roll backwards down the hill, from there a barker yelled out that they had 1 hour to find and capture or execute everyone.
So me and those 2 went around covered ourselves in mud and debris as we were all in red training shirts and staged a rescue op drawing the assailants one at a time and gathering rescuees to survive, and if possible, retake the bus.
You forget that its not real and the adrenaline is high.
Me and the other 2 were able to save 17 of 24, 3 were "killed" right off, 2 were caught before we reached them and we couldnt get the final 2 in time as after 45 minutes the assailants bunkered down inside the bus. We had also designated one to return to camp for reinforcements but he didnt make it back before the hour was up.
It was the most intense training id ever seen and it really felt like kill or be killed at the time, partly because, like in real life, it happened without warning
i went airsofting Saturday the 14th and its probably one of my best experiences with a sport/hobby, its definitely something i would continue doing.
They do have blank fire adapters, as well as going through every single round you have at the safety check before the event starts.
On my field in Germany we say "if you want to talk about politics, go play soccer "
Considering the FIFA controversy a few years back, that is raw, and I love it!
That is nicer anyway. Apart from maybe talking about politics with regards to Airsoft, I don't even see why you would anyways.
Me and my 13 year old son, play in a really HUGE airsoft field every day.
I remember when my dad took me and I have since 3 years ago been playing Airsoft
Dad and I always wanted to do airsoft but not legal here
Lucky. Wish there was an airsoft field near me
@@keeperofoil5051 damn man thats sad. What country is it?
Imagine seeing little timmy slide- canceling with a 30 kill-streak
LMAOO
N O V R I T S C H 🔥🔥
Vc aqui
É mlk, Novritsch x Fuzileiro Sniper Collab quando?
As an FYI, all blankfire ammunition is inspected prior to event start during the checkin. Player is also given a brief competency test to ensure that they know the rules of operating it, and how to safely operate their firearm.
I'm 15 and I started playing airsoft a month ago and my dad comes along with me because he wants to spend time with me and I don't care we sometimes see each other playing but at breaks we talk and refill mags, etc together and talk about the previous game. It's really good
I think the moral dilemma they try to give is kinda pointless. Milsim and airsoft is not done to offend it is done for fun and sometimes to educate those on real military conflict. I also agree that Milsim definitely doesn't even come close to represent airsoft as a whole however you can't really argue a moral dilemma if it's a dude in jeans shooting a pistol and a dude in a paintball mask running around like a mad man.
6:37 the smile was so genuine, little did she know what she was getting into…
I love Airsoft and I'd do it in a heartbeat if it weren't for the fact that I'm on meds that thin my blood and make me bruise. If I didn't have those meds, I could be found on a milsim tomorrow. And i would be one of the best snipers out there.
Sorry to hear that man. That’s a shitty situation.
More time to practice
wear some thicker clothing and youre a sniper so youd only be getting hit once or twice from long range hopefully
Join up and hunker down as a machinegunner or sniper. You'll still have a great time
Well i used to be on similar meds and when i played i simply wore long clothes, just jacket and some leggings. The most vulnerable part if me was my neck and ears but a simple gator neck could solve that
That’s a pretty good and informative documentary. If you study journalism they did a great job asking questions like a “normal” non-airsofter and the resolution was good. The reporter encouraged airsoft.
Mw2 “no Russian” is what he talked about in call of duty
5:47 it’s called PCC’s and PCI’s. Pre combat checks and pre combat inspections.
In the site I go too in Ireland I’ve seen many dad and kid groups, me and my dad go together as well and he loves it. More kids should probably get their parents into airsoft.
This video brought me to tears. Airsoft can bring so many people out of their environment or head set. Good video
Airsoft isn't violent, keep that in mind
Unless, in the wrong hand
@@Messerschmitt777 even getting full auto'd by someone isnt really that violent
@@Messerschmitt777 a butter knife is also violent in the wrong hands!
@@turretop5675 well, maybe
@@Messerschmitt777 everything could be used to harm someone tho
This is the first thing I’ve watched or read about airsoft. I have no desire to play airsoft and this was crazy interesting to watch. Ty.
I feel that they wanted to please what they thought most people would want just by looking for the one biggest event and thought that it was the biggest and naturally the best however in airsoft that isn’t the case it is different for everyone no matter if u want to stew around with your friends or hunker down and be Russian for a day we can all agree airsoft is one of the best sports around
this is about milsim mainly a lot of the stuff they talked about wouldnt make sense in a normal airsoft field even tho people still dress up for that too
18:15 The sound he made😂
The conversation about blanks reminded me of a story my dad told me where he was watching a swat training routine where they clear a building untill they get it right, one of the "bad guys" hid behind the door because they are trained to check everywhere. The guy behind the door had blanked loaded in his gun when the guys walked by and diddent check the door he left from behind the door and put his gun to the guys hear not that close though, pulled the trigger and his ear started bleeding cause the shot was so loud and it was indoor.
"you think that's bad let me tell you about the last time i played with blanks" Alec Baldwin
8:30
My parents are polar opposites when it comes to airsoft.
When my mom came to a game with me, she just worked on her computer the whole time.
When my dad came he built a small fortress with fiberglass cases and got at least 10 kills.
What you described is the same thing as he said, not opposite?
@@lightswitch2622 Yeah, i meant my parents were opposites of each other, not of the video.
@@gasmaskguy244 oh, my bad. I misunderstood it
"Parents play airsoft with kids" - Here in Hungary the limit to play airsoft you need to be 16 year old and parental consent certificate needed also. Or one adult person should come with you. Some fields allow kids over 14 to play in training games, but it's not very common. Sometimes parents are playing with the kids to have also fun :)
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I love this guy
My dad actually came with us to a game weekend in france because he didnt really have any idea what normal airsoft is like he just thougt of milsims so we took him with us and as far as i can say he did enjoy it and even owns a cz p09 replika now
I have a cz po9 airsoft also and mannnn I've seen reviews and how reliable the real deal is. Almost 21 but might be a little longer to afford dat lol. Nice choice tho
Jet is the one who actually got me into airsoft. Great rep for the sport!
I love how Josef just paused the video to talk about how the bb got stuck in her arm, lol
ngl when he said he's in heacven right no i no joke thought his son was dead and he was there to like honor his memory for a second
Honestly, trying to even experience an airsoft gun as something from death and actual war is hard, because consciously, you just know it as something for fun, and a toy gun.
"yeah like prop guns just for fun totally harmless" Alec Baldwin
@@hunterledford1093 You posted this stuff a few times now lol whats your point?
25:08 let's just appreciate the pop up video in the bottom left cornen
Lol
you forgot the 3rd type of airsoft mom, the mom who doesn't let the son own a bb gun or play more than 5 times a year.
The dad at 18:16 is such a good dad honestly that’s really sweet
Josef is a very smart guy, thinking about controversial things. Like it!
i play Airsoft with my dad. although being 25... its really great to have something like this to bond with my dad over as we only really play airsoft and go fishing but only rarely
“White Caucasian males dressed up as taliban” and “have you ever been to russian?”
I bet she couldn’t wait to say “Cultural appropriation”
Vice should attend a /k/‘s nugget feast
love the reaction!!
My 9yr old begged to go play a few weeks ago. I'm 47 and used to play paintball way back in the early 90s so I figured it would be somewhat similar. I was a bit worried about him getting shot and not liking it, but he turned out to be a killer! Haha
The next week the whole family went to play and three weeks later, we all have our own guns/gear. My boys are completing their chores to buy upgrades, gear, etc, and they are on their video games way less. I see this as a win/win! * typing this while waiting for a new gun to arrive from evike...
Great video! Lots of great talking points about airsoft. Just one thing, my OCD won't let go of the missed opportunity to perfectly align the snipers rifle barrels in the background to the silver strips. Just saying.
Did anyone notice the guy at 20:20 that got that arm lit up throwing that nade lmfao his flinch was to funny.
21:35 Press:"...you're dying? Anything you want to tell your mom?"
Ruskie player:"Burn my computer!"
🤣☠
25:05 Ay it's the Texas Liberation Army
It is 3:40 am here dude and I got up to watch your video. I love you guys👍☕️
There is also a good german documetation from 2017 by "Der Spiegel".
And can you build a G11? The world needs an airsoft G11......
I AM A VETERAN ARMY RETIRED, I PLAY AIRCRAFT IT HELPS ME TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MY TIME IN THE MILITARY AND HELP OTHERS THAT PLAY THE GAME,
I hear them compare it with “Call Of Duty”. No compare it with “Battlefield”
i was a PhysEDU and air rifle instructor for a public school district for 2 years. I don't like the lethality of real steel guns but marksmanship training with pellet guns and airsoft developes a young adult's discipline and sense of self improvement, safety and responsible handling. Airsoft in particular offers young adults a healthy physically and mental excerise as a hobby they xan keep well into adulthood. This program has benefited thousands of teens in the US and
Keep them busy, entertained and offer a hobby so they dont engage with gangs and contraband.
11:37 The airsofter's credo we should all abide by... and yea, we all look awesome out there in our fabulous costumes lol!!
😎👍
me and my stepdad play airsoft regularly as a team and i can say it definitely strengthens a bond
What the heck is the Texas Liberation Army? 25:04
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And my meme got recommended
I agree with Josef's opinion. We all have fun and joke around in the airsoft field. Once we're outside of the field, we live a normal lives. Also that pledge before milsim west is really good. Just play the game and have fun.
Vice News. Now there's an oxymoron!
Blanks in Milsim West are pretty safe for the most part. You have to use a blank gun or a normal gun modified to be a blank gun. The guns are modified in a way that even if you tried to chamber a normal round it would be impossible. Only certain approved individuals get to use blanks. All ammo and guns are checked several times before the event. The guns and person can be searched at any time to ensure safety. They have to follow all gun safety rules such as treat every gun as if it is always loaded with real ammo, never point your muzzle at something you don’t intend to destroy, always keep your finger off of the trigger until you are ready to fire, always keep your gun on safe until you are ready to fire. The time he talked about ringing ears from a blank means the person didn’t follow the rules. There is a 20ft fan to the side and in front of you for people with blanks at milsim west. If someone is within those 20ft you are not allowed to fire your gun.
Usually at least here in germany blank guns have propperly blocked barrels. So kinda like welded in crosses etc.
"HMMM need to try that next time" Alec Baldwin
Well since my son found Out about Airsoft. I started Airsoft Witz him and we go to events and ist a Lot of fun. I Love it even more then he does.
I'm one of those dad's that started playing, and my kids got into it after they saw me playing...
I’m here from both sides of people, I’ve fell in love with airsoft. But all I got to say is people make stuff out to be soooo bad when I’m reality it’s soooo innocent !! But amazing !!! Love you both !!
You both made good points about how Vice is as always slightly out of touch. There is almost no politics in the game. Its roleplay, its not glorification. The distinction is almost impossible to draw from an outside perspective, but every kid understands the want of going out on an adventure, of playing dress up. Very hard topic to cover correctly, but the reporter made a good conclusion.
Also yeah why no speedsoft :(
honestly wisah my countrys prime minister actually watched something like this. not even gel blasters are legal in most states in AUS. was a nice vid, hope i can enter the sport at some point in the future!
About who plays the bad guys, would be great to see fictional factions in MilSims. In videogames there's a lot of invented nations with very good looking flags that would make extremely good-looking patches for Airsoft
*Coff* *Coff* Ace Combat *Coff* *Coff*
I know right. I like it when media makes fictional factions in a some what real life setting.
Hell yeah, Independent State Allied Forces(ISAF) vs Erusean.
@@louisarius9672 Yep ! Before I stopped playing I used Metal Gear patches, Militaires Sans Frontieres on the left arm, and Diamond Dogs on the right. It was cool
Or hear me out stalker: shadow of chernobyl. Any milsim ground could become the zone or better have some anomalies running around
Facts it should be like ace combat with well developed, original lore
I would definitely like to see that
This is a LOT better than the vise news special about World War 2 re-enactors. Glad that this reporter had more than two brain cells and an open mind.
"my kid dosnt ask for an xbox or anything he well... *sighs* asked for this... and here we are doing well this..." bruh he sounded so fkin dead lmao
The reality of what makes you not wanna be in that real situation is knowing that you got lit up so much during those games. Its easy to imply that you will not survive in a real battle.
Vice “These are you guns?”
No shit Vice we just shoot 22LR at each other… like bruh any body could tell these are toys
In Bergen, Norway we often just play Blue vs yellow team... or other colors. No country or anything... we even have rules that dont allow political, racial or religious conversations during games. At our field we have a system set in place were kids from 13years and up can join, given that their parents have allowed it and we have a "brother" system where every player under 18 get a "brother" to turn to during games. So of guns fail, they get hurt or missunderstand rules. Then they can allways turn to the "brother" and ask for help.
The most important aspect of the game is that everyone have fun, and no one get in fights or anything.
in the end of the day we are all friends that enjoy the sport and treats it like a sport and nothing else.
6:47 Well... that didn’t age well..
How?
8:41 I think the “spend time with kid” part is a cover up because he doesn’t want his friends to know he plays with “toy guns” 😂
come to Japan if you wanna see parents and kids plays airsoft together XDD Its fun to watch
Is Airsoft popular in Japan?
i go with my dad who is super good. he is a former UK Royal Marine Comdando
the airsoft pledge is the best thing ever
I take my 15 year old daughter to my local field, she was the one that asked me to take her. I use the SSG10 A3 and I truly love it.
Milsim west is a Lil more accurate now lol
I say this bc Russia vs Ukraine/NATO conflict
I'm going to my 1st airsoft game soon and I'm so excited! I got into airsoft from watching your videos, so thanks.
Good luck man! Have fun
@@cra2ymanplays850 thanks
How many kills did you get
@@erykwiszniewski9973 I'm not sure, I think about 15ish